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FRIDAY CHALLENGE 20140502: DTO an SF Bro

How DTOed the best

  • Claghorn

    Votes: 10 12.3%
  • SeaJean

    Votes: 12 14.8%
  • EFV

    Votes: 52 64.2%
  • Cleav

    Votes: 4 4.9%
  • GMMcL

    Votes: 26 32.1%
  • Cantabrigian

    Votes: 2 2.5%
  • upr_crust

    Votes: 8 9.9%
  • coldsalmon

    Votes: 8 9.9%
  • in stitches

    Votes: 21 25.9%
  • eviltimeban

    Votes: 4 4.9%
  • Thin White Duke

    Votes: 3 3.7%
  • Shen

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Amar ezzahi

    Votes: 4 4.9%
  • size 38R

    Votes: 1 1.2%

  • Total voters
    81
  • Poll closed .

Cleav

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I have been influenced by our friend


AAS

so I take this opportunity to show a fit not necessarily characteristic of him but one that works with me
 

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This Photonics model would like to submit his entry. He hopes it's not too late.

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This is by far a better DTO Challenge already than the one last year. Cleav, most excellent, and EFV, absolutely stunning.
 

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Please take this in the spirit of joviality and homage it was intended. I genuinely respect and admire the styles and points of view of all folks DTO'd below.
As last year, I had a helluva time deciding which direction to go with this one. Since 38R threw the gauntlet down, I was tempted to take him on. So I put this together. But then I thought: No. That's not something anyone wants to see. So I thought: Well, how about Southern Style? I could use my new Carmina blue suedes (THANKS, MRJESTER!!), sockless, and could use my messy photo studio as the backdrop. Or along the same lines, maybe Gianni. But neither seemed within my idiom. How about TTO? Nope. My beard's not giant enough. DonC? Nope. I don't have any benches handy. RogerP (note the flash photography)? What about ClarinetP? Well, now we're getting closer. But still not there. WAIT! Saturated green tie on dark blue shirt? Floral PS? Light colored SC that's linen way before Memorial Day? Chinos? I've GOT IT! DOCKERS! DEMMIT! SeaJen did it better than me. Back to the drawing board. Several flashes of inspiration later, I'd arrived at: Clags (note all worsted/untextured except slubby tie): But I couldn't find an adequate doorway or vacant building lot with random walking path. OK, how about RoyCru? NOAP. I don't do it in the face. So... Pliny? Now that's a style that's close to my heart. And no face, too, which is good. But would votes on that basis feel satisfactory? Or would I have felt like I took an 85 MPH fastball, outside and belt high, and blooped it for a base hit? No, what was needed was to take this bull by the horns. Go big or go home. If I'm going down, I'm going down swinging. So here's my official entry.
I was intentionally aiming at OLD Spoo; Loud Spoo.
 

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E-FUXXXXXING-PIC as in, epic.

now i dont wanna play anymore.
 

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Very few of my jackets are worsted. But I'd have a love affair with that tie.
 

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Very few of my jackets are worsted. But I'd have a love affair with that tie.


Actually, nor is that one. The point I meant to make (and failed) was re: texture.

sry, Clags! I dun u wrong.

edit: shooz are meermin, btw. so I got that right at least
 
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Please take this in the spirit of joviality and homage it was intended. I genuinely respect and admire the styles and points of view of all folks DTO'd below.

This is one of the greatest posts I have seen. Kudos to you, good sir. I am honored to be included, but you forgot "poorly photographed and awkwardly hiding gut" in my description.
 

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