whnay.'s good taste thread - Page 18

thank you sir.

i asked whnay, ill ask you too. the purple SC, what tie would you recommend. i love that SC and its a keeper.

as to the PSs, vox told me the same thing. stay away from them if you are not comfortable with them. better without, than with one that doesnt work. i aught to go back to that. i just dont feel good in a square.

the jacket in the last pic is all kinds of bad for me. its being sold at present.

thank you. where to kop?

english please, wtf is kop?

 

Try Sam Hober. Or, if in Manhattan, Paul Stuart.

lol, a word i picked up here on SF. where could i fund such a tie for purchase is what i was asking.

good idea. i have a green grenadine from hober. not sure it would work tho.

Well, first of all--I never, ever match my square to my shirt. It almost guarantees a fail. Some incidental reference to your shirt is okay, but you don't want to be wearing a light blue square with a light blue shirt.

What I do instead is use my square as a visual filler. I look at the tie, shirt, and suit/jack I'm wearing, and think about what part of the contrast, saturation, scale, and color range needs to be filled out. For example, if I have a light suit, light shirt, and a dark tie, I usually look for a medium bright square to slot in. I think about color largely the same way. Rather than look for a single color or item to match or complement, I think about what color is missing from the ensemble as a whole. This is harder to explain and probably takes more experience than any of the other considerations. But there is some rule of thumb you can use to begin with: browns and blues go nicely together, and any other color (red, green, purple, etc.) is easier to match the darker it is.

Also, as a rule, the more intricate the motif the less it should be repeated, and any time you repeat a motif, the scale should vary by a visually obvious amount. So, for example, I would never do more than one paisley in an outfit, or more than one floral motif. However, stripes and checks can be done--just go big and small.

Think about it this way: every two items suggests a continuum between them along each of their disparate attributes. Try to "make sense" of everything by filling in those continuums.

Hard to deal with--which is why I would avoid a jacket like that to begin with. However, purple isn't necessarily the wrong way to go. I would just go with a dark, inky plum, instead of a medium purple as you've chosen. Then, at least, you would have some more adequate saturation contrast.

Hober
Ed might have something
Check Bergdorf or Neiman Marcus around sale time - their private label stuff isn't bad

If you weren't small time (this is a joke) I'd say EG Capelli bespoke...

I agree with all of what the Foo said but one thing...

I think it's alright to bring out (not match) shirt colors with squares

Who do I speak to about making a new Rule? White shirt plus white square never, ever work. The only possible exception is in black tie--but even then, I would avoid.

Gaz - is pic #3 a suit?

Blasphemy.

Yeah, bad call. White square says business. Fancy silk is fine for dandies, but it's not always the best choice.

Yes

i cant quite visualize the shade you mean. could i trouble you for a pic or a link?

i found a nice one on hober, will check by ed as well. thank you.

i know its a joke, but its not far from the truth either. so is life.

good to know. but i think it will be while before i start messing with squares again. i know it will take down any SF cred i may have, but its just not my thing. i also feel very uncomfortably self aware in one, as NO ONE around here wears one.