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post #1531 of 8961
8/29/12 at 10:25am
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Originally Posted by gdl203 View Post

These tend to look out of place when the rest of the outfit doesn't also scream "summer". Have you tried light grey or tan suits with them?

I almost never wear a suit, as my job does not require it. I'm wearing a lighter than navy linen blazer. It's certainly summery, albeit not light colored.
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post #1532 of 8961
8/29/12 at 10:26am
Maybe he's saying no overcheck good, overcheck bad ?
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post #1533 of 8961
8/29/12 at 10:29am
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Originally Posted by Manton View Post

the tie is houndstooth, much clearer if you click to see full size.
also, when it comes to tie patterns, what is the difference between shepherd's check and gun club? They are basically the same pattern, no?

yeah, as gdl said, the overcheck is not good. Shep check ties are typically two colors, the gun clubs look like the jacketings thats everyone wears. Just like the glen plaid shirt that lufty wore that looked like a suiting, the gun club ties look like a jacketing, IMO.
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post #1534 of 8961
8/29/12 at 10:31am
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Originally Posted by gdl203 View Post

I like Betelgeuse's outfit actually. I don't mind the narrow range of grey. It does look like a festive outfit though, not really business, which may have been the objective?

Exactly right, this is what I eventually wore to my own wedding...I don't think I would wear something like this in a business-type setting. I went for the peak lapels also because I didn't want to wear something that looked too conservative, meaning I didn't want my wedding suit to look like a job interview suit.
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post #1535 of 8961
8/29/12 at 10:32am
popular for wedding events, can Shepperd check ties can be worn CBD? Casual? Thanks...
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post #1536 of 8961
8/29/12 at 10:32am
2 questions:
1) Why doesn't Spoo post here? He has grail status on SF and from what I've seen would garner the tasteful moniker.

2) For the last 100 or so posts most I've seen is no no no or sorta/maybe from you, gdl, umbrelgazzo, etc. If people are sick of seeing what doesn't work and want to hide or delete those posts, then how about you guys pull other pictures from cyberspace of what IS tasteful so that we may learn from them? (or was that 50 pages ago and we've moved beyond?)

grazie
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post #1537 of 8961
8/29/12 at 10:33am
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Originally Posted by Beatlegeuse View Post

Exactly right, this is what I eventually wore to my own wedding...I don't think I would wear something like this in a business-type setting. I went for the peak lapels also because I didn't want to wear something that looked too conservative, meaning I didn't want my wedding suit to look like a job interview suit.

Looks like a very successful and tasteful (non black-tie) wedding outfit to me
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post #1538 of 8961
8/29/12 at 10:35am
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Originally Posted by gdl203 View Post

Looks like a very successful and tasteful (non black-tie) wedding outfit to me

thanks! It worked pretty well IMO for the look that I was going for....tried to do something a bit outside the norm that wasn't too garish.
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post #1539 of 8961
8/29/12 at 10:38am
I find Levoosh's outfit today to be in very good taste. Everyone has pet peeves and preferences of course when it comes to ties, squares, etc... but putting those aside, we should be able to see (somewhat objectively) when a combination works and is tasteful, and when it doesn't .
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post #1540 of 8961
8/29/12 at 10:40am
Thread Starter 
spoo, salt of the earth though he may be, mostly does not dress by my idea of good taste. no h8.

Funny, ed, I have a rather gun-clubby wool shepherd's check tie, I can't remember the brand, "Panta" or something like that, my favorite of the several ties from that brand that I own.
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post #1541 of 8961
8/29/12 at 10:43am
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Originally Posted by Beatlegeuse View Post

pic is a little over a year old, but I wanted to see thoughts on if this was/is tasteful....peak lapels might be over the top (are peaks ever in good taste? I've been following this thread and don't think I've seen any), and tie might be too close in color to the suit (maybe would work better with a darker fabric). And to nitpick, my white linen square could have been angled better. I'm open to any other criticisms.

God, I may get bashed for bringing this up, but aside from the peak labels, this is very "Roger Sterling" from Mad Men. I think this is a good thing as I like the grey on grey or grey on silver look the costume designers on that show use for him. I think the suggestions of a darker tie are nice, but I like the somber look here and it is in good taste in my humble, and novice, opinion.
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post #1542 of 8961
8/29/12 at 10:44am
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Originally Posted by Manton View Post

spoo, salt of the earth though he may be, mostly does not dress by my idea of good taste. no h8.
Funny, ed, I have a rather gun-clubby wool shepherd's check tie, I can't remember the brand, "Panta" or something like that, my favorite of the several ties from that brand that I own.

This one?

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post #1543 of 8961
8/29/12 at 10:45am
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Originally Posted by Manton View Post

spoo, salt of the earth though he may be, mostly does not dress by my idea of good taste. no h8.
Funny, ed, I have a rather gun-clubby wool shepherd's check tie, I can't remember the brand, "Panta" or something like that, my favorite of the several ties from that brand that I own.

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thats more shep.check than gubclub, brown and white IIRC. I think gdl posted it the other day.
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post #1544 of 8961
8/29/12 at 10:46am
Thread Starter 
No it's got a tan ground and several colors. The only other poaster I know of who has the same one is that bearded Russian who takes pics of himself standing in the middle of the road. Bamis? Somthing like that.

I have the brown & cream one as well, the one in greg's pic above, and that is truly only two colors. different tie.
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post #1545 of 8961
8/29/12 at 1:17pm
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Originally Posted by NORE View Post

See above stitch. Thx bro.

sorry, confused burton and baron. my bad. shog[1].gif
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