the non Manton guide to conservative business dress

[luk-cha]

http://www.men.style.com/gq/fashion/...d=content_5655

 

[josepidal]

Shoes That Work

2. Plain-Toe

If you want something sharper and sleeker, go with a slim plain-toed lace-up. It's dressier than a cap-toe and can be worn with a tuxedo to formal events. But you can also wear it on the weekend with jeans and a blazer.

Bally, $450.

 

[jackassery]

I liked the $11K cartier watch they threw in there. Its nice to think the same people that are building their business wardrobes also fancy $11,000 watches.

 

[Bandwagonesque]

$800 Armani shirts, $400 D Squared shirts? More like the Idiot With Money's Guide to conservative business dress.

I liked some of the photos though.

 

[Sator]

This is indeed a guide for CBDs where conservative business dress = complete bloody douchebag

 

[lakewolf]

Originally Posted by GQ Rules

3. The Solid Black Suit

It used to be that a black suit wasn't a safe choice for the office, but these days it's a staple. Just make sure yours is cut on the slim side and fits correctly. (However you feel about your job, you don't want to look like you work in a funeral home.) Click on the NEXT button below for the season's best black suits, in three price points.

Our Manton will not be happy with that

 

[chobochobo]

Originally Posted by Bandwagonesque

$800 Armani shirts, $400 D Squared shirts? More like the Idiot With Money's Guide to conservative business dress.

I liked some of the photos though.

actually 895 armani ties. To think I hestitate at getting kiton at one fifth of that.

Going through the whole thing, I think that overall, it's not too bad. Short of coming over to the forum for a sartorial 'edukashun' it's reasonable, albeit with a nod of the hat to their advertisers.

Bally shoes for 450! I wouldn't buy Scribes for 450 never mind 'mainline.

 

[Manton]

Anyone who looks to GQ for an understanding of conservative business dress is asking for trouble.

 

[Countertenor]

What's with all the freakin' bluchers? Can a brother get an oxford?

 

[johnnyblazini]

"It used to be that a black suit wasn't a safe choice for the office, today its a staple"

I think I just heard Manton's brain explode...

 

[Manton]

For the thousandth time:

In the original (and only) black suit thread in which I have ever participated, my objection was not so much to the black suit itself but to the "flat earth" style of argumentation exhibited by one particular poster.

I said then and I've said many times since that I don't care if people wear black suits. Yes, I think they are ugly, but so what? I've also conceded many times that the ship has sailed and the old prohibition has been repealed. Black suits are here to stay.

 

[GQgeek]

Originally Posted by johnnyblazini

"It used to be that a black suit wasn't a safe choice for the office, today its a staple"

I think I just heard Manton's brain explode...

Nevermind manton, MY head just exploded. How I've come to loathe black suits...

 

[Etienne]

Originally Posted by Countertenor

What's with all the freakin' bluchers? Can a brother get an oxford?
Indeed. Most of the advice was not that bad (except maybe insisting that much on slim fit and black suits), but why no oxfords?

 

[Parker]

I actually enjoyed 90% of the stuff in that article. Fairly timeless looks if you ask me. Though, the slim silouhettes seem less conservative conservative business dress and more fashion, youth-oriented. But, totally agree, the nod to GQs advertisers was more than apparent, and the smart ones would be wise to recreate the looks with more quality-oriented, lower-priced items.

I actually loved that there were no Oxfords. I love me some bluchers!

 

[Augusto86]

The looks were good, the brands were off.