Why no love for the three piece suit?

An Acute Style said:

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Very Ivy/Trad. Pics could haves been taken in 1953. Great !!

Hello everybody,

I also started to actually have a meaningful wardrobe at the age of 42. Before that I wore the charcoal and navy-blue "Lounge Suit" (= 2-Piece-Suit) with a tie and black calf derbies like everybody else in Frankfurt, Germany, in the financial industry.

Then back in consulting I had to invest into my wardrobe and opted for MTM three-piece-suits with a second pair of trousers to flexibly change the waistcoats between the suits. With 4 blue suits, medium-grey, light-grey and two needle-strip suits (blue with white, blue with burgundy ) the flexibility is very high.

Also a three-piece suit has the advantage to drop the jacket and sit in a meeting or video conference with the waistcoat with a pocket square to look professional.

The waistcoats in blue and grey towns, also in burgundy, can be interchanged between suits to create very versatile three-piece ensambles.

In winter the three-piece-suit is also warmer with the waistcoat.

Another question:

Does one have to wear Oxfords with the three-piece-suit? I hardly get my high instep into Oxfords, and thus mostly have plain-toe black, brown, cognac, midnigh-blue and burgundy Derbies.

Also hear in Germany the Derby is most often worn with a suit, because derby shoes are sold in large department stores like "Peek & Cloppenburg", "Anson's" and others wear the average office employee buys his/her wardrobe. These are usually all cemented shoes unfortunately.

Also do you wear Oxfords or Derbys with Borguing together with your three-piece suit?

I am asking as I find the standard British Captoe-Oxford in Black plain boring. Rather a nice Adelaide, Balmoral or Quarter-Brogue Oxford or Derby is what I prefer, to wear it also with Chinos and Jeans for Business Casual and Smart Casual.

Best regards

Pascal

Wore this today.

Hello An Acute Style,

the cloth looks great. I am also looking for such a cloth for a summer sports jacket.

Are you standing for the photo in the cafeteria of a school, or some kind of public building?

A teacher in a three-piece-suit would be rare sight today in US or German schools if my guess is correct, albeit fashionable.

Enjoy your day and best regards

Pascal

Pascal1980 said:

Hello An Acute Style,

the cloth looks great. I am also looking for such a cloth for a summer sports jacket.

Are you standing for the photo in the cafeteria of a school, or some kind of public building?

A teacher in a three-piece-suit would be rare sight today in US or German schools if my guess is correct, albeit fashionable.

Enjoy your day and best regards

Pascal

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Thanks. I’m standing in my classroom. I teach high school math. Fabric is linen. Suit is from Brooks Brothers.

About shoes with a three piece. You can wear whatever you want. Oxfords are the traditional choice, but loafers, bulchers, and/or medallions can work given the context.

I’m wearing loafers as the suit is linen and more casual IMO.

Hello An Acute Style,

what do your students say to your outfide, and your colleagues?

Best regards

Pascal