whnay.'s good taste thread - Page 369

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Originally Posted by mafoofan 



I say to avoid squares with tie patterns because: (1) you don't need many squares (I have fifty and wear only five of them), and (2) they are very limiting to what sorts of ties pair well.

But that is not to say it cannot be done successfully. If you're wearing a dotted tie, just make sure you don't wear it with dot-type patterned tie. The problem a ton of ties so patterned (for example, anything with little floral medallion pattern counts, as they are essentially dots). Instead, try a striped or solid tie.

Geez, don't tell the Hobers.

Great reading Foo-  seriously, u should team with Vox and send a manuscript to Harper Collins-  your words, Vox pics

What is the taxonomy of repp ties in terms of utility and taste? I have avoided repps forever because the Anglo/American connotation doesn't resonate with my upbringing, but I am starting to see how, used sparingly, they have some utility for sporty ensembles.

I submit a range of stripe categories:

I understand, more or less, A through D. I am interested in talking mainly about spacing and width rather than number of stripes or color, so ignore that. I realize that any of the above configurations could come with double stripes, triple stripes, or other contrasting combinations.

A is the standard-bearer; C is a bit much for me but I see how it could work. B seems to have a bit of an identity crisis but is seen often enough that I think it's an accepted width. D, with fine stripes, is something that could passably worn with dress suitings if in silk. Ignore the lineny appearance. What I'm really stuck on is Exhibit E. What use is this stripe width? I assume something casual in summer, but it seems rather bold. Can E be worn well, if at all?

Explication via photos would also be great.  Thanks.

I don't usually dress with the specific aims of this thread in mind, so have little to usually contribute. But today I had to style a jacket, and that of course did mean attempting to work within something approaching good taste parameters. This was tricky, as the jacket's pattern falls outside some of those parameters. Still, I had to try, and I wonder what Foo & others would say about the result. Assume, I suppose, grey trousers in an appropriate shade to co-ordinate with the jacket. Items used in the fit are all from my wardrobe, so I think it's fair game for the thread even if I'm not wearing it in the pic.

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Thanks fellas. The logic of the tie was an attempt to centre the outfit. The jacket has such an unusual windowpane that I wanted something to pull the eye back to the middle to counteract the jacket's boldness. The little dots in the tie actually have some tiny blue, pink and brown-ish colours at the centre of some of them, so I hoped that would key into the shirt/jacket/square and not seem too out of place. But I may have gone too much towards a heavy centre, I suppose. Interesting!

aravenel - the shirt is a (very old) Zegna. I tend to prefer a stiffer and slightly higher collar so haven't worn it in years. The fit isn't great on me either. It actually just lives permanently on the tailor's dummy these days, waiting occasional items. It's a good background colour & fabric (it has a very faint twill weave) for displaying other stuff against it.

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Originally Posted by NOBD 

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Originally Posted by sugarbutch 

HF, I think the tie is too stark for the rest. It seems like the odd man out.

Dark (brown suede...) shoes will help balance it out.

Definitely - and no need for the small font! :)

I couldn't imagine that particular look working with light coloured shoes. Either dark brown or burgundy shoes, but I brown would probably work better given the square. Suede? I can see that working. Loafers or oxfords, I wonder... loafers would be more casual and given how casual the jacket is, that might work better thematically?

I was thinking grey trousers; would any other colour work with this top half? They might steer the look towards something like burgundy loafers rather than brown though, perhaps... more controversially (and almost certainly outside this thread's parameters), fairly slim dark denim with the brown suede loafers?