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Modified Brooks Brothers OCBD: Improvement or Crime against Nature?
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greekonomist
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I like that all my shirts have two-button collars now. The uniformity soothes me.Originally Posted by mafoofan
I fully understand this cumpulsion...er...feeling.
Let my modified OCBD be a gift to the sartorial world. I ask nothing in return.Originally Posted by mafoofan
You should follow Manton's lead from his BlazerSuit (TM) and get a patent on your creation.
Overall, I like M.'s modified OCBD. Wear them in good health. I'd like to see how the collar looks with a tie.
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I just have OCD when it comes to my OCBDs.Originally Posted by mafoofan
More likely you just wear a new shirt every day.
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Ah yes, Khashoggi syndrome.Originally Posted by RJman
Heh, though I think it was closer to Washoggi syndrome.
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Not sure this is so. I think of the french front shirt as more formal or elegant and a placket as less formal and better for tieless. A small difference either way.Originally Posted by Film Noir Buff
We had another thread on placket vs. no placket and we were all very confused & not agreeing about whether or not the plain front, no placket was more formal or more sporty. I think there's a case to be made either way.
I hate to iron plackets, and I think they look bad without a tie, so I don't get them. And I could be all wrong about this. All I know is that no placket works for me
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We had another thread on placket vs. no placket and we were all very confused & not agreeing about whether or not the plain front, no placket was more formal or more sporty. I think there's a case to be made either way.Originally Posted by Dewey
I hate to iron plackets, and I think they look bad without a tie, so I don't get them. And I could be all wrong about this. All I know is that no placket works for me
I happen to agree that a shirt without a tie looks better without a placket. I don't know if this is correct or follows conventional wisdom, but it is the case to me. The simpler, cleaner look goes a long away.
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To follow this derailment, I own one shirt with a placket and no chest pocket and it looks weird. After I picked that one up, I'm generally pocket=placket, no pocket=french/no placket.
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To follow this derailment, I own one shirt with a placket and no chest pocket and it looks weird. After I picked that one up, I'm generally pocket=placket, no pocket=french/no placket.Originally Posted by shoreman1782
I kind of feel the same way. In fact, it might have been my Mercer OCBD, with a regular placket but no pocket, that motivated me to try a different approach.
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I appreciate the experimentation with a traditional Brooks design. But, personally I prefer a one button collar and a round barrel cuff. I usually like a placket, but this looks really nice with the heavy oxford cloth. Nicely done.
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For $100 a shirt I like it a lot.
I have shirts made for me in HK, but the BDs are lifeless compared to what Brooks Bros. make.
Issue for me with Brooks button downs was the low collar height, otherwise they are really nice shirts.
I have shirts made for me in HK, but the BDs are lifeless compared to what Brooks Bros. make.
Issue for me with Brooks button downs was the low collar height, otherwise they are really nice shirts.
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