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The Amazing Blazer Suit
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What I hate is when rookies like this guy get their MTM shirts so badly fitted that not only do they ride up the arm, but they don't even come back down when the arm is lowered.Originally Posted by iammatt
He also forgot to stuff his pocket with tissue first, so his pocket square wouldn`t change position and sink.
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I'm curious what people think about a blazer suit with brass buttons. Being unable to decide between a DB and SB navy sportcoat, and inspired by this thread, I'm thinking of a 3-piece suit: DB, SB, and pants.
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I'm curious what people think about a blazer suit with brass buttons. Being unable to decide between a DB and SB navy sportcoat, and inspired by this thread, I'm thinking of a 3-piece suit: DB, SB, and pants.Originally Posted by Andre Yew
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I would never get a blazer suit with brass buttons. A blazer, yes. But I got this to be a "non-blazer blazer". It fills the same airspace, but does not look quite as predictable, common, cliched, or whatever.
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I would never get a blazer suit with brass buttons. A blazer, yes. But I got this to be a "non-blazer blazer". It fills the same airspace, but does not look quite as predictable, common, cliched, or whatever.Originally Posted by Manton
I thought the point of conservative business dress was to be predictable and common.
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I would never get a blazer suit with brass buttons. A blazer, yes. But I got this to be a "non-blazer blazer". It fills the same airspace, but does not look quite as predictable, common, cliched, or whatever.Originally Posted by Manton
I notice that this coat is shorter than your other coats displayed on the WAYWT thread. Was that done on purpose to help the transition from blazer to suit jacket? Btw, I like this slightly shorter lenght on you.
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I thought the point of conservative business dress was to be predictable and common.Originally Posted by RJman
Yes, and this suit is not 100% conservative business dress. When I absolutely must dress conservative business dress, I wear solid gray with flapped pockets.
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Yes, and this suit is not 100% conservative business dress. When I absolutely must dress conservative business dress, I wear solid gray with flapped pockets.Originally Posted by Manton
But... I thought you were the Pythia of conservative business dress?
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I notice that this coat is shorter than your other coats displayed on the WAYWT thread. Was that done on purpose to help the transition from blazer to suit jacket? Btw, I like this slightly shorter lenght on you.Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley
I just let him make what he wants. No special requests. I measured it and it measures in at the same length, or close, to all my coats: 34" along the center backseam (33.5" for DB). Maybe one or two are 34.25, but none are longer than that.
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But... I thought you were the Pythia of conservative business dress?Originally Posted by RJman
conservative business dress is a tool. Use it when you need it. Don't use it when you don't need it. But anyone who does not understand conservative business dress does not know how to dress.
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But... I thought you were the Pythia of conservative business dress?Originally Posted by RJman
So you're saying that 90% of what he says is incomprehensible gibberish?
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Personally, I've found I just can't get past the concept of wearing suit jackets as odd jackets, even when they're in fabrics where would actually work reasonably well as such. I think I have a obsessive mental block on splitting up a suit like that.Originally Posted by Holdfast
Think of it that way: in a suit the pants are usually the part that wears out first. By getting some use in the suit jacket as an odd jacket, you bring the two parts of the suit to the same level.
OK, I admit, that rationalisation was pretty bad.
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Jesus Christ, can we try to remember that we are dealing with CLOTH? When you raise your arms, cloth slips down. I am not going to staple my shirt cuffs to my skin just to avoid dumbass comments from SF know-it-alls.Originally Posted by Manton
If you're going to go to all the trouble to take self-photos and post you could at least tape your shirt sleeves in place.
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If you're goping to go to all the trouble to take self-photos and post you could at least tape your shirt sleeves in place.Originally Posted by Will
Perhaps they would show better if he adopted the patented David Bresch Action Figure (with Kung Fu grip) position.
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