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Please Help with a Sport Coat - Matching/Pairing

Gus

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As far as a tie, I'm not sure I could find a silk knit tie with the right colors to compliment it. A cashmere knit dark grey would work but they are very hard to find.

The other option would be a small neat pattern with a dark blue ground and small light blue and browns such as some of these.


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I have some wool knits including a light blue one from Brooks Brothers. I'm wearing a brown cashmere knit by Hickey Freeman today with a sportcoat today and a pair of light tan pants that look very close to the above mentioned. I have received numerous compliments already today.
 

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The key is to avoid any shade of tan as it becomes too close in value to the colors in the jacket. You need the contrast of off-white.
 

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