whnay.'s good taste thread



hendrix said:

I'm really at a loss to understand how you guys aren't seeing how hideous that jacket is...
No offense intended, of course, LTI. I think i'm either lacking what taste is required in here or you have all become blind. Which is it?

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im going with the former. i think it is very nice, and tasteful, gun club SC. what be da problem?



mafoofan said:

I would change the square. As I've parroted over and over again: I really hate the white square and white shirt combination. It just cuts too sharp and forces other elements into alienation.

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I'm so glad you put it this way.

Gun clubs are sorta fuddy-duddy by nature. I like the cooler city-colored blues/grays versions a bit better than the ochres/browns/mustards. I have no idea if either are good or bad taste,. but they are a classic pattern for sport coats.

Really like that combo, Manton.



TTO said:

I really like this top combo and the coat is very nice, but, IMO too short on you.

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Thank you. As to length: it covers my behind. I have long arms.

mafoofan said:

This one is the best in my opinion. Very nice use of the gold pocket square.

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Thanks.

RogerC said:

I like both combinations colour-wise. The first is a bit more autumn-like and the second more spring-like in my eyes. I'm not yet wholly convinced that neat print ties work well with gun clubs but that is a tiny detail.

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Autumn vs. spring wasn't quite what I had in mind, but I see what you mean. More opportunities to wear the coat and more combinations to be tried. Yay!

C&A said:

Please also post your new Drapers DB here!

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Yeah, yeah... I'll see what I can do. Maybe another comparison?

Rambo said:

Second. I like the green and gold with brown combo. Are you seven feet tall?

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Thank you. I'm a 'mere' 6 ft. 5 in.

TweedyProf said:

@LTI
How about tie from the first with pocketsquare from the second (or what color is the small pattern in the first tie?).

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Colour in the first tie: white and light blue flowers with red hearts.

gdl203 said:

LTI, I would personally do tie 1 with square 2. I think I'd like that better than either 1 or 2.
Between these two, my vote goes to 1. I am just not feeling tie 2.

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Thanks Prof and gdl: I hadn't imagined tie 1 and square 2. I may yet try that.

hendrix said:

I'm really at a loss to understand how you guys aren't seeing how hideous that jacket is...
No offense intended, of course, LTI. I think i'm either lacking what taste is required in here or you have all become blind. Which is it?

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No offense taken. I asked for comments. May I ask what you find hideous about the jacket: the fabric? the cut? the pockets?

MtB



hendrix said:

I'm really at a loss to understand how you guys aren't seeing how hideous that jacket is...
No offense intended, of course, LTI. I think i'm either lacking what taste is required in here or you have all become blind. Which is it?

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I think that jacket is great - but def has a warm, fall feel to it, so it looks at odds with other elements that are more spring or summery. I personally prefer to wear sport coats in a business casual way, so I would have worn this without a tie and with a blue oxford and slim khakis, but that's just my preference.



Looking to improve said:

Thank you. As to length: it covers my behind. I have long arms.
Thanks.
Autumn vs. spring wasn't quite what I had in mind, but I see what you mean. More opportunities to wear the coat and more combinations to be tried. Yay!
Yeah, yeah... I'll see what I can do. Maybe another comparison?
Thank you. I'm a 'mere' 6 ft. 5 in.
Colour in the first tie: white and light blue flowers with red hearts.

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Thanks Prof and gdl: I hadn't imagined tie 1 and square 2. I may yet try that.
No offense taken. I asked for comments. May I ask what you find hideous about the jacket: the fabric? the cut? the pockets?
MtB

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The cut looks nice, although I feel like it might need a bit more casual of an outfit to go with it.

After reading Parker and GDL's thoughts I do think that the tone is just a bit too warm for my personal tastes. Perhaps i'd like it more in the context of more warm/texture-y materials, like some type of knit tie and some brown cords (?). But I don't have experience with that type of pattern so that's just my unrefined instinct talking.



Parker said:

Gun clubs are sorta fuddy-duddy by nature. I like the cooler city-colored blues/grays versions a bit better than the ochres/browns/mustards. I have no idea if either are good or bad taste,. but they are a classic pattern for sport coats.
Really like that combo, Manton.

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i too prefer the cooler color gun club, but i still like the above one quite well.

gdl203 said:

I think that jacket is great - but def has a warm, fall feel to it, so it looks at odds with other elements that are more spring or summery. I personally prefer to wear sport coats in a business casual way, so I would have worn this without a tie and with a blue oxford and slim khakis, but that's just my preference.

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that sounds like a great outfit.



Manton said:

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This is quite nice, but I feel like the outfit deserved a bottle green or a brown square to finish it off nicely

That would also look nice, gdl, but the white linen gives the look a lightness which seems appropriate for the season.

Yes, no bottle green in summer.

gdl203 said:

This is quite nice, but I feel like the outfit deserved a bottle green or a brown square to finish it off nicely

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