New "go to" gray suit: solid charcoal, subtle herringbone, or sharksin.

[scwtlover]

I'm getting three new suits: a Canali medium-day (not Navy) blue birdseye (from FB) and two BB 1818's (2-for-$998). One 1818 is a solid Navy; the other will be charcoal gray to replace my current "go to" charcoal gray suit, which I'm retiring from my rotation.

Initially, I assumed I would get a charcoal gray solid. The BB salesman, however, has suggested that I consider a subtle charcoal gray herringbone (although the link is to a brown herringbone, he trying to bring a charcoal gray one in from another store), or sharkskin.

I've received conflicting opinions whether a subbtle herringbone or sharksin can substitute for a solid charcoal gray.

What do people think, and why?

 

[philosophe]

You cannot miss with a solid charcoal gray. The others are nice, too, but solid is the basic for all sorts of occasions.

 

[Master Shake]

The sharkskin would be my pick, if only to add some textural interest.

Also, I had no idea BB makes peak-lapel SB jackets.

 

[hangthree]

I would go with the sharkskin...it looks solid from a distance but offers some surface texture, too.

 

[UserNameToronto]

In the first Madison picture, the model has the bottom two buttons done up and the top one open. What the heck?

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatP...Parent_Id=418#

 

[scwtlover]

Originally Posted by UserNameToronto

In the first Madison picture, the model has the bottom two buttons done up and the top one open. What the heck?

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatP...Parent_Id=418#

Fortunately, we're not required to follow BB's fashion(?) dictates.