Non-Rule "Rules" - Page 21

Is that a wool tie?

I don't detect condescension in anyone's tone here. Nore is anyone is ruling out people buying good stuff off the rack, even when they frame the discussion from a bespoke perspective.

Two things: (1) from personal experience, both with clothing and other things, I strongly believe you generally get what you pay for, and (2) I make no assumptions about anyone's financial wherewithal. Thus, yes, the optimal solution is often to get a better tailor. Now, if someone tells me that's not feasible, it's one thing. As a community, I think we should try to address everyone's situation regardless of their means. But I also think there should be no illusion that you can easily spend much less to get as much as what another spends much more to obtain. To dress well, you need to have an eye for detail and nuance--so, telling yourself "oh it's all the same," which happens a lot when people don't want to believe nicer things tend to cost more, is something to be avoided.

I'm sympathetic to your position, if only because I have a fuzzy grey twill odd jacket that I wear with khakis or sometimes with cream cords. That said, I wouldn't buy this jacket again. Like a lot of members here, I made several ill-advised purchases as I started getting interested in tailored clothing. Most of them I got rid of, but the grey jacket is pretty useful for me, especially considering how casually I dress 350 days a year.

Some of you guys are posting pics of grey tweed jackets, and those are in no way considered "wrong."

Many Manton rules broken in this fit.

you are correct. gaz said as much in your "whnay." thread.

Interesting. While I've nothing against drape and like most examples I've seen, you could hardly be more wrong about my real physique. I'm tall and thin (40 jacket), but I actually have a pretty muscular build with the opposite of a shallow chest and a 10 inch drop from jacket to pant size.

Meant to say too, that while I agree that the trousers and coat are probably too close in this pairing, I disagree that the jacket isn't variegated enough. It's not like matt's donegal, sure, but it still easily reads as an odd jacket in person.

I also appreciate the effort you're giving to comment on everything in these threads, even if I disagree with some of the assessment. Keep it up.

So, in short, the answer is 'no'.

^This.

agreed. sadly.