HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part IV (starting May 2014)

tchoy · Dec 31, 2014

Newcomer said:
Most days just my Speedy Pro. Unfortunately, all of my croc bands are just too large--I have to downsize to a short. And I just have not really wanted to fork out $300 for a new croc strap from CF.

Have a look here. I've got a couple coming for my Grand Seiko the quality seems really nice.

http://www.combat-straps.com/ALLIGATOR----189-95.html

The Noodles · Dec 31, 2014

jfrater said:
Love that tie! May I ask where you got it? The jacket fabric is unusual - is it linen? Very nice ensemble.

Nmwa

JDMills · Dec 31, 2014

lengthen sleeves or not? excuse the bad lighting!

clayparkerjones · Dec 31, 2014

Not sure what the rules are around here, but...2nd post and Happy New Year!

Details below:

LBM 1911 – Navy Donegal from Haberdash
Thos Pink Herringbone
Isaia 7-fold tie
Alfred Sargent Pimlico – 109 last from NMWA
Square from Monocle

Not pictured or hard to see:
Epaulet suede belt
Tiff's links
Sinn 756s

ridethecliche · Dec 31, 2014

If you're going to keep posting fits like that, then it doesn't matter what the rules are!

Pliny · Dec 31, 2014

Tried and True said:
Quote:
Don't be absurd.

jfrater said:

Despite yesterday's trashing I thought I'd try again today!

Click to expand...

An improvement, but u were starting from a low base. A white or ecru repp stripe on navy is a versatile tie, but IMO is too formal here against your brown SC (which is quite nice). The big problem is below. Are you wearing smooth worsted odd trousers? If so, they belong with a jacket in the same material i.e. a suit. Just about anything else would be better. Lite grey light weight flannels would be my choice.

justinkapur · Dec 31, 2014

The Noodles said:
Nmwa

Thanks for answering bro!

jfrater said:
Love that tie! May I ask where you got it? The jacket fabric is unusual - is it linen? Very nice ensemble.

NMWA like noodles posted above. The pocket square is from there also.

The jacket is a wool silk cotton blend. My newest MTM from Ring. I am in love with it and the fabric is to die for. Already emailed Alvaro from Khakis of Carmel to look for a hopsack and now I'm thinking charcoal suit

jfrater · Dec 31, 2014

Pliny said:
Don't be absurd.

An improvement, but u were starting from a low base. A white or ecru repp stripe on navy is a versatile tie, but IMO is too formal here against your brown SC (which is quite nice). The big problem is below. Are you wearing smooth worsted odd trousers? If so, they belong with a jacket in the same material i.e. a suit. Just about anything else would be better. Lite grey light weight flannels would be my choice.

The trousers are dark grey flannel actually - they are not part of a suit.

Pliny · Dec 31, 2014

jfrater said:
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Wasn't clear on my screen- I've tried to be constructive and I hope helpful.

jfrater · Dec 31, 2014

Pliny said:
Wasn't clear on my screen- I've tried to be constructive and I hope helpful.

Okay - thanks for replying. I guess it can be difficult to judge a person's intentions without voice or facial expressions.

YRR92 · Dec 31, 2014

mossrockss said:
btw, to your comment about how you think the DB is elegant, I appreciate that. There are things that bother me about this DB—its extended shoulders are one of those things. I took a video of myself walking and posing in my office—the height of vainglory, I know—and seeing it in motion makes a difference.

No problem. I went and scrolled through some of your other posts -- I was struck by how different it is to your other jackets -- which are mostly high-gorge, narrow-lapel, slim-fit affairs, with the shoulders cut right against yours. Now, I think that can look great as an SB (I was struck by how well you wear open quarters), but I think it's a tricky cut for a DB. The drapey, wide-lapel, extended shoulder look, on the other hand, works wonderfully as a DB, but it is a very different thing. It also adds width, unlike your SB jackets, so it sometimes needs to be approached a little differently.

So, I'm not surprised that it's very different to what you have, but I think it's pretty great.

JDMills said:
lengthen sleeves or not? excuse the bad lighting!

I think letting the sleeves down a tiny bit might be a good idea. I have a few nitpicks, if you don't mind:

1. I think that shirt demands a plain white linen square.
2. A DB suit and a contrast collar shirt risks an '80s look, which is (IMHO) pushed too far by the jacquard tie. A printed dot, or some kind of neat, might work better.
3. The shoes could be on a more aggressive last -- the rest of your rig (and even the styling of the shoe, with the adelaide throat)) is fairly bold, so what looks like a very rounded last strikes me as somewhat unusual. This could, however, be the result of lens distortion. I am curious, though: who made the shoes?

jfrater said:
The trousers are dark grey flannel actually - they are not part of a suit.

They seem to have a bit of a sheen in the photo. I think dark gray flannel odd trousers need some kind of a heather effect, rather than just a totally solid dark gray with some nap.

While I agree with some of Pliny's advice (I don't regard a simple repp as particularly dressy), I think you may be seeing a bit of a "probation officer" effect -- those who respond badly to a post are likely to put the next one under more intense scrutiny. Personally, I don't see an especially compelling reason to wear that square with that tie, and I think there's a slight dissonance between the dark, neutral, formal bottom half, and the lighter-toned, more-vivid, more-casual top half.

Happy New Year to all!

jfrater · Dec 31, 2014

YRR92 said:
They seem to have a bit of a sheen in the photo. I think dark gray flannel odd trousers need some kind of a heather effect, rather than just a totally solid dark gray with some nap.

While I agree with some of Pliny's advice (I don't regard a simple repp as particularly dressy), I think you may be seeing a bit of a "probation officer" effect -- those who respond badly to a post are likely to put the next one under more intense scrutiny. Personally, I don't see an especially compelling reason to wear that square with that tie, and I think there's a slight dissonance between the dark, neutral, formal bottom half, and the lighter-toned, more-vivid, more-casual top half.

Happy New Year to all!

The pocket square was to bring out the little bit of red in the tie - not hugely obviously from this photo but more so in this one: http://cdn.styleforum.net/6/6e/6e2548e6_Ff1IEEF.jpeg

Coxsackie · Jan 1, 2015

@jfrater , @Pliny and @YRR92 are certainly not letting you off lightly. But their comments are indeed on point, and it's worth noting that on this board, if you were a dick posting garbage fits, people wouldn't even bother offering advice.

Your most recent fit would certainly pass muster for most observers, but this isn't most observers - this is StyleForum. It's a hard school. Like studying violin at Moscow Conservatorium - you turn up thinking your Tchaikovsky concerto is pretty damn good, and guess what? Actually, it sucks. And really, at that point, you have no choice but to just absorb what people are telling you and set yourself to the task of improving, fast.

The first fits I posted here were really atrocious and I was quite taken aback by the dissing they got. Hey - I'm here to learn and improve. I got on with the job and these days, in between my stinkers, I occasionally manage to score 20+ thumbs for my fits. I've had a lot of fun getting to this point and I plan to continue improving, although I doubt I'll ever reach the dizzy heights of some of the real SF giants. (You'll work out who they are soon enough, if you haven't already.)

I notice you've actually been registered on SF since 2005. Been lurking all this time? What, may I ask, renewed your interest in posting?

Tried and True · Jan 1, 2015

Pliny said:
Don't be absurd.

I defer to your superior and intimate knowledge of all things absurd, Plinius.

Claghorn · Jan 1, 2015

Stitchy was an SF giant. Then he lost some weight.

But Cox is right. A lot of folks, when they post a bad fit, are just ignored. YRR and Pliny are just trying to help. Consider going to the WAYWRN Composite Thread (a compilation of fits receiving over twenty thumbs). Start from the beginning and work your way through.

Anyway, welcome.

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