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Blue blazer and Grey pants? Classic or boring?
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You mean its not the same thing?Originally Posted by NewYorkRanger
Its all about fit. Much more than the accessories you use. Though if accessorized properly, could make good become GREAT. Even a simple white tv fold, elevates it. Brown shoes instead of black. Simple shirt and tie works well too.
I meant the wilder accessories some of the posters here love (including myself). A simple white linen PS is often perceived better than a flashy colorful silk one. I absolutely agree with what you wrote. Brown shoes, simple shirt, simple tie, white TV fold.
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While I think between us the FIT is what would distinguish this from a drab old security guard, it's more likely that for the general public, the inclusion of a PS, or changing up the shirt color to something like a light pink, green, purple, yellow, etc or adding nice brown shoes, or elbow patches, etc is what will make it stand out. +1 to light grey looking much nicer then just charcoal.
all I can tell you is it's from Feb 3, 2009... ie Part 1 of WAYW which I can't seem to access for some reason.
Whose pic is this one: Vox perhaps? Superb.Originally Posted by iand
all I can tell you is it's from Feb 3, 2009... ie Part 1 of WAYW which I can't seem to access for some reason.
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While I think between us the FIT is what would distinguish this from a drab old security guard, it's more likely that for the general public, the inclusion of a PS, or changing up the shirt color to something like a light pink, green, purple, yellow, etc or adding nice brown shoes, or elbow patches, etc is what will make it stand out..Originally Posted by Master-Classter
That and the name tag.
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Definitely classic and not boring, but fit is everything, and I found the fit of most of the pics posted by the OP to be pretty bad... I remember my pre-SF days when I thought the GQ pic with the navy DB where the guy's crotch is about to blow up was sartorial nirvana. Light and mid-grey trousers work best IMHO, as the combination becomes somewhat jarring as the shade approaches charcoal.
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all I can tell you is it's from Feb 3, 2009... ie Part 1 of WAYW which I can't seem to access for some reason.Originally Posted by Master-Classter
Not Vox. A member in Japan, with many jokes about the earthquake escape chute in the background of his photos. I can't recall the name...
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Speaking of which, I was wearing a light blue shirt w/ grey pants at work over the weekend. I stopped by a shopping center on the way home and threw on a blue blazer I keep in my car.
I got asked 3x over the course of an hour for assistance at a variety of random retail stores...
I got asked 3x over the course of an hour for assistance at a variety of random retail stores...
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Speaking of which, I was wearing a light blue shirt w/ grey pants at work over the weekend. I stopped by a shopping center on the way home and threw on a blue blazer I keep in my car.Originally Posted by sportin_life
I got asked 3x over the course of an hour for assistance at a variety of random retail stores...
Never happens to me. I know how to accessorize.
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Speaking of which, I was wearing a light blue shirt w/ grey pants at work over the weekend. I stopped by a shopping center on the way home and threw on a blue blazer I keep in my car.Originally Posted by sportin_life
I got asked 3x over the course of an hour for assistance at a variety of random retail stores...
Clearly, you need a Wang.
Thanks SF (a new me)
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...a perfect thread for an upcoming function...Thanks to all contributors and keep posting guys.....
special kudos to Master-Classter, great pics....
special kudos to Master-Classter, great pics....
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