whnay.'s good taste thread

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1/29/13 at 7:04am

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Originally Posted by Omar1223

stitch is that a suit? maker?

also where is the tie from?

i think it looks fantastic.

I like the tie too. It looks similar to this one: http://www.kentwang.com/grenadine-steel-blue.html

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1/29/13 at 7:10am

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Originally Posted by unbelragazzo

It might just be my blanket condemnation of yellow. But in general, it's hard to make primary colors look sophisticated. And this is pretty spot on yellow. It's got a little bit of red in there to send it towards gold, but not much.

It's also the brightest and shiniest element of an otherwise muted ensemble, which serves to draw the eye to the most dandified detail. This sort of pairing is common on SF, but putting such a focus on the square detracts from the cohesiveness of the whole.

There's a disconnect between SF's dogma about soporific ties and its taste for exuberant pocket foliage.

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1/29/13 at 7:21am

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Originally Posted by unbelragazzo

stitches - hard to argue with that, very nice. Just don't show me your red socks!

thanks. lol, socks are navy with light blue dots. see WAYWRN if you are interested.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Omar1223

stitch is that a suit? maker?
also where is the tie from?
i think it looks fantastic.

thanks, omar. it is a suit, sartorio by kiton. tie is from hober.

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1/29/13 at 7:22am

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also, unbel and axel, very very nice.

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1/29/13 at 7:31am

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I really gotta figure out a better way to take pictures. Would love to get some feedback on today's fit, but I just could not get good pics this morning--either the jacket or the shirt was totally washed out.

Suppose I will have to break down and setup the tripod and use a real camera...

BTW, lots of nice fits today, keep it up.

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1/29/13 at 9:23am

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Okay, we need to get this thread back on track. I'm instituting a scoring system.

: Exceptionally tasteful and inspired, not to be emulated out of respect.

: In solid good taste and without error, worthy of emulation.

: Unoffensive and technically correct, but nothing more.

: A mixed bag with one or two significant mistakes or several minor ones.

: More wrong than right, should be lit on fire.
-- : Not enough right to meaningfully critique, viscerally offensive.

Judges are the original arbitrators intended at the thread's inception: Manton, gdl, iammatt, whnay, Doc, Dopey, myself. Vox, if he's out there. That's not a fully comprehensive list; I'm sure I'm forgetting people. Since Manton is OP, if he wants to add anyone, he can do so unilaterally. Otherwise, new judges can be added by majority vote, with Manton as tie-breaker in the case of a split.

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1/29/13 at 9:25am

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I quit.

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1/29/13 at 9:33am

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Someone should sticky a list of tasteful dress principles and record which combinations are awarded

,

, etc.

Person probably only has to update the sticky once every year, given the likelihood those candies are awarded.

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1/29/13 at 9:37am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mafoofan

Okay, we need to get this thread back on track. I'm instituting a scoring system.

: Exceptionally tasteful and inspired, not to be emulated out of respect.

: In solid good taste and without error, worthy of emulation.

: Unoffensive and technically correct, but nothing more.

: A mixed bag with one or two significant mistakes or several minor ones.

: More wrong than right, should be lit on fire.
-- : Not enough right to meaningfully critique, viscerally offensive.

Judges are the original arbitrators intended at the thread's inception: Manton, gdl, iammatt, whnay, Doc, Dopey, myself. Vox, if he's out there. That's not a fully comprehensive list; I'm sure I'm forgetting people. Since Manton is OP, if he wants to add anyone, he can do so unilaterally. Otherwise, new judges can be added by majority vote, with Manton as tie-breaker in the case of a split.

I endorse this proposal.

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1/29/13 at 9:41am

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I expect most outfits will score

.

A

outfit will aspirational for most.

will be rare.

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1/29/13 at 9:42am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mafoofan

Okay, we need to get this thread back on track. I'm instituting a scoring system.

: Exceptionally tasteful and inspired, not to be emulated out of respect.

: In solid good taste and without error, worthy of emulation.

: Unoffensive and technically correct, but nothing more.

: A mixed bag with one or two significant mistakes or several minor ones.

: More wrong than right, should be lit on fire.
-- : Not enough right to meaningfully critique, viscerally offensive.

Judges are the original arbitrators intended at the thread's inception: Manton, gdl, iammatt, whnay, Doc, Dopey, myself. Vox, if he's out there. That's not a fully comprehensive list; I'm sure I'm forgetting people. Since Manton is OP, if he wants to add anyone, he can do so unilaterally. Otherwise, new judges can be added by majority vote, with Manton as tie-breaker in the case of a split.

I think this could really work well. Will be important to get as many ratings as possible from the aforementioned judges though.

Would also be nice to somehow archive the 4 and 5

submissions, if only for instructional purposes.

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1/29/13 at 9:43am