Which look do you prefer?

[nostyleStyle]

Attending a reception, nothing that formal but still want to look nice...

option 1: black suit, white shirt, red tie

option 2: grey suit with pinstripes, striped shirt with contrasted white collars, red tie

thanks

 

[JN41]

Definitely #2.

 

[Eustace Tilley]

From the pics posted, 2 looks better. I would lose the contrast collar shirt though.

 

[nostyleStyle]

Would it look better with a white shirt then?

I just bought the contrast collar, and I'm thinking now I may never wear it, lol. It just seemed interesting when I got it along with the tie.

 

[literasyme]

Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley

From the pics posted, 2 looks better. I would lose the contrast collar shirt though.

+1

 

[rnoldh]

Both looks are very good and you look fine.

I guess the type of reception would matter.

If it's a formal type affair, I'd go with the black suit.

For a more casual affair, the gray suit would be a good choice.

 

[lasbar]

Originally Posted by nostyleStyle

Would it look better with a white shirt then?

I just bought the contrast collar, and I'm thinking now I may never wear it, lol. It just seemed interesting when I got it along with the tie.

I like contrast shirts a lot...They look great...

Picture two for me.

 

[EZETHATSME]

Originally Posted by rnoldh

Both looks are very good and you look fine.

I guess the type of reception would matter.

If it's a formal type affair, I'd go with the black suit.

For a more casual affair, the gray suit would be a good choice.

Agreed. Both look sharp to me.

EZ

 

[chasingred]

Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley

From the pics posted, 2 looks better. I would lose the contrast collar shirt though.
+2 I think contrast collar shirts make guys look schmucky. Some guys can pull it off, certainly, but most can't.

 

[epa]

I wouldn't call the tie in photo 1 "red". But maybe my computer is to blame. Actually, the suit looks more charcoal than black on my screen.

I think contrast colar can look great. Or not. Depends on who you are, and where you are, and in which context.

I have not one singe contrast collar shirt, but I may actually bespeak one, one of these days.

 

[brittain]

definitely #2. And I think the contrast collar is fine.

 

[DaBatMan]

Number 2 FTW. Contrasted collar looks fine. Adds a lot to the overall look of the suit and tie. JMHO!

 

[MetroStyles]

#2 - but I think the contrast color is too much "banker/businessman" for a reception. It works in the office and for business occasions, but I feel it may be a little bit out of place in a more relaxed social atmosphere.

 

[Sanguis Mortuum]

#1 is very bland, as black suits almost always are. #2 is so much better.

 

[MBreinin]

#2 for sure.