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Manton

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One of my favorite shirts is a light gray gingham/tablecloth check. It is wearable with maybe three of my ties, and it gets noticed. I do love it, however.
 

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I don't own a grey shirt, but it's on my list of things to acquire this fiscal year, along with red, green, tan, and yellow shirts. When I envision these shirts, none of them are solid. They are all either end-on-ends, fine stripes that appear nearly solid, or wider stripes with a white background. I feel like that Tutee fellow wrote an essay about these shirt colours on the Lounge, but I can't find it now.
 

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I suppose in a stripe or check it would look fine (come to think of it, I own a white shirt with a grey pattern), but a solid grey shirt is just not a good look with a suit, IMHO.
 

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Originally Posted by Will
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Originally Posted by Manton
I have some, all end-on-end, and I like them. They get worn infrequently, and are not the easiest to mate with suits and ties, but they make a nice change from time to time. I've never been drawn to plain gray broadcloth, but the end-on-end gives it a little surface interest. Mine have self collars, but a contrast white collar would look fine, I suppose. However, if I did that, I would do it in broadcloth and not end-on-end.

I have a grey end on end with contrast cuffs and collars. It seemed like a great idea at the time, but it's turned out to be my least worn shirt.
 

thinman

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Originally Posted by Mildly Consumptive
I don't own a grey shirt, but it's on my list of things to acquire this fiscal year, along with red, green, tan, and yellow shirts. When I envision these shirts, none of them are solid. They are all either end-on-ends, fine stripes that appear nearly solid, or wider stripes with a white background. I feel like that Tutee fellow wrote an essay about these shirt colours on the Lounge, but I can't find it now.
Here is his post from AAAC. It's very insightful, as are most of his posts, though I don't necessarily agree with his restrictions on styles or models: http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/f...6&postcount=13
 

SergioFM

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I've been thinking about getting a gray shirt with white contrast. Something like this:



Could it be worn with any tie color other than black? Burgundy maybe?
 

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