HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part IV (starting May 2014)

[size 38R]

That's too much Amish Farmer look for me.

haha!

should have got pics in an old factory. had this in mind..

Screenshot from "Mr Selfridge"


(Takeo Kikuchi fall/winter 2013)
as it is "Classic Menswear", of the blue collar kind.

 

[jungleroller]

And the fact that I spent four days last weekend in Sturgis Michigan right by Shipshewana and a bunch of "Yoders" that might be adding to my point of view.

 

[edmorel]

I don't understand how spectre's two fits are seen as being lukewarm at best and in the same breath, people fawn over awful fits You don't need to see much of spectre's jacket (although thanks to SB for doing the full shots) to recognize the beautifully cut/fit of the shoulder line, the perfect armhole size (not up to his pits), the cut, size and gorge of the lapels, the shaping of the chest. Every thing is in perfect harmony to the man's physical attributes, if you saw him in person, you would not know who cut the suit or what regional style it is, you would notice a well dressed man in beautiful classic clothing. Its only boring in a world where loud suits with super slim sleeves and ridiculous high armholes (with the requisite rumpling around the arm scythe and shoulder line) are de riguer. His collar may be low but its probably more to do with the side view and stance (and I'm not a big fan of spread collars anyway).

The point is, you don't have to like his choice of cloths. You can very well dress in louder clothing or more patterned attite but if you don't recognize the beauty of the cut of his clothing, then you have more homework to do.

And I was one of the only guys defending Spoo when he would get ridiculed by some others when he started posting here, so I like to think that I have and "expanded" palate but that jacket, regardless of sexual orientation, should not be worn by any man. It is in fact hideous, neither the colorway nor the pattern do it any favors. Toss the jacket spoo, you are on the beach, you are a fit guy, just go with the pants and open shirt and loafers.

That is all

 

[gdl203]

*orsonwellsclap*

 

[edmorel]



*orsonwellsclap*

BTW, I think those gloves will get "lost in the mail" and never make it to Norway

 

[in stitches]

For the Tag Team Challenge!!

Spoiler: slightly different lighting, i was OCD about which pic to use. i am nuts!

 

[Mr. Six]

Love the blue of that suit, Mr. Six--details, please?

Thanks and sorry I can't give you any details. It's a Caruso suit that I picked up from eHaberdasher.com.

six - good stuff.

Thanks!

Mr. 6 is steadily climbing up my list of favorite fit posters.

 

[The Noodles]

@in stitches and @Murlsquirl
That is EPIC!!!

 

[jungleroller]

I imagine that's what a Rudals picnic attack looks like

 

[calypso]

@in stitches and @Murlsquirl hahahahahaha! Awesome!

Heading to the beach in my summer outfit






Special close up FC pose



today's means of transportation

 

[kulata]



I imagine that's what a Rudals picnic attack looks like

I imagine him doing that when he got his Formosa suit

 

[jungleroller]



I imagine him doing that when he got his Formosa suit

Thats what I did!

 

[The Noodles]

I imagine him doing that when he got his Formosa suit

Naw, it was more like this...

 

[Claghorn]

I don't understand how spectre's two fits are seen as being lukewarm at best and in the same breath, people fawn over awful fits

You don't need to see much of spectre's jacket (although thanks to SB for doing the full shots) to recognize the beautifully cut/fit of the shoulder line, the perfect armhole size (not up to his pits), the cut, size and gorge of the lapels, the shaping of the chest. Every thing is in perfect harmony to the man's physical attributes, if you saw him in person, you would not know who cut the suit or what regional style it is, you would notice a well dressed man in beautiful classic clothing. Its only boring in a world where loud suits with super slim sleeves and ridiculous high armholes (with the requisite rumpling around the arm scythe and shoulder line) are de riguer. His collar may be low but its probably more to do with the side view and stance (and I'm not a big fan of spread collars anyway).

The point is, you don't have to like his choice of cloths. You can very well dress in louder clothing or more patterned attite but if you don't recognize the beauty of the cut of his clothing, then you have more homework to do.

And I was one of the only guys defending Spoo when he would get ridiculed by some others when he started posting here, so I like to think that I have and "expanded" palate but that jacket, regardless of sexual orientation, should not be worn by any man. It is in fact hideous, neither the colorway nor the pattern do it any favors. Toss the jacket spoo, you are on the beach, you are a fit guy, just go with the pants and open shirt and loafers.

That is all

I certainly don't disagree with any of this. And I'd like to think I'm one of the more sedate frequent non-conservative business dress posters (though admittedly, it was my loud windowpane linen which started the kerfuffle, though the @spectre thing, I think, came a day or two later).

But I also don't get what makes spectre's fits all that noteworthy (excepting the shoulder), so count me as lukewarm. I suppose I'm less concerned with fit than you and others. I want my own clothes to fit, but when I judge the clothing of others, it isn't something that I really focus on provided it's within some acceptable range. I think that's probably true for a lot of people. They might focus more on the items involved in the outfit--a reflection of the more consumerist bent SF has taken these last few years perhaps. It isn't a better set of priorities, nor is it really any worse. Just different.

It isn't that "loud" or "complex" is great. The only reason so many of my own fits have three patterns is that I don't dress formally enough to be comfortable with a white linen square. I'm a huge fan of what Pingson does. But the items in those two fits really just don't do it for me. The gray fit feels desaturated rather than monochrome. The navy, well, like I said, I don't prioritize fit provided it's decent (and that, especially after viewing SB's full version, is clearly more than decent). In terms of the items involved and how they're put together, it's certainly better than some that came after and before it. But it's also worse than others.

 

[EFV]



I don't understand how spectre's two fits are seen as being lukewarm at best and in the same breath, people fawn over awful fits

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

You don't need to see much of spectre's jacket (although thanks to SB for doing the full shots) to recognize the beautifully cut/fit of the shoulder line, the perfect armhole size (not up to his pits), the cut, size and gorge of the lapels, the shaping of the chest. Every thing is in perfect harmony to the man's physical attributes, if you saw him in person, you would not know who cut the suit or what regional style it is, you would notice a well dressed man in beautiful classic clothing. Its only boring in a world where loud suits with super slim sleeves and ridiculous high armholes (with the requisite rumpling around the arm scythe and shoulder line) are de riguer. His collar may be low but its probably more to do with the side view and stance (and I'm not a big fan of spread collars anyway).

The point is, you don't have to like his choice of cloths. You can very well dress in louder clothing or more patterned attite but if you don't recognize the beauty of the cut of his clothing, then you have more homework to do.

And I was one of the only guys defending Spoo when he would get ridiculed by some others when he started posting here, so I like to think that I have and "expanded" palate but that jacket, regardless of sexual orientation, should not be worn by any man. It is in fact hideous, neither the colorway nor the pattern do it any favors. Toss the jacket spoo, you are on the beach, you are a fit guy, just go with the pants and open shirt and loafers.

That is all

Well, he came here acting like a troll. Even if he threw down the best stuff this forum had ever seen (which we really can't judge from these pictures). I don't think it would get much love. Yeah, great fabrics and nicely cut shoulders, lapels et c. But just the last days we've seen more impressive stuff from some of the regular posters, e.g. the Shibumi guys, Incontro, Tchoy, NickP, Murl and Stitchy's joined Formosa fits et c. So why exactly should these small pics posted by this rude guy get more love?

Also, many people on this forum dress with some kind of budget, it's not possible for everyone to buy all bespoke in exclusive fabrics and advanced cuts. Sometimes we praise people who do really well on the budget they've got, I don't see that as fawning over awful fits.