New Suit Challenge.

[whnay.]

Along with a dinner suit I'm also pulling the trigger on a SB / DB Navy fresco suit from Rubinacci (LH) but I'm indecisive on one more item. I still need suits so I've narrowed the list down but would appreciate opinions from the SF horde...

Navy SB - Nailhead (Birdseye)

Gray SB - Nailhead (Birdseye)

POW DB - Traditional Black / White

Brown SB - Houndstooth

Other

As a matter of context I currently have the following in my suit rotation.

Gray DB - LH
Gray SB - LH
Navy Pinstripe SB - LH
Two Gray Pinstripe SB - Davies, RLPL
Navy SB w Peak - RLPL
Gray SB w Peak - RLPL
Navy / Red Pinstripe SB - Isaia

 

[TheFoo]

POW DB would be hot. It's on my own short list.

 

[greekonomist]

What's the breakdown in terms of seasons?

I prefer nailhead to birdseye patterns, and I really like the idea of a navy nailhead.

 

[whnay.]

Originally Posted by greekonomist

What's the breakdown in terms of seasons?

I prefer nailhead to birdseye patterns, and I really like the idea of a navy nailhead.

Atlanta, as you are probably aware, has really only two seasons - summer and spring, so my options are usually pretty limited. Anything over 13 oz and I might die.

 

[Wes Bourne]

Originally Posted by whnay.

POW DB - Traditional Black / White


That ^ or:

charcoal mini herringbone SB

navy chalkstripe SB

Not a fan of Nailhead (Birdseye).

 

[chorse123]

Get the brown houndstooth. It might not be ideal for your job--can't really say--but it looks to me like you have plenty of blue/gray suits already.

Edit - wait, I forgot you're in ATL. Though I think of this as more of a fall/winter suit, it could like nice in a light weight cloth.

 

[RJman]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

POW DB would be hot. It's on my own short list.

That you want to dress the same every day is your own matter. Why do you want everyone else to dress the same as you? It's like Woody Allen in Casino Royale...

 

[edmorel]

would really need to see the fabric on a brown houndstooth, that could turn into a disaster. You can never have too many grey suits.

 

[Parker]

Are all your gray suits dark? How about a light gray suit? Maybe in nailhead or sharkskin/pic-n-pic.

Since you've already got 4 navy suits with one more in Fresco on the way, stick with gray. I like brown but you might not feel like wearing it much in hotlanta.

 

[TheFoo]

Originally Posted by RJman

That you want to dress the same every day is your own matter. Why do you want everyone else to dress the same as you? It's like Woody Allen in Casino Royale...

I just think glen plaid makes for a very useful, but still interesting and conservative, suit. You don't see them that often, but nobody will think it odd if you wear one.

 

[Fuuma]

Light grey birdseye would be killer (SB).

 

[whiteslashasian]

Originally Posted by Fuuma

Light grey birdseye would be killer (SB).

I saw single breasted (peak lapel), light grey birdseye a few weeks back and I thought it looked stunning.

I've been eyeing a navy nailhead DB for a while now...

 

[culverwood]

Brown houndstooth for the same reason as chorse123 and as it is less formal than what you have and are ordering .

Although -

 

[whnay.]

Originally Posted by Parker

Are all your gray suits dark? How about a light gray suit? Maybe in nailhead or sharkskin/pic-n-pic.

Since you've already got 4 navy suits with one more in Fresco on the way, stick with gray. I like brown but you might not feel like wearing it much in hotlanta.

One of my pinstripes is light gray - but I think its a great idea.

 

[itsstillmatt]

I prefer light gray to dark. Hell, I prefer light gray to just about anything else.