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whnay.'s good taste thread

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My philosophy on buying stuff is that you never really find the best stuff when you're looking for it. You usually stumble upon stuff you like, and you should just buy that stuff right then. Going "shopping for XXX" has never yielded the best results for me.
That said, I just took a quick look at Drakes and Capelli's sites and here are a few that I would wear (if I didn't have similar ones)



The first one actually falls into the "stumbled upon something I like" category so I just bought it. Thanks for enabling ! Third one, I bought from NSM a while ago and wear often.

Funnily enough, I was thinking about getting the third one a couple weeks ago. My taste must be awakening!
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Fourth one I don't really like. All others look great.
 

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:fu: i can never win. i really thought i had it with this one! ill take a pic when it arrives in more regular light and see if looks any more subtle.


You have it with this one.
 

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In bad taste but not featured in this photo: my penny loafers. Casual Friday.

 
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Question for the Men of Taste - other than the obvious (white linen PS), what might work with this combination? I stuffed a few different patterned, silk squares at home (none of which were satisfactory) and then had to rush to a meeting so I went ahead and left the breast pocket naked today, but I was wondering what might be an obvious match (unless the answer is 'white linen PS,' which is my go-to anyway). Thanks in advance.
 

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@lufty - good. You're at your best when you're doing the classic East Coast thing ... which raises a question ... why are penny loafers in bad taste with this outfit(?) You can't get much more classic than that(?)
 

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It's Friday...

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@ GDL I think a BD collar is optimal when there's no tie. The collar in your photo looks like it needs a tie. The pattern matching is outstanding as usual.
 

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@ GDL I think a BD collar is optimal when there's no tie. The collar in your photo looks like it needs a tie.

I am VERY comfortable wearing a non-BD collar without a tie. This is one of the groupthink rule that I just won't subscribe to. Just like I will never wear a BD collar with a tie to look more eyetalian.
is that a 2 button collar OCBD :wow:

nope
 
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gdl, deets on shirt and SC. also, do you ever button th etop, and if so, do you find the 2 button set up to be a bother/difficult to button.
 

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See above signor eduardo morello

gdl, deets on shirt and SC. also, do you ever button th etop, and if so, do you find the 2 button set up to be a bother/difficult to button.


Shirt is Udeshi and has often raised eyebrows here because of the hashed stripes. SC is NSM, cloth is Dormeuil Scottie Derby

Not sure I understand your question about buttons - I button both collar buttons if I'm wearing a tie - and I don't find it difficult
 
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Personally not a fan of the two button collar, but I do like how it visually accentuates the higher collar stance. Hard to tell from this angle, but it appears as if the gorge on your jacket is pretty high. I find a higher-sitting collar a necessity when one is wearing a high-gorged SC. That fabric is also teh ****.
 
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