How to wear a white shirt - Page 11

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Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH 


Check the drakes website, they usually have some ok wedding ties. Just stay away from the 7cm ones. You like my tie? I'll give you a good deal on it.

A tie from the UK won't arrive in time (wedding is Aug. 11), all I have are local stores...

And I do like your tie but not sure I would wear it myself

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Originally Posted by Douglas 

Help me, gents. I thought you were going to diss Clapeyron's rig for being all solid. I do think the tie has some textural interest and overall it's classic with the white square, but to me it was so basic as to be boring and, dare I say it, almost Trumpish. I'm not a fan of the all-solids thing and generally would not pick it for myself, even for evening wear. Can you go into more depth here?

I agree with you. I pretty much try to dress as well as possible without drawing any attention to it at all. grenadine ties are a godsend for people like me. this wacky pocket square and the brown croc strap is as k-razzy is I come.

Fun thread, this. I think Fuuma's (remarkably on point, it has to be said) analysis of the philosophical position being adopted takes the biscuit for most entertaining post on SF this year.

Regarding white shirts, my personal position is that I liked wearing them with smart suits (if they're businessy type shirts), or without a jacket and with sleeves rolled up (if it's a white OCBD). I have an ecru shirt that works fine if I want a very pale background in an odd jacket outfit. The off-whiteness of it tones it down just enough not to look stark I think.

However, sometimes on very sunny days, I will use a normal white shirt with an odd jacket if I want a very high contrast outfit between shirt & jacket (or between shirt/jacket & the trousers).

WHite dress shirts simply complement every suit/pants/trousers imaginable.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Douglas 

Help me, gents. I thought you were going to diss Clapeyron's rig for being all solid. I do think the tie has some textural interest and overall it's classic with the white square, but to me it was so basic as to be boring and, dare I say it, almost Trumpish. I'm not a fan of the all-solids thing and generally would not pick it for myself, even for evening wear. Can you go into more depth here?
Also, if anyone wants to start a wedding tie thread, it would be appreciated by me.

There is one here:

http://www.styleforum.net/t/62219/wedding-ties/0_40

Yes I should bump it and stop hijacking this thread... sorry.