whnay.'s good taste thread



Manton said:

i don't drive

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really? why not?

gazman70k said:

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gaz, i like this a lot.

Manton said:

I don't think there is anything wrong with Obama's tie in that pic but the suit is awful and even worse is the combination of that suit, that tie and white shirt.

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And the suit size...he has a large head, but an awkwardly shaped/sized body.

but, yeah, that tie doesnt match the rest of what he is wearing.

I thought presidents had people to dress them? I recall reading a Bush 43 book, and his advisors demanding he re-style, but him insisting upon cowboy boots. (normal where I am)

I'd just like to say this: this is a very interesting thread with so much potential, good concepts/'personal rules' & inspiring combinations.

Carry on.



NOBD said:

The shirt doesn't fit in that picture (anymore?).

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What makes you say this?

mafoofan said:

Even unlined 9oz. fresco is too hot for NYC today:

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Loving this.

Mr. Moo said:

So... this is from when I first joined the forum. Maybe the first 6 months or so. Be warned...

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I will spare everyone my back catalog. This is a good opportunity to thank Nii again for calling me out on some fundamental failures that others were too nice/afraid to mention.

linen






wool



sugarbutch said:

What makes you say this?

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The shirt screams, while many fits of you that I've seen just whisper (which I like!). IMO, of course.



sugarbutch said:

What makes you say this?
Loving this.
I will spare everyone my back catalog. This is a good opportunity to thank Nii again for calling me out on some fundamental failures that others were too nice/afraid to mention.

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A long time ago (at the start of my 30s - now 39) I wore on a few occasions during the summer a cream suit, with a very light pink shirt, paired with a tie with light pink and blue diagonal stripes (but there were thin diagonal lines running in the opposite direction) with mustard coloured slip-ons. Fortunately, there is no photographic evidence.

Sartorial ignorance aside, and despite being told I looked "sharp" by 2 random people on the same day, I had 2 mitigating reasons:
1. A Persian / Canadian girl at work - whom I liked but never asked for a drink, despite having her number - approved (she believed people should wear more colour)
2. I was playing a LOT of GTA:VC

To make matters worse, since I'm mixed race and have an Olive / light-coffee complexion, I looked like a South American drug baron. I suspect, I probably was aiming for the effect.

Over notable low-lights include:
Wearing a brown suit (I love browns for wool trousers and merino wool V-necks - not suits)
Wearing paper-clips in place of cuff links (too lazy to fiddle with cuff links and double-cuffs)
MTM suit with no vents (recommended to me by the guy who took my measurements)
Wearing a pale yellow shirt with a Charcoal suit

I have committed so many sartorial offences in my past, that the Feds ought to be called into this thread - it's criminal!

Put this together for an occasion where I needed to go day to night with an emphasis on dressing for the evening event. I tried using the stripes and monks to tone it down for the day, but overall it just felt like a coherenceFAIL. I'm really only posting it here to hear this crowd's take on the lapels, which I'm not sure about. I wanted to go wider than usual but feel like these flirt with too-extreme. The sleeves also seem too narrow to my eye. Thoughts?


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Square is the foo-approved cream silk.

there's nothing incoheret about but I absolutely would not get wider lapels. You could stand to shave a quarter or even half inch off those, in fact.

Right, I was referring to this suit's lapels already being too wide. I would feel better with at least a half inch narrower. What's your take on the sleeves? Thinking of letting them out a bit.

sleeves look fine.

I would def narrow those lapels.

Ctp, how many inches are those lapels? 4.5?

I would only let out the sleeves if they're uncomfortable. I don't think they look too narrow.



forex said:

Ctp, how many inches are those lapels? 4.5?

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Not sure. If I had to guess, I'd say 4"+.

Thanks to all who've commented.