whnay.'s good taste thread - Page 333

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Originally Posted by aravenel 


Absolutely agree with this.

Charcoal trousers can work--with a light grey SC (which is hard to pull off in and of itself), or sometimes with sweaters. But yeah, they are not particularly versatile, are hard to do well, and I rarely wear mine for these reasons. And like you, I would not advise newbies to buy them. Mid grey, mid grey, mid grey, maybe some shade of brown.

Honestly, mine probably get worn the most when I do something dumb like mistakenly take all my mid-greys to the cleaners at the same time. Whoops.

DW's last post was more helpful than anything from the last few pages. I Hope we can move on from this.

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Originally Posted by Omar1223 


this is from vox's blog.

foo, if i am understanding what you are saying, the white OCBD is not the ideal pairing for this outfit but is passable because it is an OCBD.

blue would be better because of the inherent casual nature of the tweed jacket correct?

also thanks a lot for the posts over the last couple of days, i have learned a lot from your posts as always.

In this case white was worn out of respect for the audience at the meeting portrayed. Trad rules, if you will, would lean towards blue.

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Originally Posted by Tirailleur1 

DW's last post was more helpful than anything from the last few pages. I Hope we can move on from this.

I personally enjoyed Foo's responses (content and delivery) and agree that DW's contributions were very helpful. Thanks to everyone involved.

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Originally Posted by Patrick R 

 

I personally enjoyed Foo's responses (content and delivery) and agree that DW's contributions were very helpful. Thanks to everyone involved.

Agreed. I hope the recent attacks don't chase him away. I think the community is better off with this input.

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Originally Posted by Cantabrigian 


A blazer, if anything, should distinctly not be worsted.

Without some texture (hopsack, fresco, even flannel), it looks like a suitcoat. Blazers also like patch pockets and patch pockets on a worsted cloth always looks wrong (Phat Guido notwithstanding).

So you were never awarded Blue then?

Serge is the traditional cloth for Blazers. Which is a worsted cloth in a twill weave

We have moved on a bit though.

A Blazer to me, is a semi formal garment.

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Originally Posted by mafoofan 

Given the state of how men are dressing here, we are in desperate need of simplifying rules. Such as: buy grey, not charcoal, pants. You could live your whole life without a single pair of charcoal trousers and be perfectly well-dressed and stylish. It is infinitely harder to do the same without any grey trousers. Hence, the latter is a staple while the former is decidedly not.

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by NOBD 

I wish people would use more photos (not necessarily but preferably their own) and fewer words to try and explain their preferences.

I agree about the charcoal trousers: light to mid grey is more versatile (and looks better ).

And where's gdl to save the thread? He shows by example.

another winner

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Originally Posted by DocHolliday 


Chris O'Donnell's character looks like he got dressed without thinking about it. Easy, natural, effortless. Yet he still looks great. Exactly what Foo says he's aiming for.

Mr O'Donnell's character looks like he was dressed by the wardrobe. Which he was.