whnay.'s good taste thread - Page 367

Originally Posted by sugarbutch 

Oh, c'mon, man. I was pandering, and you know it! This week I've been trying to calibrate the Matic Sartorial CombiRater™. I didn't expect much love for the previous posts, but I expected this one would escape a thrashing.

I like what I'm wearing today, and I'm sure I've worn a similar combo in the past. It doesn't surprise me that we both like it because I like the way dresses. Even if I think his spectrum of good taste is too narrow, it would be disingenuous for me to say that it doesn't work for him and couldn't work for most men.

I'm hoping that PSG will jump in and rate some fits, too. He has an adventurous, yet coherent, sense of color and pattern, and I'd love to know what he thinks.

Originally Posted by Willin 

^Foo, regarding Axelman's ensemble. Earlier in the thread you noted how someone was wearing a dark tie with an even darker, bolder pocket square which was a fail. You noted how that person should have gone with a square with a hue that was in between that of the dark tie and the lighter shirt to tie it all together.

Axelman's square is of a hue that seems to draw the eye from the rest of the outfit yet it does not qualify as a failure? The tie is relatively light, shirt is light, etc. Could you explain some of the theory behind this? I'm just curious to pick your brain to gain a better understanding.

Axelman, I'm not trying to pick on you. I think the outfit looked great!

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Originally Posted by sugarbutch 

Oh, c'mon, man. I was pandering, and you know it! This week I've been trying to calibrate the Matic Sartorial CombiRater™.

Originally Posted by Thanks SF (a new me) 

speaking of pattern density; for Herringbone and Houndstooth SC, what is a better pairing of shirting, Bengal/Dress stripes or better go with solids, like end on end? mini-graph shirt seems too dense for both SC patterns. Thank you

Originally Posted by sugarbutch 

Some Hank Foo today. The picture shows the hank in the Foo bend, but it just isn't my thing, so it was reconfigured later.



Also, so that we can avoid the whole glen check SC v. suit debate, this is a suit.

Originally Posted by mafoofan 

Also, SB's jacket appears to fit quite nicely in that photo. I didn't notice anything needing a pressing.

Originally Posted by benjamin831 

Those lapels are disastrously wrong. The lapel hole is almost as wide as the lapel itself. Plus it needs a good pressing.

Originally Posted by benjamin831 

I'm referring to the large bubbles and rumples that run the length of both lapels.

Originally Posted by sugarbutch 

I'm going to ask the mods to change your title from Senior Member to Hyperbolator™. But, yes, I, too, would prefer a wider lapel.

Originally Posted by Mr. Pink 

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Originally Posted by Citan1145 

I only have like 3 pocketsquares. I just wanted this to be commented on by the panel for future purchases. I originally cot this PS to go with a navy suit when I first started buying things. It was literally 3 dollars so I don't mind complaints about it. Jw what I could have used instead in this context! Again, I tried to play with textures, the knit texture of the tie paired with the flat merino cardi and the tweed jacket. Added some movement with the glen plaid shirt and tried to find a middle ground between the white and black and the deep purple and grey of the tie with a lilac ish PS w/ a pattern. Thoughts?
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