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

[SprezzaTrash]

Met up with my college friend and first ever menswear friend.

 

[Caustic Man]

Too young for La Jolla I suppose.

 

[Typiper]

First post in this forum, and while I am certain that I can’t hold a candle to most, if not all of you, I would appreciate the feedback (or “constructive criticism” as the case may be).

 

[Caustic Man]

@Typiper I like what you're going for here. The gray tone thing is kinda cool sometimes and you're almost there in terms of your color and pattern matching. As it stands the trousers look too close in shade to the jacket. You'll want to try for more contrast. That could most easily be accomplished by going darker with the trousers but be careful, you don't want your trousers and your tie to match in color. The pocket square is out of place and needs to be removed. Try a plain white square that is in keeping with the rest of the outfit. Watch those shirt sleeves. They are probably too short if they creep up inside the jacket sleeves like that. It's hard to get a sense of fit other than with the shirt sleeves so I won't comment on that. All in all, not bad.

 

[Typiper]

@Typiper I like what you're going for here. The gray tone thing is kinda cool sometimes and you're almost there in terms of your color and pattern matching. As it stands the trousers look too close in shade to the jacket. You'll want to try for more contrast. That could most easily be accomplished by going darker with the trousers but be careful, you don't want your trousers and your tie to match in color. The pocket square is out of place and needs to be removed. Try a plain white square that is in keeping with the rest of the outfit. Watch those shirt sleeves. They are probably too short if they creep up inside the jacket sleeves like that. It's hard to get a sense of fit other than with the shirt sleeves so I won't comment on that. All in all, not bad.

Thank you for the advice. I had a feeling that the pants were too close in shade to the jacket. I will pursue a more charcoal-ish pant. After looking at it following your advice, I completely agree with the square being out of place. Thank you again!

 

[aportnoy]

Suit Lesser grey wool/mohair by Despos
Shirt Fray
Tie Paul Stuart
PS Bigi
Shoes Edward Green

 

[lordsuperb]

Hard to go wrong with either. Hillcrest, assuming no severe changes since I last lived in SD, is pretty great. Very vibrant, and people are shockingly (read: basically normal outside of LA and NYC) nice.

San Diego is my favorite U.S. city next to Charleston. Amazing weather and peeps.

 

[ericgereghty]

San Diego is my favorite U.S. city next to Charleston. Amazing weather and peeps.

Ha, good taste. Have a few family members in Charleston. The weather would wreck me, but it's a really fantastic city. Could absolutely live there.

 

[lordsuperb]

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Suit Lesser grey wool/mohair by Despos
Shirt Fray
Tie Paul Stuart
PS Bigi
Shoes Edward Green

That suit is beautiful but you forgot to list the phone cover!!!

 

[aportnoy]

That suit is beautiful but you forgot to list the phone cover!!!

Yes, brand new today and a 28th anniversary gift from my loving wife!

 

[MrUsedThreads]

That suit is beautiful but you forgot to list the phone cover!!!

I think it's called "Im 40 and I've given up."

 

[MrUsedThreads]

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Suit Lesser grey wool/mohair by Despos
Shirt Fray
Tie Paul Stuart
PS Bigi
Shoes Edward Green

thats a fantastic suit there. love the EG's too. I can't tell from the photo but is that medallion toe as well?

 

[aportnoy]

thats a fantastic suit there. love the EG's too. I can't tell from the photo but is that medallion toe as well?

The toe cap is bare. Thanks for the kind words!

 

[Epicure]

It's a wool/silk Drake's from a few years ago. You might be able to find one somewhere. There was blue figures/border version too that the artist formerly known as @Murlsquirl had. It's hard to find one that has this density of color on a cream base but it makes it probably the most versatile square I own. Good luck!

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Thanks, jc. That really is on the money. I can see how it could work with a myriad of fits.

 

[Epicure]

I like these two from Olof in wool/silk combo.

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Thanks for pointing these out. It could be the photography, but the bases of both of these look a lot cooler toned than the Drakes one above. Have you seen the actual articles?