conservative business dress WAYWRN: An Experiment

[Dewey]

vox, why not delete some of your old posts to make room under the 25,000 cap?

maybe go in and replace what you said with ".." -- you know, zero them out

 

[Parker]

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

This post uses up one, leaving two more possible before getting back to 24,999.

Can I use your TV static avatar? That was cool.

 

[Prince of Paisley]

I thought your post-count stayed the same, even if a thread in which you have posts is deleted? You can't find the posts but the counter never goes backwards.

Mods?

 

[ndw]

Originally Posted by UrbanComposition

Please Foof Threadbearer's jacket.

I feel bad for the dude.

Originally Posted by SkinnyGoomba

Very nice combo. Will be DTOd in near future. Collar pin = not conservative business dress. I am a fan of the look- curious to know how many people comment on it or is it just ingnored?

 

[Connemara]

Hold your nose in the air like you just don't care. Brooks Bros. navy pinstripe sack suit Brooks Bros. white OCBD J. Press tie (navy w/red dot) Gold tie bar Black AE Park Avenues

 

[MBreinin]

Originally Posted by ndw

Very nice combo. Will be DTOd in near future. Collar pin = not conservative business dress. I am a fan of the look- curious to know how many people comment on it or is it just ingnored?

I have pinned collars. People rarely notice or comment. I like the look. Plus, it can save some unwearable shirts that have super narrow point collars.

Mike

 

[JohnnyCrockett]

Originally Posted by Manton

Blue-gray "nailhead" suit, blue textured shirt, rust orange wool tie, blue ground silk square, orange & gray wool socks, American Gunboats.

Manton, don't take any of these comments the wrong way as I love the idea of this thread and I think you are doing a good job in it (no ****). "No ****" is an homage to Bull. 1) No gorge that high can be considered conservative business dress. 2) Those shoes are not conservative business dress. Too light and too clunky. Maybe they were business dress in the 1960s but when's the last time you saw someone dressed for true business in NYC wearing chestnut pebble-grained longwing tanks? 3) Suit is too light for conservative business dress by today's standards. By the way, this thread seems to have devolved from "conservative business dress WAYWRN" to "People who actually look good in what they're wearing WAYWRN", which I applaud wholeheartedly.

 

[gdl203]

Agree with (2). (1) is a stretch IMO (no one cares or notices), and (3) is simply not the case.

 

[SkinnyGoomba]

Originally Posted by ndw

Very nice combo. Will be DTOd in near future. Collar pin = not conservative business dress. I am a fan of the look- curious to know how many people comment on it or is it just ingnored?

Thanks, I rarely have anyone comment on the collar pin. I dont think anyone notices or cares.

Originally Posted by MBreinin

I have pinned collars. People rarely notice or comment. I like the look. Plus, it can save some unwearable shirts that have super narrow point collars.

Mike

+1, RL doesn't do a great job with collar roll so I tend to like them better pinned.

 

[ndw]

Originally Posted by MBreinin

I have pinned collars. People rarely notice or comment. I like the look. Plus, it can save some unwearable shirts that have super narrow point collars. Mike

Originally Posted by SkinnyGoomba

Thanks, I rarely have anyone comment on the collar pin. I dont think anyone notices or cares.
Duly noted.

Originally Posted by gdl203

Agree with (2). (1) is a stretch IMO (no one cares or notices), and (3) is simply not the case.
+1 I don't think anyone, outside of tailors and clothing nerds on internet forums, know what gorge is and what would be considered too high or low. That suit is awesome - BTW. Manton's outfits are very nice, but I don't think he has posted a pair of truly conservative business dress shoes yet. Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[UrbanComposition]

Pretty much as close to conservative business dress as I get, except...single breasted peak lapels

 

[hendrix]

those lapels

 

[jrd617]

Originally Posted by UrbanComposition

Pretty much as close to conservative business dress as I get, except...single breasted peak lapels

Roped shoulders?

 

[jrd617]

Originally Posted by MBreinin

This is great, but bar laces needed!!!!

 

[ManofKent]

Originally Posted by UrbanComposition

Pretty much as close to conservative business dress as I get, except...single breasted peak lapels

It looks good.

The question of lapels is an interesting one. As far as I'm aware peaked lapels on a single breasted jacket have never been incorrect (they were certainly not uncommon in the 20's and 30's), but have gone in and out of fashion and have probably always been in the minority. Does this preclude them from 'conservative' maybe? Lapel width and notch placements/styles vary through the years. I suspect what would have been considered within the realms of 'conservative' in the 70's would now be considered over the top.