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cptjeff · Aug 31, 2011

kuslamb said:
I am wearing a shirt very similar to this - http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/brooks-...shirt/3175599?origin=category&resultback=6498 - Essentially white background with a grid check. The grid lines on my shirt are 1/2 black and 1/2 blue. The black and blue lines go in both directions (as opposed to black horizontal and blue vertical). Shirt is Robert Talbott.

I am wearing a charcoal suit w/ black shoes. It is an evening wedding at a country club, so a little dressier is okay.

Pocket square options are white linen, or various shades of blue with white piping linen, or none of course.

Please recommend a few tie options. I have never worn this shirt with a suit as I typically wear solid white or blue with texture with this suit.

I was thinking diagonal stripes in blue. white, and another color, but not confident on that look.

Any recommendations would be great. Additionally, specific links to previous wearers of a similar look would be even better.

Almost anything... the check is small and subtle. Just don't wear anything with a pattern about on the same scale as that of the shirt.

Brows the WAYWRN thread. Should be plenty of checked shirts in there.

Bartlebooth · Sep 1, 2011

Are these burgundy AE Sanfords corrected grain—ahem—"polished calf"? Model # is 5237, if that helps... They kinda look like it to me, but Sanfords seem to have some respectable reviews elsewhere on here.

Harold falcon · Sep 1, 2011

Sanford is one of their better shoes, I don't know if it's ever been offered in corrected grain.

Harold falcon · Sep 1, 2011

XKxRome0ox said:
i have a serious answer to that
i have a very slim fitting suit... the pants are very slim fitting and tight, especially around the thighs
i am afraid that one day the pants will split in the thigh area when i bend down to put on socks or tie my shoes

Sounds too tight.

Steve Smith · Sep 1, 2011

^This. And put on your socks before you put on the pants.

cxbxw · Sep 1, 2011

Hi guys. What color dress pant would go with these brogues? I picked them primarily because they compliment raw denim, but I'd ideally like to be able to 'dress them up', too. Thanks. . .

XKxRome0ox · Sep 1, 2011

Steve Smith said:
^This. And put on your socks before you put on the pants.

still need to bend down to put on the shoes though...

anyway

peal & co
who makes these? C&J? Alden?

Sanguis Mortuum · Sep 1, 2011

cxbxw said:
Hi guys. What color dress pant would go with these brogues? I picked them primarily because they compliment raw denim, but I'd ideally like to be able to 'dress them up', too. Thanks. . .

The distressing makes those too casual to wear with anything but jeans.

Mimosa · Sep 1, 2011

XKxRome0ox said:
i have a serious answer to that
i have a very slim fitting suit... the pants are very slim fitting and tight, especially around the thighs
i am afraid that one day the pants will split in the thigh area when i bend down to put on socks or tie my shoes

How do you buckle a shoe with bending down as well? Or am I missing the joke here.

cxbxw · Sep 1, 2011

Sanguis Mortuum said:
The distressing makes those too casual to wear with anything but jeans.

Thanks. What color dress pants would match the color, if not the shoes?

CruzAzul · Sep 1, 2011

Sanguis Mortuum said:
The distressing makes those too casual to wear with anything but jeans.

I don't know, man, I think they'd also work with lighter chinos / khakis or some brown, ochre, or blue corduroys.

seanpatrickb · Sep 1, 2011

XKxRome0ox said:
still need to bend down to put on the shoes though...

anyway

peal & co
who makes these? C&J? Alden?

A picture of the sole would make it easier to identify. Nail pattern is generally the easiest way to know.

Steve Smith · Sep 1, 2011

seanpatrickb said:
A picture of the sole would make it easier to identify. Nail pattern is generally the easiest way to know.

bourbonbasted · Sep 1, 2011

Steve Smith said:

Alfred Sargent, looks like...

LukeM · Sep 1, 2011

*cross post*

(this one is black)

Which color would you pick for a college backpack? I was leaning toward brown but I can get white for cheaper.
Would white be more versatile anyway?

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