Once you know the rules, you can break 'em...

[Kent Money]

list those traditional no-nos that can be broken succesfully

sprezzatura!


untucked button ups
loafers with denim
denim on denim
untucked button ups with a tie (just kidding)

 

[Jekyll]

leaving price tags on clothes sneakers with suits office pants at clubs changing undies only once a week

 

[KitAkira]

Wearing clothes

 

[hossoso]

Mixing brown and black.

 

[Kent Money]

skinny jeans with billowy tops
making desert boots acutally look good

 

[bcx]

personal hygiene

 

[Kent Money]

during finals week, its ok not to brush your teeth or take a shower. or change underwear

 

[JoyDiffusion]

^^ Dissertation beard -- got one going now.

 

[mlyngard]

Black belt/brown shoes.
White after labor day
Commando year-round
silver with gold
Tie with jeans

(hmm...I think almost any rule can be broken tastefully, but we aren't all rich or 6'-2" Calvin Klein models either, are we?)

All in good context is when I've seen it done best...five degrees off and you do a nice slappy bellyflop.

 

[mlyngard]

Originally Posted by Kent Money

during finals week, its ok not to brush your teeth or take a shower. or change underwear

Best to keep using punctuation though (they look like this; " 's" and "?"), or you might fail them finals...

Capitalization counts too.

 

[jarude]

that there is a time and place for mall brands

thats right i went there

 

[Kent Money]

word to that, Jarude