Bespoke Dinner Jacket critique; shoes and cummerbund advice

[literasyme]

Bowtielover is amazing. I'm having a hard time thinking of a member more consistent in dispensing fantastically bad advice (though he's right about the braces, of course).

 

[harry2quinn]

Originally Posted by literasyme

Bowtielover is amazing. I'm having a hard time thinking of a member more consistent in dispensing fantastically bad advice (though he's right about the braces, of course).

I agree with you on both bowtielover and the braces. The decision on the braces was purely motivated by price, and the fact that it would be invisible (except, of course, when I'm intentionally showing it to people on the internet).

 

[bowtielover]

Originally Posted by cnh121

If the jacket sleeves are too short, then the shirt sleeves are too short. Because the right amount of cuff is showing, at least on one arm. Hard to tell.

The body is not too short.

The body is too short, because the arm extend far beyond the bottom of the coat. You want to be able to cusp the bottom of the coat with your fingertips, I can tell from the photo he is not able to do that.

 

[bowtielover]

Originally Posted by literasyme

Bowtielover is amazing. I'm having a hard time thinking of a member more consistent in dispensing fantastically bad advice (though he's right about the braces, of course).

I cna think of several more wrong then me, and that is all who argue aginst me. Those who dispute my accurate on honest advice and opinions on mens fashion, are the ones dispensing bad advice. I know mens fashion, and I know what I am talkign about when I post on here and perhaps if you guys knew what you were talking about then you'd see that.

 

[cnh121]

Originally Posted by bowtielover

I cna think of several more wrong then me, and that is all who argue aginst me. Those who dispute my accurate on honest advice and opinions on mens fashion, are the ones dispensing bad advice. I know mens fashion, and I know what I am talkign about when I post on here and perhaps if you guys knew what you were talking about then you'd see that.
Um. No. The “cup the fingers” method doesn’t work since some men of equal height have arms of different length. It should be "long enough to cover your butt, that is the lower curve of your rear with ½ inch to spare" (Andy). Which his seems to do.

 

[literasyme]

Originally Posted by cnh121

Um. No.

The "cup the fingers" method doesn't work since some men of equal height have arms of different length.

It should be "long enough to cover your butt, that is the lower curve of your rear with ½ inch to spare" (Andy). Which his seems to do.

Precisely. (Spoken as a long-armed man -- by the finger-cup method, I'd have to wear 3/4-length coats...)

 

[amplifiedheat]

Originally Posted by literasyme

Bowtielover is amazing. I'm having a hard time thinking of a member more consistent in dispensing fantastically bad advice (though he's right about the braces, of course).

Don't feed the trolls.

 

[Sanguis Mortuum]

Originally Posted by cnh121

Um. No.

The "cup the fingers" method doesn't work since some men of equal height have arms of different length.

Precisely. It's entirely possible that the coat is too short, but with the camera angle it's impossible to be sure, and the finger-cupping method is not accurate. For example, in my case, my scoliosis means I have a short torso yet normal length arms, if I were to have my coats as long as bowtielover says they would look ridiculous.

 

[Master Squirrel]

-Check out R. Hanauer (www.bowties.com) for formalwear bowties.

Is it me or does that guy in the wedding photos look like there are electrodes hooked up to his testicles?

 

[elgreco]

Originally Posted by Master Squirrel

Is it me or does that guy in the wedding photos look like there are electrodes hooked up to his testicles?

Bahahaha, if so, his face indicates the current must be very low because he's certainly enjoying it!

 

[harry2quinn]

Originally Posted by elgreco

Bahahaha, if so, his face indicates the current must be very low because he's certainly enjoying it!

Must be on the 'gentle tingle' setting.