HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part III

deandbn · May 24, 2012

Anden said:
Light weight fabrics today. Linen, Wool/Silk and cotton.

Your'e also looking pretty good today Sir!!

Sonny58 · May 24, 2012

Gdot said:
Weights can be added to hems in general. It's a tried and true technique in women's tailoring. For instance the classic Chanel suit which was once THE outfit for the 'ladies who lunch' often contained a continuous gold chain weight sewn into the hem of the jackets. Chain weights and seam weights all the time in the construction of draperies. However, I've never heard of weights being used in the hems of men's trousers. Although I'm also far from an expert - other's may have some experience in this regard.
Of course many better RTW suits come with a few feet of cloth tape in a color to match the suit. This is intended to line the inside of the trouser hem in order to provide extra protection against wear. It also adds extra 'body' and weight to the hem and can help prevent a trouser leg from collapsing in on itself at the hem, particularly when cuffs are not used.
TMI?

Interesting, thanks! At today's price of gold though I'd imagine some other material might be more appropriate. I wonder if cuffing them would give the bottom of the trousers a bit more rigidity.

patrickBOOTH · May 24, 2012

sugarbutch said:
IrateCustomer, where do you draw the line between luxury and super-luxury? For example, Bentley strikes me as being at the top of the luxury range, with Rolls-Royce on the other side of the divide.

The way I see it, is a bentley is a car you drive yourself whereas a rolls is a car you are driven in. Also, the exclusivity of Bentley has been lost, imo. When they started making vehicles in the same price range as some top of the line mercedes you started seeing a lot more of them and now they are back to being a dime a dozen.

Sotiris · May 24, 2012

patrickBOOTH · May 24, 2012

F. Corbera said:
Well, it's not really something that rules-y or specific. But yes, I think most bows tied today are (1) too tight in the knot and (2) too wide on the neck.
It really makes no difference, though: a bowtie isn't normal anymore except for black tie. Tie it the way that you like.

I don't like when it isn't wide enough to cover the collar points when looking dead-on. Something I never thought about until mafoofan brought it up somewhere.

patrickBOOTH · May 24, 2012

Tirailleur1 said:
Black Sorority umbrella aside... what do you guys think of this fit?

Not judging the fit because of the stance, but all else looks garish and tacky.

bourbonbasted · May 24, 2012

Anden said:

These are awful. They completely ruin an otherwise interesting look.

patrickBOOTH · May 24, 2012

bourbonbasted said:
These are awful. They completely ruin an otherwise interesting look.

I think the whole thing is kind of awful. The ensemble looks like "guy from Staten Island pimpin it up in the cit-ay".

FlyingMonkey · May 24, 2012

patrickBOOTH said:
I think the whole thing is kind of awful. The ensemble looks like "guy from Staten Island pimpin it up in the cit-ay".

I agree. Anden's looks tend to either be really good or really bad. This one is really bad. As, I am afraid, is Southernstyle's. Sorry.

Kaplan · May 24, 2012

patrickBOOTH said:
The way I see it, is a bentley is a car you drive yourself whereas a rolls is a car you are driven in.

Unless it's a Silver Ghost from 1910

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bourbonbasted · May 24, 2012

patrickBOOTH said:
I think the whole thing is kind of awful. The ensemble looks like "guy from Staten Island pimpin it up in the cit-ay".

I think it could be pulled off. The pants are interesting, (note "interesting" is far from "good") though they could use some cleaning up and the top is conservative/safe enough. I think if he lost the sunglasses and had a proper haircut the look would be far more appealing. If he was a tanned, long-haired Italian dude I think the fit would be more endearing and rakish than guido and affected (as it is now).

violethour1951 · May 24, 2012

Kaplan said:
Unless it's a Silver Ghost from 1910

+1 love l'Histoire de Melody Nelson

JapanAlex01 · May 24, 2012

sugarbutch said:
IrateCustomer, where do you draw the line between luxury and super-luxury? For example: Bentley strikes me, as being at the top of the luxury range with Rolls-Royce on the other side of the divide.

Aren't they both, roughly, in the same league? :puzzled:

milecargo said:
Does anybody else adjust their tie and sleeve over their watch all throughout the day?

Yes, this is why I don't wear a watch. What really needs to be done is: To buy a thin-faced watch which can slip under. Tie is less annoying, but sometimes you can ruin the dimple/shape of the knot (shock, horror!

).

IrateCustomer · May 24, 2012

patrickBOOTH said:
sugarbutch said:

IrateCustomer, where do you draw the line between luxury and super-luxury? For example, Bentley strikes me as being at the top of the luxury range, with Rolls-Royce on the other side of the divide.

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The way I see it, is a bentley is a car you drive yourself whereas a rolls is a car you are driven in. Also, the exclusivity of Bentley has been lost, imo. When they started making vehicles in the same price range as some top of the line mercedes you started seeing a lot more of them and now they are back to being a dime a dozen.

I don't agree with them being dime a dozen, but I agree with you're overall sentiment here.

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JapanAlex01 · May 24, 2012

southernstyle said:

This is not bad at all; I like the colour palette. Like someone else said (however hysterically), I would prefer a light blue/white dress shirt/button-down over, what I presume is, a chambray/linen. I even don't mind the rolled up trouser trend here. Well done!

(Love the shoes, which I am presuming, to be what I think they are!

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