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Suits and overcoats

Stirre

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I have two questions...

Business-suits: What do you think is the most correct color?

Overcoat: What colors do you think that a man need and what is the best choice to a navy suit?
 

taxgenius

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Business suit: Correct color? Not sure. Most versatile and acceptable would be navy or dark grey.
 

JayJay

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Originally Posted by taxgenius69
Business suit: Correct color? Not sure. Most versatile and acceptable would be navy or dark grey.
+1. Charcoal works well for an overcoat.
 

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Charcoal seems to work well but you want th overcoat to coordinate with the suit somewhat to it really depends on what suit your wearing.
 

TheTukker

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Originally Posted by JayJay
+1. Charcoal works well for an overcoat.

+2; if you're looking for more elaborate views, you will have to give more details. Context? Purpose? Define best and correct.
 

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What sort of business? Client facing? Finance? Law? A good set of separates is more important than suits IMHO.
 

Stirre

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Ok...I mean finance. I love navy suits and I suppose that that is the standard together with dark grey? How is it with black suits nowadays? It that acceptable today or should I go for navy and dark grey? I mean, almost every fashion store has nothing else than black suits.. I'm pretty young and have not that much experience from overcoats. Can I buy a black one like this:http://cdn.is.bluefly.com/mgen/Bluef...340&height=408 to my dark grey and navy suit? Navy and black isn't the best combination, but I don't have the money right now to buy both a grey overcoat to my navy suit and a black overcoat to my grey suit. Excuse me for the question, but what is the most common color on a overcoat people wear together with navy suits?
 

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Originally Posted by Stirre
I mean, almost every fashion store has nothing else than black suits..
And every decent store has mostly blue and gray.
 

Harold falcon

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Originally Posted by Stirre
Ok...I mean finance.

I love navy suits and I suppose that that is the standard together with dark grey?
How is it with black suits nowadays? It that acceptable today or should I go for navy and dark grey? I mean, almost every fashion store has nothing else than black suits..

I'm pretty young and have not that much experience from overcoats.
Can I buy a black one like this:http://cdn.is.bluefly.com/mgen/Bluef...340&height=408
to my dark grey and navy suit? Navy and black isn't the best combination, but I don't have the money right now to buy both a grey overcoat to my navy suit and a black overcoat to my grey suit.

Excuse me for the question, but what is the most common color on a overcoat people wear together with navy suits?


I think a black overcoat is fine with a navy suit. But if you really want something different consider a camel overcoat

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatP...&sectionsize=#
 

Stirre

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Originally Posted by harvey_birdman
I think a black overcoat is fine with a navy suit. But if you really want something different consider a camel overcoat

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatP...&sectionsize=#


Ok, yeah camel is alright. But I'm afraid of colors...
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And I'm only 27, so I think I wait of couple of years, but thanks anyway.
 

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