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What to wear with linen pants?

acecow

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I wonder if I could wear slim fitting white linen pants with a light blue wool sport coat.

Thoughts?
 

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Originally Posted by acecow
I wonder if I could wear slim fitting white linen pants with a light blue wool sport coat.

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Sure, very summery.
 

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It's been too cool for linen around here lately, but warmer weather returns this weekend. I'm looking forward to pulling out my linen goods.
 

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This past weekend, I wore some white linen pants with a pink oxford shirt with the sleeves rolled up and Allen Edmonds Weybridges. The shoes weren't ideal, but I think it still worked.
 

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Originally Posted by Limniscate
This past weekend, I wore some white linen pants with a pink oxford shirt with the sleeves rolled up and Allen Edmonds Weybridges. The shoes weren't ideal, but I think it still worked.

Weybridges look awesome! Brown, I assume? Great shoes. I own a pair.
 

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what are the best coloured linen pants to wear? Or traditionally what are the most popular colours?

Ive got a stone coloured pair, and a brown pair.
 

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Originally Posted by VictorC
what are the best coloured linen pants to wear? Or traditionally what are the most popular colours?

Ive got a stone coloured pair, and a brown pair.

I like stone, tan, white, and ecru.
 

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Originally Posted by JayJay
I like stone, tan, white, and ecru.

The word stone always confuses me. To me they are cream really. Tan is like a safari colour isnt it? Ecru?
 

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Originally Posted by VictorC
The word stone always confuses me. To me they are cream really. Tan is like a safari colour isnt it? Ecru?
I think of stone as having a gray hue whereas cream has tan. Ecru has a green hue.
 

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Originally Posted by VictorC
The word stone always confuses me. To me they are cream really. Tan is like a safari colour isnt it? Ecru?

I just got the Allen Edmonds Reveres in Stone and agree that it's more like cream.
 

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Originally Posted by montecristo#4
Just about any cool summer shirt, polo, sweater, or tee will do. The only thing I'd avoid is wearing a linen shirt with linen pants. Too much linen can be a bad thing. Better to mix textures.
+1 A linen shirt goes well with some light poplin chinos. I prefer a darker linen shirt - harder to see all the wrinkles.
 

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55%linen and 45% cotton shirt is a good compromise though isnt it if you dont want to wear a linen shirt with linen pants?
 

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Originally Posted by JayJay
I think of stone as having a gray hue whereas cream has tan. Ecru has a green hue.

Thanks for trying to explain. But colour confuses me in general. Now, Khaki, that is another colour that is a bit weird. I bought a pair of combats and the colour was described as khaki. But to me they look green.
 

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