Does the prohibition against black suits in the day include black pinstriped suits?

[merkur]

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[voxsartoria]

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[emmanuel]

For the record I dont agree with not wearing black during the day.

 

[chuckseabreeze]

Merkur is my all time favorite thread starter.

 

[nosferatu]

I'm actually interested in this, any thoughts?

 

[jagass]

I think you should obey the rules...If it is a rule then do it...

 

[Eccentric]

I once heard this explained as a particularly egregious violation of decorum. I believe that a large part of why a black suit is improper (aside from looking bad in sunlight), is that black is not for business. Stripes, on the other hand, are a mark of a business suit. Combining the two, then, creates a sort of sartorial Chimera that is best avoided.

 

[Caomhanach]

Businesssmen in black and white vertical striped suits often exchange them for black and white horizontal striped suits.

 

[Eccentric]

Originally Posted by Caomhanach

Businesssmen in black and white vertical striped suits often exchange them for black and white horizontal striped suits.

That is if they don't first take a cue from their stock prices and jump out of a window.

 

[Xiaogou]

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...ht=black+suits

I have been told that pinstripes are okay with a black suit.

 

[JayJay]

I'm not a fan of them.

 

[Film Noir Buff]

Originally Posted by Caomhanach

Businesssmen in black and white vertical striped suits often exchange them for black and white horizontal striped suits.
Interesting that you say this because I think the public associates this suit (whether black, grey or navy) with the media, even political staffs more than with the business world. In England the black suit with the white chalk stripe is the traditional "old money look".

 

[StopPolloition]

Originally Posted by Film Noir Buff

In England the black suit with the white chalk stripe is the traditional "old money look".

Are you sure that these are indeed black suits and not midnight blue?

 

[greekonomist]

Originally Posted by Film Noir Buff

In England the black suit with the white chalk stripe is the traditional "old money look".

I remember reading the black with white chalk stripe suit was the classic City of London banker look.

 

[CharlesAlexander]

I think the right pinstripes can give a black suit the sheen it needs to not look dull during the day.