Sport Coats and Jeans

[Blake Stitched Blues]

Can't see a cutaway or semi-spread collar working with jeans.

White OCBDs are always a bit of an odd-duck - formal colour, casual texture. The suggestion of a light blue stripe is a good one - maybe a blue & white university stripe OCBD?

Re the frumpiness, I agree. I do find that pattern takes away the stodge factor quite a bit though. All of my OCBDs are uni-stripes or shades of light to mid-blue gingham.

 

[mossrockss]

Can't see a cutaway or semi-spread collar working with jeans.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[brillopad]

this is technically very very good (maybe perfect?) but feels off to me in some difficult to pin down way. it doesn't excite me at all.

sometimes when i put on an ocbd, i feel like it's very frumpy. other times it feels right at home. when it's feeling frumpy is when i'll go cutaway and it makes me feel better.

I wore this same thing today (the previous picture is from the weekend) except I had a blue/white stripe OCBD, and I think that felt a bit better. I don't wear white OCBDs that often. Wearing a cutaway with denim feels weird to me but I see what you mean.

To that note, @UrbanComposition and I were just having a twitter conversation as to whether this would look better with faded denim. Here's an example of an almost identical getup with faded denim instead:

Wearing faded denim with a SC seems counterintuitive but I don't dislike it as much as I would expect to.

 

[mossrockss]

I wore this same thing today (the previous picture is from the weekend) except I had a blue/white stripe OCBD, and I think that felt a bit better. I don't wear white OCBDs that often. Wearing a cutaway with denim feels weird to me but I see what you mean.

To that note, @UrbanComposition and I were just having a twitter conversation as to whether this would look better with faded denim. Here's an example of an almost identical getup with faded denim instead:

Spoiler: spoil

Wearing faded denim with a SC seems counterintuitive but I don't dislike it as much as I would expect to.

what color is the jacket?

 

[brillopad]

A dusty brown herringbone.

 

[mossrockss]

A dusty brown herringbone.

ok. so a bright blue might make a difference then by contrasting cool with warm.
and the faded denim *is an improvement. perhaps for the same reason.

 

[brillopad]

ok. so a bright blue might make a difference then by contrasting cool with warm.
and the faded denim *is an improvement. perhaps for the same reason.

It's definitely lower contrast, too - the original dark denim and white shirt is a lot stronger than the similarly-colored pieces in the second photo.

 

[mossrockss]

It's definitely lower contrast, too - the original dark denim and white shirt is a lot stronger than the similarly-colored pieces in the second photo.

actually the blue ocbd wasn't my fave either lol. i was just reacting to the denim.

i think it's the jacket that maybe i'm having a hard time virtual-pairing.

anyway, don't take any of this as criticism. just thinking out loud.

 

[venividivicibj]

Don’t take it as criticism, I just think neither the shirt color nor collar nor jeans worked and you should do these things instead.

Haha

 

[EUtroll]

actually the blue ocbd wasn't my fave either lol. i was just reacting to the denim.

i think it's the jacket that maybe i'm having a hard time virtual-pairing.

anyway, don't take any of this as criticism. just thinking out loud.

I bought a similar jacket some time ago and have great issues pairing it with anything. The best I've found are some shades of grey and semi-dark denim.

 

[joacimbylehn]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

If the cutaway is chambray or denim I'm down. Although going double denim + SC is probably even harder.

 

[DavidLane]

I like the colors, but a slightly faded, higher rise denim and darker shoe would be better.

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[Blake Stitched Blues]

Great look @DavidLane

Is the SC a navy flannel?

 

[DavidLane]

Great look @DavidLane

Is the SC a navy flannel?

Yes, it is actually overcoat material from Fox Brothers. There is a very subtle herringbone pattern to it.

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[brillopad]

I like the colors, but a slightly faded, higher rise denim and darker shoe would be better.
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I love the WWII Cyma, by the way! I've always been a fan of the dirty dozen watches.