conservative business dress WAYWRN: An Experiment

[Manton]

Originally Posted by gdl203

I think there's probably one too many casual element here. Brown pebblegrain bluchers + 3 patch + BD shirt. I think it would be better with one of them slightly more formal (maybe balmorals instead of these)

Nah, that would ruin it.

That's sort of a throwback to a BB-esque look. You would have seen this all over NYC in the '50s & '60s. I mean not exactly that, but patch flannel + OCBD + wool tie + gunboats, sure.

Right vox?

The shirt throws it off the most because there is no way to press those seams flat. I bet if I had worn my pinpoint BD, which presses up much more crisply, everyone would be fine with it.

 

[gdl203]

OK - I come to this from a different place and with a different business attire DNA and history so I'm bound to have a slightly different perspective.

 

[gdl203]

On second thought, it just comes back to the shirt. I just don't get BD with tie and suits. Back to square 1

 

[ManofKent]

Originally Posted by gdl203

OK - I come to this from a different place and with a different business attire DNA and history so I'm bound to have a slightly different perspective.

I think this is one of the things that makes this thread interesting. From my perspective it's town rather than city.

 

[TRINI]

Manton - what material is the blue flannel?

 

[Manton]

Originally Posted by TRINI

Manton - what material is the blue flannel?

Harrison 12/13 worsted flannel, shade lighter than navy.

 

[TRINI]

Originally Posted by Manton

Harrison 12/13 worsted flannel, shade lighter than navy.

I like.

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by edmorel

another thing where I am in the minority in this thread, I dislike tatersall shirts, both the "dressy" kind and the "tweedy' kind. the graph paper check I could wear but my preference is stripes over checks and I also don't like multistripes.
I don't like them either. I don't mind stripes, but I hate checks.

 

[deadly7]

Originally Posted by gdl203

On second thought, it just comes back to the shirt. I just don't get BD with tie and suits. Back to square 1

I agree with this. It's a very American look and I see it all the time. I just am not a fan of it. Even on some of Manton's old pics. I don't find it extremely egregious, just something that catches my eye in a less-than-positive way.

 

[Connemara]

Put no effort into dressing this morning (yeah, yeah--being well dressed isn't supposed to take effort. Shush.) Southwick (for Paul Stuart) flannel sack blazer Polo RL navy knit tie Lands End Canvas burgundy stripe poplin shirt Gold tie bar Panta charcoal herringbone trous Alden penny loaferz

 

[Mark from Plano]

Never warmed to the look of a navy tie with a navy jacket. Always felt like I needed more contrast than that.

 

[Manton]

Conne, that shirt collar is terrible. Also, ditch the tie clip with a BD.

Mark: I like navy + navy. Very old world, elegant lootk.

 

[Mark from Plano]

Originally Posted by Manton

Mark: I like navy + navy. Very old world, elegant lootk.

Interesting.

 

[UrbanComposition]

Agree with Manton on this one. Navy suit + white shirt + navy tie = untouchable. Pretty much the height of simple elegance.

Edit: Swap out light blue shirt on occasion.

 

[Connemara]

Originally Posted by Manton

Conne, that shirt collar is terrible. Also, ditch the tie clip with a BD. Mark: I like navy + navy. Very old world, elegant lootk.
Yeah, I know.