Are We Over Analyzing Clothing and Dress? - Page 8

My first impression is that the texture of the Shantung silk tie and the linen jacket are too similar.

I don't think we have over analyzed what prevents people who want to wear capes from wearing capes, or how one can dress to appeal to women in a hetrosexual way.

Why people often compare women success and clothes? Why people just can't understand dressing is personal, you only need to please yourself.
Manton, Foo are perhaps the best dresser in classic elegance world. Spoo, yfyf and other had a slightly liberal approach.
There is nothing wrong about dressing in your own way.
The real problem is when some member take the 'groupthink' as propaganda, dressing are meant to be flexible.

We are in a style forum which will lead to analyzation of clothes, mostly above the average Joe understanding.
NORE's outfit aren't too bad if he changed the pocket square, the assembly had a particular purpose.

Keep calm and please enjoy the contributor for your sartorial journey

It's a self selecting bias. I would hope most posters on here analyze clothing and dress.

In fact, I think there was a recent hubbub on this topic. I like reading why something is right or wrong and see the poster twist like pretzels trying to defend their argument.

In short:

Certainly unique. I thought you'd be one of the British folk. Only to discover you live in Northern California! Thats gutsy I must say. I would guess you are in your late 30s- mid 40s but thats an interesting arrangement there.

The jacket has a nice cut to it. However, I can't do t he shorts and the socks. A bit too much.

 

+1 for doing something so out there.

full quote for moonessness

I think this outfit is better worn outdoors.

Moo was absolutely destroyed for this. If you don't think it's an absolute aesthetic abortion, you might be stuck where he was then. He is very, very much improved now.

It's comically sad the pervasive lack of common sense and independent thinking that plagues this place, that manifests itself in groupthink and the blind adherence to rules.

Most often it provides lulz

Going back to the title of this thread - the question itself is interesting. At what point does the analysis of style start to impede the execution of style? I'd like to see where this thread would have gone if there had been no photo in NORE's first post, because after reading the last 7 pages, it seems like most of the discussion has been on his shirt, tie and ps, 'boring ties vs. bright ties', etc - less about his actual question/statement (although it was not exactly posed in the most articulate and parsimonious way, but Trope le Monde has just fixed that above...)

Look at the broad range of what is to be seen in the world of men's style and go back to the original question: At what point does the analysis of style start to impede the execution of style?

Some of the classic posters on SF are among the best dressed that I've seen, and they obviously analyze style a lot. Then there are people beyond SF like Flusser, Lapo, etc. and while they obvioulsy have a developed sense of style, they look insane.

god what a pathetic post

oh for gods sake.