HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part III

Originally Posted by kevinsp8

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Playing 'the race card' isn't my style.

Excuse the :sniff: unavoidable touch of teal in today's work outfit.

much better though thats a rather large face tat

Originally Posted by NOBD

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Did you bump into Spoozy, Philip?

Originally Posted by Jamesgatz

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Never seen a shirt like that. Tie could be Kiton, I almost bought a similar one myself. Would have chosen a solid blue shirt with the tie.

Shirt is Paul Smith.

Yet another blue SC outfit. Yes, I've worn this jacket in another post, but I wanted to try it out with a different combination (next time it will be a totally new ensemble).

The pictures are of varied quality.

Originally Posted by in stitches

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thats my kinda suit. lovin it!!

Originally Posted by Aldehyde

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Great look! Your definitely one of the best new posters here.
Thanks guys!

Originally Posted by EFV

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I'm starting to look forward to your next post. This suit looks great. Hard to tell the fit though, as you only have one shot in there were it seems like the jacket is buttoned, and your hands are covering the waist (i.e. it's hard to tell if the jacket is too stretched). The tie also looks great, deets please.
Thanks. Have to take a better picture of the fit next time. The jacket is a bit stretched, not too much for my taste though. And the tie is Alain Figaret, thrifted.

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

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Keep it up, sir. Well done (except the socks).

Originally Posted by kevinsp8

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This is a better shirt choice with this awesome suit, although I wonder whether plain might be best of all. The argyle socks clash in pattern I'd say.
Cheers! Maybe argyle wasn't the best choice, thanks for the note.

Originally Posted by Achillus

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A.J.V could you tell me which brands your glasses are?
Ralph Lauren.

Originally Posted by acecow

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Great suit, great fit. Good s**t!

Originally Posted by Ndure

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Very nice! Do you usually wear hat inside?

I follow the traditional rules. If I am inside a commerical or public space then I always keep my hat on inside: unless I am in a restaurant where I am being seated at a table(not a diner, cafe or bakery). I also take my hat off if I am in a courtroom, or inside an elevator when there is a lady present. If I am in somebody's house I always take my hat off aswell as any intimate setting.

Ok so part of my point is whether the underwear pic is/is not a joke, it's that a lot of the posts are just bad in the context/theme of this thread. A lot of guys don't understand color nor what colors are good for your complexion. Fits are generally bad, either too tight or just bad for your body type. Newbs are quick to yell "circle jerk!" when a vox posts a fit but his fit is good and his color coordination is impeccable. His fits always look spot on. Yes his stuff is bespoke but then there is Orgetix, Lufty who thrift stuff and have a lot more hits than misses. Phat Guido, who gets universal praise, came here with a different manner of dress and grew into the fits you see now. NY Ranger took a lot of criticism, both constructive and assholish when he came on and he just kept at it, learned and evolved into what he posts today. Skinny ****** was attacked all the time for his fits, he is now a RL poster boy. Guys like AlanC, Iammatt, whoopee, zip, mao, omega, doc, zbromer, yfyf, foo and a slew of others no longer post. Those are guys that I and a lot if other people took inspiration from. Now we have posters with purple and green dress shirts, gaudy ties, ill fitting everything with no concept of the foundations of what dressing classically means. You can't go from birth to wearing a purple suit. Now if classic mens clothing is being expanded here to include everything under the sun, then that is fine but it's different direction from what this thread was about.

Originally Posted by edmorel

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Ok so part of my point is whether the underwear pic is/is not a joke, it's that a lot of the posts are just bad in the context/theme of this thread. A lot of guys don't understand color nor what colors are good for your complexion. Fits are generally bad, either too tight or just bad for your body type. Newbs are quick to yell "circle jerk!" when a vox posts a fit but his fit is good and his color coordination is impeccable. His fits always look spot on. Yes his stuff is bespoke but then there is Orgetix, Lufty who thrift stuff and have a lot more hits than misses. Phat Guido, who gets universal praise, came here with a different manner of dress and grew into the fits you see now. NY Ranger took a lot of criticism, both constructive and assholish when he came on and he just kept at it, learned and evolved into what he posts today. Skinny ****** was attacked all the time for his fits, he is now a RL poster boy. Guys like AlanC, Iammatt, whoopee, zip, mao, omega, doc, and a slew of others no longer post. Those are guys that I and a lot if other people took inspiration from. Now we have posters with purple and green dress shirts, gaudy ties, ill fitting everything with no concept of the foundations of what dressing classically means. You can't go from birth to wearing a purple suit. Now if classic mens clothing is being expanded here to include everything under the sun, then that is fine but it's different direction from what this thread was about.

while i dont disagree with you one iota, i imagine the forum was much smaller and closer knit back then. a larger audience will affect changes like the ones you refer to.

Originally Posted by EFV

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Yet another blue SC outfit. Yes, I've worn this jacket in another post, but I wanted to try it out with a different combination (next time it will be a totally new ensemble).

The pictures are of varied quality.

nice combo, you got a funny kind of resemblance to Daniel Brühl

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I like how this looks very conventional blazer-gray pants combo from a distance and then interesting textures / patterns appear when one gets close.

Originally Posted by edmorel

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Ok so part of my point is whether the underwear pic is/is not a joke, it's that a lot of the posts are just bad in the context/theme of this thread. A lot of guys don't understand color nor what colors are good for your complexion. Fits are generally bad, either too tight or just bad for your body type. Newbs are quick to yell "circle jerk!" when a vox posts a fit but his fit is good and his color coordination is impeccable. His fits always look spot on. Yes his stuff is bespoke but then there is Orgetix, Lufty who thrift stuff and have a lot more hits than misses. Phat Guido, who gets universal praise, came here with a different manner of dress and grew into the fits you see now. NY Ranger took a lot of criticism, both constructive and assholish when he came on and he just kept at it, learned and evolved into what he posts today. Skinny ****** was attacked all the time for his fits, he is now a RL poster boy. Guys like AlanC, Iammatt, whoopee, zip, mao, omega, doc, zbromer, yfyf, foo and a slew of others no longer post. Those are guys that I and a lot if other people took inspiration from. Now we have posters with purple and green dress shirts, gaudy ties, ill fitting everything with no concept of the foundations of what dressing classically means. You can't go from birth to wearing a purple suit. Now if classic mens clothing is being expanded here to include everything under the sun, then that is fine but it's different direction from what this thread was about.
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i hope you're not dissin'
my green coat!
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Originally Posted by A.J.V

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Fun suit. Terrible choice of socks with it.

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

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A bit more spread collar would make this one of my favorites ever from you.
Thanks. This is my last (non-casual) RTW shirt; the collar's definitely has a narrower spread than my usual ones. It's also less trim through the chest and waist that I'd like, and the sleeve are perhaps a quarter inch longer than ideal too. However, I just love the wacky colour and details so much that I can't bear to part with it.

Originally Posted by kevinsp8

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Lovely look, I'm just thinking a different color pocket square, e.g. pink, might be best to avoid too much purple matching.
Funnily enough I thought about using a pink square but the shoes were already such a different colour to everything else anyway, that I felt that a sort-of-matching square was more appropriate.

Originally Posted by acecow

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I would like it a lot more without such a formal shirt.
Interesting; I must admit I tend to think of that shirt as less formal than most of my others. Firstly, well, it has light purple bengal stripes, which tends to knock the formality level down a bit! Secondly, the contrasting collar, cuffs, and placket, are so eyecatching that it breaks the formality of it even further. I don't know... I tend to think of it as one of my least formal (but still non-casual unlike, say, a button-down or camp-collar) shirts. Thanks for the feedback; I shall ponder further.

Originally Posted by A.J.V

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why this socks?

Originally Posted by Alexander

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nice combo, you got a funny kind of resemblance to Daniel Brühl

Well, as I think he's a great actor I take that as a compliment. Thank you.

Originally Posted by Jamesgatz

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I like how this looks very conventional blazer-gray pants combo from a distance and then interesting textures / patterns appear when one gets close.

Well, you get what I was after. Thank you.