Pattern contest finalsts

I voted for mildly consumptive, who managed to have a lot of things going on while still keeping a harmonious look. He got extra points for including shoes and socks, and while the tie was solid, it made good use of texture.

Brownshoe was hurt by bad photography - I couldn't really see the details of his entry.

Edmorel's entry had many of the virtues of mildly consumptive, but was just a little too gimmicky in the use of brown and blue. It is a combination I like and use, but I decided to give the nod to the more classic entry.

Baron could have gotten first place too, but mc's bonus points for socks and shoes tipped the scale.

bigbris, master shake were too loud for my taste. zipj3's entry, while loud and colorful, was killed by the suit. The closed up 3 roll 2 is just too stiff for such exuberant colors. Paired with a nice and easy two button or DB summer suit and I would have given this more consideration (as a bonus, if that is an RLPL square, I have the same one) (oops . . I just noticed that zipj3 didn't make the official entry cut, but I will leave the comments in).

Aharris's entry is a clear winner for real life business wear. Perhaps too boardroom for this contest, but perfect in every way.

iamatt: There is no use talking to this guy. His best bet is to turn off the lights before choosing a square.

Wish I could remember where I got those socks.

Dopey--

The photography is indeed poor, but if you're curious, you can click on the pictures to make them bigger and see more detail.

Any points for the particularly elegant and lovely setting?

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Wish I could remember where I got those socks. Dopey-- The photography is indeed poor, but if you're curious, you can click on the pictures to make them bigger and see more detail. Any points for the particularly elegant and lovely setting?
I clicked on the pics - thanks. You can have points for the setting, but not in this contest. I am afraid the larger pictures didn't help you. The shirt looks washed out and dull and spreads its pallor everywhere. Shirts like that do really well with tan suits or with navy suits or with navy or pink ties that bring out the brightness of the yellow. Yellow seems to look good with light gray too. I don't like it here.

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iamatt: There is no use talking to this guy. His best bet is to turn off the lights before choosing a square.

This is clearly the inane post of the day

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Edmorel's entry had many of the virtues of mildly consumptive, but was just a little too gimmicky in the use of brown and blue. It is a combination I like and use, but I decided to give the nod to the more classic entry.

iamatt: There is no use talking to this guy. His best bet is to turn off the lights before choosing a square.


Why you hurt me so bad


Iammatt could have some of the worst pocket squares known to man

Originally Posted by edmorel

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Why you hurt me so bad

Iammatt could have some of the worst pocket squares known to man

for the record, when I took those first two pics, I owned exactly two silk pocket squares (both of which were free gifts), so I used them*. You will see that the final two submissions made wonderful use of much more subtle pocket squares to great effect. *they are both very nice squares and the other one went perfectly with the look. They should have been tucked in more, but you can all **** off nonetheless

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Why you hurt me so bad

I voted for you. I didn't find it gimmicky at all.

Iammatt could have some of the worst pocket squares known to man

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I think bad squares are less the problem than really ill advised use of said squares.

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they are both very nice squares

and the other one went perfectly with the look. They should have been tucked in more, but you can all **** off nonetheless

We love you too, booby

Originally Posted by Manton

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I voted for you. I didn't find it gimmicky at all.

I was wondering who voted for me besides my mom, wife and I.

I believe Manton or Kent stated extra points for background. Baron has two patterns in his background pic that actually match his outfit.

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for the record, when I took those first two pics, I owned exactly two silk pocket squares (both of which were free gifts), so I used them*. You will see that the final two submissions made wonderful use of much more subtle pocket squares to great effect. *they are both very nice squares and the other one went perfectly with the look. They should have been tucked in more, but you can all **** off nonetheless

I don't understand your complaint. Are you blaming manton for picking the wrong entry for you, or do you want special consideration because you didn't have the tools to do the job? Either way, I have no sympathy for whiners who try to make their problems my problem. I noticed that I forgot to comment on cravate noire's entry. I liked it, especially in the real world, workplace use category. But the fact that I forgot to mention it the first time around demonstrates a lack of the zing needed to stand out in this contest.

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I don't understand your complaint. Are you blaming manton for picking the wrong entry for you, or do you want special consideration because you didn't have the tools to do the job?

Either way, I have no sympathy for whiners who try to make their problems my problem.


You are cruel and do not believe in the idea of a Safety Net. Shame on you.

The Shoe Fairy officially endorses Matt's pocket squares.

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The Shoe Fairy officially endorses Matt's pocket squares.

I was hoping to see an entry from you wearing Shattuck suit and some EG spectators.

I voted for iammatt for two reasons. His ensemble was the one that I would most like to wear, secondly he is a UK 8.5 shoe size and may have more Kiton's.