whnay.'s good taste thread

[patrickBOOTH]

I met up with some style forum guys the other night. I believe Matt was invited, but had to cancel. On my way there I bought a cream silk square to switch out in front of him in case he showed up for a good laugh. Alas, my folded linen remained.

 

[in stitches]



Charvet used to have a perfect specimen. Sadly, the little annex at Bergdorf no longer has them. Maybe in Paris . . .

mebbe, hermes?

 

[bboysdontcryy]



I met up with some style forum guys the other night. I believe Matt was invited, but had to cancel. On my way there I bought a cream silk square to switch out in front of him in case he showed up for a good laugh. Alas, my folded linen remained.

Dang. That would have been a good one. Would have loved the hear the reactions of everybody present had it happened.

 

[in stitches]



I met up with some style forum guys the other night. I believe Matt was invited, but had to cancel. On my way there I bought a cream silk square to switch out in front of him in case he showed up for a good laugh. Alas, my folded linen remained.

sounds good, who was in attendance? feel free to PM or text me if you dont want to say here.

 

[poorsod]



Seriously, I am looking for a cream square now just to game some :foo: points.

Try Paul Stuart.

 

[Thanks SF (a new me)]



......Here's the easiest way to not stumble: avoid patterns you'd see on a tie, and find something in a subdued, classic color that has a simple graphic geometric pattern or a large-scale baroque scene. Dark green, maroon, chocolate brown, navy, etc., are good base colors. Gold and red are good for accents.
And as I always say: cream silk should be your go-to when in any doubt.

Foo, how does a dot (White on Navy) square qualify? I tend to use it with solid, mostly navy odd jackets. Thanks

 

[TheFoo]

Navy-grounded square with a navy odd jacket? Sounds very iffy.

I say to avoid squares with tie patterns because: (1) you don't need many squares (I have fifty and wear only five of them), and (2) they are very limiting to what sorts of ties pair well.

But that is not to say it cannot be done successfully. If you're wearing a dotted tie, just make sure you don't wear it with dot-type patterned tie. The problem a ton of ties so patterned (for example, anything with little floral medallion pattern counts, as they are essentially dots). Instead, try a striped or solid tie.

 

[bboysdontcryy]

Not actually a fit picture -- but what do people think about flapped patch pockets (with an inverted pleat) on a donegal coat, particularly for the shorter in stature.

I was almost set on getting those pockets, till I saw this below. Not sure if it's just me, but do the pockets look out of proportion (apart from the functionality bit)?

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YbzoZuWX2...Q/B6QDBM6yow8/s1600/Huntsman+tweed+suit+3.JPG

 

[in stitches]

i dont hate the pattern, but dont love it. pockets seem huge, and would like better with regular pants legs.

 

[Axelman 17]

We didn't do an SF-approved shoe circle. Therefore I query as to whether the meet up ever really happened.

sounds good, who was in attendance? feel free to PM or text me if you dont want to say here.

 

[in stitches]



We didn't do an SF-approved shoe circle. Therefore I query as to whether the meet up ever really happened.

im still mad u guise did not invite me. wasnt even on shabbos neither.

 

[CaymanS]

TweedInTheCity needs to have a store that carries exactly one item: the perfect cream silk square, with silk hand-selected by Foo and edges finished by Vanda Fine Clothing.

It would literally break the internet in half and there would be two internets from that day forward.

 

[Axelman 17]

I am just going to keep posting this until Matt Foo's me.

 

[in stitches]

matt foo, the new kung foo.

 

[CaymanS]

http://www.voxsartoria.com/tagged/voxsartoria

^

Roughly half of these would be "square-fail" by Foo's metric.

Not trying to kick up a **** storm - I'm just making a simple observation that if Vox posted right now, he'd have a roughly 50% chance of getting a one-Foo rating.

Example: