My Considered Style

[Bronze Age Sartorial]

2). Prefer solid colors. No stripes, patterns or adornments. The exception to this rule is ties -- I’ll wear subtle patterns or stripes (solids are better).

Striped dress shirts seem pretty standard & offer some visual interest in otherwise conservative outfits.

10). No denim, camouflage, or tie-die. Ever.

No denim? Why?

 

[dirtbag-delux]

Striped dress shirts seem pretty standard & offer some visual interest in otherwise conservative outfits.



No denim? Why?

Yes, I agree with you about patterned shirts. There is something calming about solid colors. I wear light blue or white shirts when not physically working, blue chambray shirts at work.

Denim is like an overused catch phrase. So I suppose I have a contrarian streak. Besides that I find it to hot in the summer.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

blue chambray ***** at work.

please…I’m dying to see a pic.

 

[breakaway01]

please…I’m dying to see a pic.

Be careful what you wish for

 

[PhilKenSebben]

As I have been out if the CM discussion for a while, I am struggling with how seriously to take this thread (threak potential?)

Seeing @Phileas Fogg post here however has encouraged me to sub and find out

 

[Nyarlathotep]

I release "patina is my favorite color" into the world -- make it yours.

Didn't you say you don't use catch phrases because they're ubiquitous (uninstall the thesaurus plugin plz)

 

[dirtbag-delux]

Didn't you say you don't use catch phrases because they're ubiquitous (uninstall the thesaurus plugin plz)

Nyarlathotep you honor me by suggesting that patina is my favorite color has become ubiquitous. I don't believe it has, but if it does I will move on.

 

[stuffedsuperdud]

What is an example of clothing that would "push people away?"

CM

Ever wear a suit while walking through an economically challenged neighborhood, the kind where folks can no longer afford even little luxuries like pride and shame? You'll find that CM is quite the attractive garment (in the most literal and awkward sense) then.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Ever wear a suit while walking through an economically challenged neighborhood, the kind where folks can no longer afford even little luxuries like pride and shame? You'll find that CM is quite the attractive garment (in the most literal and awkward sense) then.

why would I want to walk through such a neighborhood?

 

[Leiker]

why would I want to walk through such a neighborhood?

I live in such a neighborhood (Central City in New Orleans), and have had occasions to walk in the neighborhood wearing CM to go to a funeral service at a church, and to attend a high school graduation, as a couple of examples.

 

[Andy57]

4). Avoid logos, exotic materials, loud colors, and gimmicky design. In a culture where people want attention, it is exclusive to be unobtrusive. Given a choice, choose to draw less attention.

If it doesn't scream "look at me", I ain't wearin' it! ?

Wow, explaining one’s overall style philosophy and the strategies you use to execute it is a great idea, IMO. There are a lot of people on SF with very distinct, carefully thought out, approaches who I would love to see explicate them in this fashion. (UrbanComposition, AnAcuteStyle, and Andy57 are among the first of many who come to mind).

I'm very flattered to be included in such a very short list. I'm not sure I could enumerate my approach to dressing in quite such the succinct manner of the OP. Here are a few common themes of mine, though, that have coalesced over the years:

No cuffs (turn ups) on trousers. Ever​

When worn with a tie, shirts should be plain white or light blue​

When worn with a tie, a shirt should have french cuffs​

Don't be afraid of color​

What you wear should make you happy (corollary: clothes should be fun)​

Wear a dinner jacket as often as possible​

On short notice, that's the best I can do, I'm afraid.

 

[BPL Esq]

If it doesn't scream "look at me", I ain't wearin' it! ?

I'm very flattered to be included in such a very short list. I'm not sure I could enumerate my approach to dressing in quite such the succinct manner of the OP. Here are a few common themes of mine, though, that have coalesced over the years:

No cuffs (turn ups) on trousers. Ever​

When worn with a tie, shirts should be plain white or light blue​

When worn with a tie, a shirt should have french cuffs​

Don't be afraid of color​

What you wear should make you happy (corollary: clothes should be fun)​

Wear a dinner jacket as often as possible​

On short notice, that's the best I can do, I'm afraid.

I like this list, and I need to make more room for dinner jackets in my life.

 

[Joe Schmoe]

Ever wear a suit while walking through an economically challenged neighborhood, the kind where folks can no longer afford even little luxuries like pride and shame? You'll find that CM is quite the attractive garment (in the most literal and awkward sense) then.

In my experience, most people enjoy encountering someone who is dressed well. It brightens their day and makes them feel like they're in a more elegant setting. This includes poor people. I've never been to Haiti or the favelas of Brazil, but I'd be willing to bet that the people there would enjoy seeing someone wearing a bespoke Saville Row suit, etc.

 

[dieworkwear]

I haven't experienced this kind of exotification of CM clothing in economically challenged neighborhoods. I've walked through poor neighborhoods both in the US and abroad. I'm sometimes in CM clothing. No one notices and I go about my day.

I grew up in a low-income Vietnamese community and still like to go eat in such communities.

The same is true in wealthier neighborhoods. Few people notice or say anything about my clothes.

The few times I've received comments on my clothes, it's from people who are interested in clothes. Occasionally, I'll get the kind "you look nice today." But if the conversation is more specific, it's usually from someone interested in clothes. This is independent of their economic background.

 

[Mute]

I like pudding.