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EliodA

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X-mas in July



Re. the recent discussion about trouser fit: of course balance between top and bottom blocks is important, but for me personally, the main concern is the fact that I have really small feet (UK size 6). So I have always worn trousers with a narrow leg opening (7"), long before it became a #menswear craze. In my experience, trouser drape is not so much determined by their fullness, but by their rise. Higher rise trousers drape better and neater. Period.
 

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Ya, foot size and obviously shoe type factors into one's decision on how to determine trouser leg opening.

A gent who has a size 10UK foot and prefers CJ's 348 last obviously would want a wider leg opening to avoid looking as if he's on skis. But for most guys I think 8 1/2" to 9" is a good range.
 

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i think the only thing I've ever put in my front pocket is my hand when i get bored.

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ftfy

Thanks guys! The tailor I used for this suits cuts more of a English cut, he was a tailor for H Huntsman before he opened up his own shop in Sydney. The trousers are always cut fuller and with a higher rise by default, it's make to be worn with braces which I wasn't wearing in the day. My preference would be a slightly slimmer trousers but it's good to have variety sometimes.


it certainly looks good on you, and thanks for chiming in. i mean, we have been talking about you all day, you deserve a say. :)
 

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I also just find trousers with a higher rise to be more comfortable...though a secondary reason is a low rise doesn't provide any gut camouflage...
 

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Srsly :(
 

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empty your pockets.

oh sure, let me just walk around without any of the **** I need for doing stuff

haha, this is like 70% of why i wear sportcoats—to carry stuff in , instead of in my pants pockets.

you have back pockets and breast pockets mang! use em. if they're full and you HAVE to use your front pockets, get a briefcase. Nothing looks worse than lumps and lines from **** in your front pockets. doubt me? empty your pockets and take the pic again and do a side by side. You'll find I'm right. :)


This. (Except for the back pockets thing. If I need to carry more than what fits in the 5-6 pockets of my jacket, then I need to carry less stuff.)

@sugarbutch, excellent. makes up for yesterday. :devil:


Hey, man, it wasn't as bad as all that. But thanks.
 
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Minimal color palette today. Took a whole lot of restraint not to pick a color or pattern, I even almost wore black oxfords but I had to make the look mine so i ditched the oxfords for suede dob monks :D

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also, that pics really needs to be seen in full.


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