josepidal
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Has anyone here tried to do a Paul Smith knockoff reversible French cuff shirt by having a tailor put a secondary fabric (usually a paisley-type, floral or loud thin striped design) on the inner collar and on the underside of the French cuffs? The appeal is to have a stiff, formal dress shirt that can turn casual with a visual twist once one takes off the tie and unbottons that top button, and reverse the French cuffs for good measure. I thought it was interesting but doesn't appeal to me, but then it would be mostly invisible anyway and is a detail that can remain invisible except on rare occasions when one feels whimsical. The secondary design underneath the collar will likely appear subtle no matter how loud the design.
My only concern is that there would necessarily be a huge contrast in fabric quality, especially if one goes beyond good 120's, as I doubt Kabbaz's favorite merchants produce a wide range of floral 180's. For the inner collar, I figure I'd rather have the feel of the shirt's fabric than an inferior fabric selected for the zany design (or maybe one doesn't feel the fabric on one's neck anyway). For the cuffs, I doubt it'd be a concern on the rare occasions one would want to flip them. However, I figure the reversed cuffs just aren't as interesting without the collar.
Has anyone tried this minority preference? I'd probably try it at least once to have a shirt that goes with my SF Paul Smith pocket square.
My only concern is that there would necessarily be a huge contrast in fabric quality, especially if one goes beyond good 120's, as I doubt Kabbaz's favorite merchants produce a wide range of floral 180's. For the inner collar, I figure I'd rather have the feel of the shirt's fabric than an inferior fabric selected for the zany design (or maybe one doesn't feel the fabric on one's neck anyway). For the cuffs, I doubt it'd be a concern on the rare occasions one would want to flip them. However, I figure the reversed cuffs just aren't as interesting without the collar.
Has anyone tried this minority preference? I'd probably try it at least once to have a shirt that goes with my SF Paul Smith pocket square.