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

Oneflewover · May 28, 2014

Braddock said:
Yesterday in Como.

I like all your fits, but a question if I may?

BDC unbuttoned, a little belt loops, no belt?

upr_crust · May 28, 2014

Coxsackie said:
^ Mr Crustacea, this is a rare occasion on which I am less than full of admiration - only because of the tie. It just doesn't belong in that fit. A plain dark knit or grenadine or shantung might have rocked. (Not your style, I know.)

Love the jacket though.

Thank you for the candid opinion. I had a great deal of trouble figuring out a tie to coordinate with this jacket, which sounds entirely like a perfect excuse to go shopping for a new one. Glad that you like the jacket, in any case. I'll take your suggestions under advisement in re: a new tie.

kulata · May 28, 2014

EliodA said:
Thanks! Yes, it's black... Just read that wearing a butcher stripe with a suit is a common British City look (well, not a PoW of course), but then they will only wear black ties to funerals... Back to the drawing board for me!

WRT to the Butcher striped shirt and loud shirts in general

It isn't unusual to wear louder shirts such as Butcher Stripes, Bold Ginghams, Candy Stripes, POW, tattersall shirts etc with sharp suits especially in the UK, this was actually a common look in the mid 90s to early 2000s everywhere.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/10/style/in-bold-english-shirts-enter-the-new-peacocks.html

I mean look at current offerings from reknowned british shirt makers:

http://www.turnbullandasser.com/store/shirts/stripe-shirts
http://www.harvieandhudson.com/products/shirts/ready_to_wear/classic_fit?page=viewall
http://www.hilditchandkey.co.uk/Gentlemen/Shirts/Default.aspx

When you insisted on working only within the parameters of that shirt and square in the Whnay thread I immediately suggested going with a navy suit to tame the shirt, I have seen it done several times where I come from, Nigeria.
I also favored british aesthetics back in the day i.e. bold shirts with structured suits and analogous colors, pairing of accessories (topic for another day) and a lot of looks I grew up liking fell relatively under what @Holdfast calls "The Wide-Boy Look". I was glad he posted that thread.

This is just another approach within the wide spectrum of classic menswear that has fallen out of ~~fashion~~ favor.

Ianiceman · May 28, 2014

According to Flusser, the origin of the English leaning towards louder shirts was because it was common for city gents to wear their school, club and regimental ties during the day, which often were in sedate colours, so the trend evolved to show more personality via the colours of the shirt.

calypso · May 28, 2014

¡Hola

Tried to press the trousers myself rather than taking them to the cleaners...probably won't do that again

have a good Wednesday folks.

tchoy · May 28, 2014

Please excuse the exuberant pocket square.

Coxsackie · May 28, 2014

Excused. What is that suit? It's fantastic.

Tried and True · May 28, 2014

kulata said:
that combination (Khaki and white) is actually a classic summer combination.

Example

Joseph Kennedy Snr (center)

It is indeed a classic combination and your rendition is well executed. That said, you might choose shoes of a bit lighter shade of brown. Tan spectator loafers would be my first choice.

tchoy · May 28, 2014

Coxsackie said:
Excused. What is that suit? It's fantastic.

Thanks! It's from Bntailor.

eviltimeban · May 28, 2014

Oneflewover said:
Quote:

I like all your fits, but a question if I may?

BDC unbuttoned, a little belt loops, no belt?

Click to expand...

http://www.fashionbeans.com/2012/the-art-of-sprezzatura/

EliodA · May 28, 2014

eviltimeban said:
http://www.fashionbeans.com/2012/the-art-of-sprezzatura/

Unfortunately, the writer of this article has no idea what he's talking about....

kulata · May 28, 2014

Tried and True said:
It is indeed a classic combination and your rendition is well executed. That said, you might choose shoes of a bit lighter shade of brown. Tan spectator loafers would be my first choice.

Thanks for the feedback. I have lighter colored loafers in sand and beige but I felt that would have been an overkill maybe I'd try them later in the summer. @sugarbutch hates them though. I don't own any spectator shoes and quite frankly I doubt I can pull it off in the real world.

Pingson · May 28, 2014

tchoy said:
Please excuse the exuberant pocket square.

Very, very nice @tchoy. :slayer:

TweedyProf · May 28, 2014

Trying a full length for the first time, cropped to hide the mess in the bedroom. Olive PoW with red overcheck tie bought from the collection of @NewYorkIslander .

Sotiris · May 28, 2014

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