FlyingMonkey
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I can see that. Tenure can lead to lots of weird behavior!
Hey, I resemble that remark!
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I can see that. Tenure can lead to lots of weird behavior!
A bow tie can certainly send a message - It’s just probably not the message the guys wearing a bow tie think they’re sending or want to. Outside black tie, maybe something on seersucker day or at the horse track it’s not a great look if you’re under say 70.I’m afraid it’s now dorkwear unless worn with a tux. Looks contrived and well past it’s wear out date.
You say Ambien and red wine like it is a bad thing.
- Like Ambien and red wine, the wrong fashion combination can become a disastrously lethal cocktail of Larry Kudlow-esque proportions.
Interesting comparison of Cavill to McQueen. I can see how you might see him that way. I like Cavill, I like the way he looks. I like the way he looks in clothes. He is so muscular that his build distorts the CM ideal of classic proportions to my eye though. My first thought in looking at him in a suit is not, that is a well dressed man, but rather "Wow, that is a very muscular dude under those clothes"Fellas please. This conversation begins and ends with one person and that person is Henry Cavill. He's kind of a modern day Steve McQueen, that is, usually leans casual but can still wear CM better than we can (it probably helps to be 6'2" and jacked, but still). Yes, technically he's frequently styled by Grace Gilfeather and others, but even when he's caught shopping for himself, it's a very consistent collection of blue jackets, gray flannel trousers and three piece or DB worsteds from Huntsman and the like. Here, look:
No tie, it's fine. Doesn't try too hard to overaccentuate the v-shaped torso, pants even Alan Bee can appreciate. Rise could be 2" higher I guess. Close enough.
Or with tie, since that's the topic here. Nicely picks up some of the secondary color from the plaid pattern.
^Can anyone ID the shoes? Cleverley? G&G?
I mean, come on.
Of course this was just an excuse to post this pic: you may be cool, but you'll never be one-of-the-Cifonelli-guys-came-to-your-BJJ-gym-for-a-fitting cool.
Okay that's enough mancrushing for a Friday.
Oh yeah ...The only one I know currently who has his own cultivated sense of style is Neil Patrick Harris.
Not exactly on the “AAA” list like Clooney, et.al. But he usually looks good and unlike some of the others, owns his look.
Interesting comparison of Cavill to McQueen. I can see how you might see him that way. I like Cavill, I like the way he looks. I like the way he looks in clothes. He is so muscular that his build distorts the CM ideal of classic proportions to my eye though. My first thought in looking at him in a suit is not, that is a well dressed man, but rather "Wow, that is a very muscular dude under those clothes"
I read somewhere that CM looks most elegant in about a 41 R suit, on someone about 6'1" and 170 or so (More knowledgable members may have a different, more knowledgable, take here). I'm guessing Cavill has about 220 lbs packed on his 6'2" frame, and may wear a 46 R.
He does, of course, look fabulous in a Superman suit, but some would argue that that is not CM, but should fall under SWD.
Can we agree that if you can pull off Nantucket reds you can probably pull off a bow tie? If you have the Hamptons vacation house to go with it, then have at it.
No thank you.Following up on my reply to Ben above, here's the concept - the Sola tie or "untie" - I developed a few years back which I think threads the proverbial needle between the sometimes stuffy, confining formality of the standard tie and the natural desire to dress up your look. View attachment 1644067
What is that sport coat? It fits you well.Following up on my reply to Ben above, here's the concept - the Sola tie or "untie" - I developed a few years back which I think threads the proverbial needle between the sometimes stuffy, confining formality of the standard tie and the natural desire to dress up your look. View attachment 1644067
Off the rack Kenneth Cole, got lucky!What is that sport coat? It fits you well.
Depends on the color and pattern. A knit tie or something like a slimmer repp tie might pair with chinos and a more casual jacket.