spectre
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Maybe this is a dumb idea and I'll soon know by the reaction or lack of it.
It seems to me that there are extremes - not always but quite consistently - in both classic menswear and street wear and denim which leave a gap for what I might call "tailored casual"
CM features, quite rightly, a collection of pics of guys in conservative business dress while SW has a lot of the opposite, again correctly, with sneakers, printed t shirts and ultra casual wear.
Is there a place for pics of something in between - men who are not drawn to pinstripe suits, silk ties and polished oxfords and equally those not enamoured of the polar opposite?
This would be a place for:
Sport coats in cashmere, tweed or faux tweed etc and casual suits such as cotton, linen in summer, maybe flannel in winter.
Pants such as cavalry twills, cords, flannels, cottons, denim.
Shoes or such such as boots, loafers, chukkas. Lots of suede!
Ties with texture like knits or cashmere.
Roll necks or turtlenecks (where did that word come from?), sweaters, cardigans.
Shirts with some patterns like ginghams etc or plain but different like denim or darker blues.
I'm imagining something like a deep navy shirt, dark subtle jeans, chocolate suede loafers or chukkas and a deep brown sport coat.
Scarves would be integral in winter, as they are undoubtedly smart and see little exposure anywhere here.
If you think all this is covered and there's no need for it fine. I just think a lot of nice smart but not business outfits might be worthy of a place or their own.
Edit: My camera skills are appalling at the moment so if this gets off the ground I would be doing a disservice by posting my pics...but I promise to look into ways of improving in the near future.
It seems to me that there are extremes - not always but quite consistently - in both classic menswear and street wear and denim which leave a gap for what I might call "tailored casual"
CM features, quite rightly, a collection of pics of guys in conservative business dress while SW has a lot of the opposite, again correctly, with sneakers, printed t shirts and ultra casual wear.
Is there a place for pics of something in between - men who are not drawn to pinstripe suits, silk ties and polished oxfords and equally those not enamoured of the polar opposite?
This would be a place for:
Sport coats in cashmere, tweed or faux tweed etc and casual suits such as cotton, linen in summer, maybe flannel in winter.
Pants such as cavalry twills, cords, flannels, cottons, denim.
Shoes or such such as boots, loafers, chukkas. Lots of suede!
Ties with texture like knits or cashmere.
Roll necks or turtlenecks (where did that word come from?), sweaters, cardigans.
Shirts with some patterns like ginghams etc or plain but different like denim or darker blues.
I'm imagining something like a deep navy shirt, dark subtle jeans, chocolate suede loafers or chukkas and a deep brown sport coat.
Scarves would be integral in winter, as they are undoubtedly smart and see little exposure anywhere here.
If you think all this is covered and there's no need for it fine. I just think a lot of nice smart but not business outfits might be worthy of a place or their own.
Edit: My camera skills are appalling at the moment so if this gets off the ground I would be doing a disservice by posting my pics...but I promise to look into ways of improving in the near future.
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