conservative business dress WAYWRN: An Experiment

[radicaldog]

^ PG, do you have edge stitching on your buttondown collars? That's unusual.

 

[luftvier]

conservative business dress Tuesday. Collar's a mess, but it's completely devoid of fusible so I can never get it to look as sharp as I want. Must practice my ironing. Tomorrow: People's Court taping.

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[JayJay]

^^^I like the fit of the db in the first pic, but iron your shirt and lose the tie bar.

 

[luftvier]

Originally Posted by JayJay

^^^I like the fit of the db in the first pic, but iron your shirt and lose the tie bar.

Thanks.

I spend 5 minutes just trying to get the dammed collar ironed this morning. Need to buy more sizing.

 

[forex]

Originally Posted by Manton

Ditch the square and maybe swap in lace-ups for monks and I think this is UCBD.

Is this one of Solito?

 

[Cuttingboard]

Originally Posted by Phat Guido

St Crepin's Day

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Love everything except for the collar buttons being visible!

 

[Manton]

Originally Posted by forex

Is this one of Solito?

yes

 

[MBreinin]

Tie is a good bit darker than it appears.

Mike

 

[IndianBoyz]

Subtle square. Nice detail.

 

[oldog/oldtrix]

 

[Orgetorix]

 

[ManofKent]

Originally Posted by Holdfast

Great colours for our current weather. I leave it to the overseers to determine its CBDitudity

Thanks - It's a pretty good April so far. I think the verdict on knit ties was - not conservative business dress but might pass as a grenadine so probably okay...

Originally Posted by Holdfast

Elephant-grey pure silk DB for the ongoing sunny and warm weather. Solid grey suit, simple blockstripe tie and black captoes still makes this officially conservative business dress, right...?

Nice, and pushing the conservative business dress envelope

Originally Posted by TRINI

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Great tie Trini

Originally Posted by sugarbutch

Here's my latest attempt at conservative business dress

[/SPOILER]Socks are gray, not black.
Good. Dark blue tie on blue shirt does seem to be a conservative business dress classic

Originally Posted by ctp120

I wear this combo often with this sportcoat anyways, but I was already in the car on the way to work when I realized that I'd most likely chosen it today after seeing Orgetorix's pic yesterday, which I liked very much.

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I'd be interested in seeing how this looks buttoned.

Originally Posted by Manton

Ditch the square and maybe swap in lace-ups for monks and I think this is UCBD.

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Definitely approaching UCBD

Originally Posted by inlandisland

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Nice tie.

Originally Posted by Mr. Pink

Needed contrast in textures so wore a satin tie. Very difficult to capture the colors. By the way, I love the burgundy tie. What is it?

The blue tie/single colour palette keeps it toned down.

Originally Posted by DocHolliday

Not all that conservative business dress, and not what I wore today, but I know Manton loves a striped shirt with white ground ...

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(That's actually the very shirt with white ground I was talking about earlier in the thread -- forgot I took a pic that day.)
Nice shirt

Originally Posted by sugarbutch

I have long favored the light gray suit/light blue tie combo. Manton, are light gray suits conservative business dress, IYO?
Thanks. I'm interested too.

Originally Posted by Phat Guido

St Crepin's Day

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I like all of this (CBA)

Originally Posted by luftvier

conservative business dress Tuesday. Collar's a mess, but it's completely devoid of fusible so I can never get it to look as sharp as I want. Must practice my ironing. Tomorrow: People's Court taping.

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I don't understand the need for a collar bar with a DB so it looks a little extraneous. That collar is awful

Suit looks good though.

Originally Posted by MBreinin

Tie is a good bit darker than it appears.

Mike

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Looks fine overall, but I'm not convinced I like the tie.

Originally Posted by oldog/oldtrix

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I like this

 

[ManofKent]

Originally Posted by Orgetorix

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Good

 

[ManofKent]

I bought the tie yesterday, not owning a true yellow tie. Having chosen a safeish shirt I came to the PS problem eventually settling on the one shown but I'm not sure it's quite optimum. Any suggestions? I think a darker suit might be better with the tie too - thoughts?

As it has the air of a Liberal Democrat MP I could have abandoned my principles and gone for a white linen PS with a non-white shirt I suppose*

Sticking with the political, I don't normally wear Suede shoes with a suit, but if they're good enough for cabinet ministers they're good enough for me.

*If you're outside of the Uk this will probably go over your heads, and it's not worth worrying about.

 

[Holdfast]

Originally Posted by ManofKent

As it has the air of a Liberal Democrat MP I could have abandoned my principles and gone for a white linen PS with a non-white shirt I suppose
Blue square needed in that context, then, surely.