Esquire September 2006

[charlief1975]

Who makes the coat on the left outfit? Looking for something like that.

 

[GQgeek]

Blah to both. If you're gonna wear a nice sports jacket, why ruin it with crappy looking chinos and running shoes? I won't even get started on the one on the left...

 

[Edward Appleby]

Originally Posted by GQgeek

Blah to both. If you're gonna wear a nice sports jacket, why ruin it with crappy looking chinos and running shoes? I won't even get started on the one on the left...
It's hard to say that those chinos look crappy without actually seeing how they fit. I agree with you about the shoes, though of course I don't know anyone who would run in sewn-up Chucks.

 

[sammy]

Originally Posted by chorse123

I don't like the tie on the left one, and I'd prefer a different shirt on the right, perhaps a check.

Something about these pictures, man. I'm really eager for fall this year.

Edit - here's another one:

Who makes the jacket?

 

[chorse123]

Originally Posted by sammy

Who makes the jacket?

Nautica. Macy's has the jacket, but it looks terrible in their picture:
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/produc...xx.esn_results

 

[GQgeek]

Originally Posted by Edward Appleby

It's hard to say that those chinos look crappy without actually seeing how they fit.

If you took a cross-section of chino-wearing men, how many of them would be wearing pants that fit properly? I just sort of assumed that they wouldn't fit.

Plus, nine times out of ten, a jacket looks better with wool pants.

Btw, if you want to see some really stunning combinations, take a look at the big glossy photo book Dormeuil distributes with its fabric books. There are some truely outstanding combos in there, although you'd have to be pretty sure of yourself to wear some of them.

There's one photo of a man in a charcoal with orange windowpane jacket and matching orange velvet pants. It's obviously a novelty piece but it looks pretty damned good. My tailor is actually doing it up for a client from NYC. There are several other ensembles that are much more conservative and wearable on a daily basis but that still have a lot of kick to them.

 

[Edward Appleby]

Originally Posted by GQgeek

Plus, nine times out of ten, a jacket looks better with wool pants.
I agree with you, but I think that tweed is the other 1/10 that can look just as good with chinos, particularly some worn in Bills or somesuch that have a bit of a utilitarian vibe to them.

RE chorse: Wow, that is a big difference. I remember being suprised when I read in Esquire that the jacket was Nautica because I thought it looked very good. The question is, which picture is more representative.

 

[chorse123]

I hope the Esquire picture is more representative! It could just be the macy's model is wearing it very poorly. And he looks like Kevin Federline. Shudder.



If you look at a cross section of men, I'd say 9/10ths are wearing their pants poorly, regardless of the type. But this is partly retailers faults. I think all pants should come unfinished...

 

[WestOfPCH]

Originally Posted by chorse123

Thoughts?

Left outfit: I like it. I might even wear it, but it would look better on some of the guys from our ad agency.

Right outfit: I really don't like athletic shoes with sports coats. Lose the shoes and it improves it a lot.

First outfit looks like "I have a creative job that lets me wear jeans, but I care about looking like I care about how I look." Second outfit says "I'm a recently minted PhD and I'd like to look like I'm tenure track without looking like I completely lack imagination."

 

[LabelKing]

Arnys does casualwear so much better.

 

[Luc-Emmanuel]

Originally Posted by uslexus

I Love the idea of the chocolate sportcoat and the burnt orange. I think I will have to try that look out for myself. I'm not to crazy about the shoes though, would prefer something different but I really like it especially with your suggestions.
I do it a lot. Dark gray slim flat front flannel, blue end on end shirt, burnt orange light merino vneck and dark brown velvet jacket.

!luc

 

[Luc-Emmanuel]

LK, these "forestiere" jackets really borders on costume as most of Arnys "casual" clothes.

!luc

 

[Luc-Emmanuel]

Originally Posted by GQgeek

There's one photo of a man in a charcoal with orange windowpane jacket and matching orange velvet pants.
The problem with this kind of outfit, even if it looks stunning, it's a "one shot": you can't wear it a second time around the same people or they'll start to think you only have one outfit in your wardrobe. It sounds more reasonable to pick up a charcoal tweed with a light blue windowpane if you have a lot of different blue shirts. More subtle, but probably as crisp IMHO. I usually limit myself to only one daring piece.

!luc

 

[chorse123]

That Arny's outfit is terrible. That should go in the sartorial dictionary under "too hard, trying."

I like this, from Loro Piana

 

[designprofessor]

Originally Posted by LabelKing

Arnys does casualwear so much better.

I couldn't do it, but it appeals to the 19th century eccentric in me.

also,I'm against canes unless you need one or really plan to crack someone over the back with it!