RL Beasley
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So far this thread has been fun. Am I being selfish for wishing there were more pictures?
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Hi,
I'm wearing a top hat, morning coat (black), striped grey trousers with braces, a light blue shirt with white collar and cuffs, and ... a dove grey double breasted waistcoat.
I'm hoping for some thoughts on
Waistcoat
I'm having made a dove grey double breasted waistcoat. I can have a shawl or a peaked lapel. The tailor prefers peaked lapels, but has said i can have what I want.
This is a suit that I intend to last, and I was wondering what might be best to go for with that in mind? There is also the point that with the jacket on, you cannot see the the top third of the lapels.
Here are some examples
http://favourbrook.com/shop/product/DoubleBreasted-Gabardine-Wool-Waistcoat-Shawl-Lapel-Cream-FBM14/
http://favourbrook.com/shop/product/Favourbrook-Gabardine-Wool-Waistcoat-Peak-Lapel-Grey-FBM17/
Winchester / Tunic Shirt
I am after a very light blue shirt, with white collars and cuffs. Ideally a detachable collar, but i'll settle for attached if i must.
The only place I could find one is Thomas Pink. All other blue Winchester or Tunic shirts are bengal stripe blue, which I don't think would look right.
Any recommendations are appreciated.
Thanks very much
R
However, now my bride is freaking out about the bridesmaids dresses not matching the navy. She says that there are no rules like there are for men, and that nothing works with navy. I don't think this is true...
With all possible respect to your bride, navy goes with everything. Mid-grey may be the only possible more "coordinative" color
I don't understand...she's worried that whatever the bridesmaids are wearing won't look good next to a navy suit? Navy is like THE classic color for a mens suit. If women didn't look good next to it this would have ceased to be the case long ago.
Yeah, now that I think about it black is probably a bad choice.Black probably no good. Not really too formal (a wedding is supposed to be kinda formal anyway) just too funereal.
But I don't really know much about womenswear. What about champagne, silver, buff, and those kinds of colors?
Black is a color that evokes strong emotions on certain people, as it has on you and the other few vocal minority here on SF. If anyone wishes to do so, one can do a basic search on the Internet on what the color black represents. While black may be the color of mourning, it is also the color that represents formality and elegance. This is not just my opinion. This is not the opinion of a NOOB who does not know what he is talking about. There is an ongoing debate on a thread here on SF on the appropriateness of the black as a business suit. There were many seasoned posters here on SF who were against black for business, because black is too formal of a color to wear for business. More importantly, the consensus among experts who study the symbolism and psychology of colors, say that black is a formal color. Marketers know this and use black to market high end products. When you hear the term "black label", what do you think of?Black probably no good. Not really too formal (a wedding is supposed to be kinda formal anyway) just too funereal.