whnay.'s good taste thread - Page 363

The tie and square appear to nearly match, both in color and in pattern. The degree to which you contest this undermines your otherwise occasionally good work here.

Two lambs for you on account of your seemingly good taste in seating, dear leader glasses, and well fitting jacket:

How do you figure green nearly matches black and gold, or more curiously, stripes a sailboat?

The details you mention are not readily apparent. The doth protest too much.

From the revamped blog to the new avatar to all the ratings, it's safe to say that Foo is back up in this motherfucker so disgustingly hard right now. I can't lie, I have Foo fever.

 

Lost it.

It depends on how many masts this sailboat has, the equipment of its crew, the experience of the captain, the odds that he leaves the boat when it sinks and other theoretical features that have nothing to do with what one actually sees in an overall combination.

Also if it's the Victory Rubinacci square then it is a ship not a sailboat.

 

You have what we in the medical profession call "The Mafoo Flu", or MaFlu for short. I predict the incidence will skyrocket soon with the flurry of recent bog and StyleForum activity as you wisely note. There is no cure.

 

And people thought Bieber Fever hit hard.  

Quote:
" It is a man who is said to live there. They say Antonio Ambrosi is either the most revered trousermaker in the world, or the world’s only true trousermaker. Who can say which? But it is known that one or both are certainly true. On internet forums, the name of Ambrosi is whispered in the same hushed, somber tones with which one speaks of the devil. It is said you cannot simply make an appointment with Antonio Ambrosi. One must first be introduced–by who, no one knows. And then, they say, you do not simply order a pair of trousers. Ambrosi decides what it pleases him to make. It’s said he is a true artist and will charge you a price befitting your character. If you are judged a truly dishonest man (the worst thing a man can be), Ambrosi will make you wait years before finally presenting you with the trousers he’s made for you, letting you then touch and feel them, so that you are absolutely convinced a finer pair of trousers does not exist in the world and never could, before he suddenly takes them away, cutting them to shreds with his monstrous, ancient shears right before your eyes. Ambrosi is no peddler of wares, no merchant of goods. He not interested in your money. He gives and takes exactly what you deserve. Ambrosi, you’ll hear, does not suffer fools.

You’d be forgiven for believing Ambrosi doesn’t even exist. It’s said he prefers it that way and no client who wishes to remain one will speak of him."

Only truly committed trouser-adepts, who have endured the trials that Ambrosi imposes, will even contemplate the aquisition of trousers
from a more exclusive maker, the legendary Sprague. More inacessible than Ambrosi, Sprague offers those few who are admitted to his
atelier, sublime perfection of the tailors art. What is it that allows him to achieve such refinement? The secret: Sparague makes only
one size. For those unfortunates whose measurements do not conform to this ideal, there is a surgical clinic in Switzerland, I do not
recall which Canton, that will perform the necessary "alterations".

I will repeat my request that some other illuminati join in the critiques. Although I appreciate the unique perspective of the , some other credible viewpoints would really flesh out this concept of good taste.

Since you asked, I think the white dress shirt is best in a high contrast ensemble and at night. I know you are trying to disprove the white shirt theory, but in my mind your display confirms it rather than disproves it. That is not to say there aren't exceptions to the white shirt theory. But to find the exceptions, I suspect (as Vox says) you have to go all out iconoclast. Otherwise it just looks mediocre.

Thanks for responding. In this case I actually wasn't trying to make a point with the white shirt—but I understand why you would think so.

Your comment is an example of the variety of opinion I'm hoping to see here. Foo seems generally averse to high-contrast except for black tie, and even then he wants the cream silk to take it out of pure black and white. But his aversion doesn't make it in poor taste, right? It's just not his taste.

As for what I was wearing today, do you think it's in poor taste, or just not as good as it could have been? Or do you think that's a distinction without a difference?

Not feeling too confident based on what everyone else has been posting, but harsh criticism is the best way to learn. Submitting to be "foo-ed" for the first time...

 

 

Suit or odd jacket?

Odd jacket.