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Another problem with cream is that you can wear the trousers seperately, but not the jacket. What goes with a cream jacket? Dead white, very light gray, and perhaps tan, if there is sufficient contrast. None of those is surefire.Originally Posted by Manton
A deep tan linen coat, however, is easily worn with a variety of trousers.
I wear cream trou with a navy blazer, so i would wear a cream jacket with medium blue linen trou, or burnt orange linen.
I put together a white/purple striped shirt with contrast cuffs/collar with cream trou one day, and it just looked horrendous with the white/cream in the same look, so i tend to think that it wouldnt work well as a jacket and pants.
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I have no problem wearing cotton and linen to a Manhattan office.Originally Posted by Manton
We are talking about Foo's cream linen suit. Not a generic linen or cotton suit (both of which can be fine). Even a khaki linen suit is fine, but I don't want to encourage Foo to play games and get cream but call it light tan.
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We are talking about Foo's cream linen suit. Not a generic linen or cotton suit (both of which can be fine).Originally Posted by dopey
Even a khaki linen suit is fine, but I don't want to encourage Foo to play games and get cream but call it light tan.
So the problem is cream, or foo?
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There is a common, easy to find shade of linen I call putty. Nor quite greenish and not at all greyish. This would work better for Foo with his hair color/skin tones. It is more sedate and versatile than cream IMO. Cream can come off Miami Vice/ Don Johnson like sometimes. I don't know how well you can pair a cream linen suit with longwings.
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There is a common, easy to find shade of linen I call putty. Nor quite greenish and not at all greyish. This would work better for Foo with his hair color/skin tones. It is more sedate and versatile than cream IMO.Originally Posted by Despos
I have moleskin trousers in this color. Goes with everything.
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There is a common, easy to find shade of linen I call putty. Nor quite greenish and not at all greyish. This would work better for Foo with his hair color/skin tones. It is more sedate and versatile than cream IMO. Cream can come off Miami Vice/ Don Johnson like sometimes. I don't know how well you can pair a cream linen suit with longwings.Originally Posted by Despos
A bit like this?
It is a bit darker in person, but some of its oomph got lost in digitization.
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I could see doing a light tan. But the point of such a suit to me would be to have something casual and fun. I'd even wear it to the office, so long as I'm not expected to be in front of a client at any time. Cream just seems more in the spirit of the garment.Originally Posted by mafoofan
I think a very pale linen suit would be a mistake in the NYC area. Ive had a couple and they are dirt magnets.
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I think a very pale linen suit would be a mistake in the NYC area. Ive had a couple and they are dirt magnets.Originally Posted by Film Noir Buff
I would have thought that on you they'd be chick magnets?
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