Good Natured Advice Thread (improving a business wardrobe)

[ridethecliche]

I'm thinking of selling a pair of brown captoes i own since I'm not going to touch them for a couple of years...

I have a pair of burgundy shoes I'll be able to wear with grey or navy suits etc.

Stupid idea?

I legit can't see myself wearing them as a student. I really wear them to work now as it is.

 

[The Noodles]

Okay. We'll save the picnic attqck for another day. Thanks for chiming in on thr collars. Now can anyone suggest a good tie to go with that shirt???

Just found the Formosa gray flannel waiting at my front door. Fabric is better than I imagined. And lighter too

Oh no you didn't~

 

[EliodA]



Okay. We'll save the picnic attqck for another day. Thanks for chiming in on thr collars. Now can anyone suggest a good tie to go with that shirt???
Oh no you didn't~

Black knit. Grey suit.

 

[ridethecliche]

Aren't knits square at the end? Isn't that too informal?

 

[jrd617]



Aren't knits square at the end? Isn't that too informal?

Howard Yount and Knottery carry triangle end knits. I own a few

They are still informal, yes

 

[jrd617]



IMO, only black shoes, a white or blue shirt, white PS. The tie is where you get to express yourself.

what's wrong with a dark brown shoe and that suit????

crazy talk

 

[DonRaphael]

Okay, after much debate (thank you) I'm willing to consider another pair of black shoes. I'm thinking one of the following and need your advice. It would be worn with SCs mainly (for suits I will reach for my cap toes when I need a black shoe).

If I (we) decide on this make up, I will probably have another maker replicate the model, as G&G is currently out of my budget.

 

[jssdc]

I would take the double monk, but that's also because I like double monks.

For me a black semi-brogue (Burlington and the OE medallion) is too much neither fish nor fowl. I own a pair - C&J Selbourne - and always find that with a suit a punch cap would work better while still having the same visual appeal over a plain stitch cap and for black shoe SC fits (I do not wear the Selbournes with these) either the monk or the Budapester would work better.

 

[jrd617]

^ Honestly would not wear a black shoe with many sportcoats. Maybe with a navy blazer.

Sportcoat is sporty and usually demands a shoe in a more casual color.

 

[EliodA]



Aren't knits square at the end? Isn't that too informal?

Yes they are informal. Shirt fabric doesn't look too formal either. @The Noodles is it a cotton linen blend? Great fabric.

 

[jssdc]

^ Honestly would not wear a black shoe with many sportcoats. Maybe with a navy blazer.

Sportcoat is sporty and demands a shoe in a more casual color.

I also do not wear black shoes with SCs, but if I did it would either be a wingtip like the Budapester or a DM. I included the possibility of black shoes/SC in the comment above in deference to the recent discussion on the topic in this thread.

 

[EliodA]

@DonRaphael , the only pair I would consider with a SC would be the dub monks. And then only with relatively formal SC's, like a navy blazer.

 

[Monkeyface]

Navy blazer, white or light blue shirt, any kind of tie, medium grey trousers and black sleek loafers. Black shoes only look good with navy sportcoats, but if you wear navy a lot a nice black loafer can be worth it.

You have to take into account that very little people have the need to wear the more formal city fits on SF, hence popular opinion tends to go to the country end of the scale, which includes such things as brown shoes.

 

[DonRaphael]

Thanks for your suggestions, gentlemen. I actually gave up on a pair of black loafers from C&J at a very good price just recently because I felt that black and loafers didn't go well together. But I'm planning to purchase a pair of loafers later, but in a brown hue with a red undertone.

I do wear navy SC often, and given that I do not intend to wear the black shoe with suits, DMs might be a better option than the other alternatives. I own one pair of DMs (brown suede) but prefer to wear them with chinos instead of wool/dressier trousers.

The reason I brought the whole black shoe discussion up to start with is that I really like the look of black shoes, but I'm struggling to find a place for them outside of with suits. And since I'm not required to wear suits all that often (and when I do, I don't always want to wear black shoes) I feel I'm missing out on it.

 

[Anden]

Navy blazer, white or light blue shirt, any kind of tie, medium grey trousers and black sleek loafers. Black shoes only look good with navy sportcoats, but if you wear navy a lot a nice black loafer can be worth it.

But in most cases it looks better with brown...