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Yesterday, the shirt and shoes were pushing the conservative business dress envelope. Today, it's the suit and shoes. I know, a white linen square would be "better".
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conservative business dress WAYWRN: An Experiment
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In one pic the square looks white: good.Originally Posted by Manton
In the other it looks blue: bad.
It's a pale blue
Cheers
Manton
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Can I play?Originally Posted by TRINI
I like it all until I get to your feet.
I really can't stand solid socks. And the shoes, well ... I gues I don't love tassel loafers. Those I especially don't love. The whole ensemble seems to demand a more "serious" shoe.
I do love the tie and how you used it.
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Best threak ever.
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I like it all until I get to your feet.Originally Posted by Manton
I really can't stand solid socks. And the shoes, well ... I gues I don't love tassel loafers. Those I especially don't love. The whole ensemble seems to demand a more "serious" shoe.
I do love the tie and how you used it.
Cheers.
I do need a dark brown bal in my life but until the C&J demand frenzy blows over, I'm limited in what I have in that department.
I could've gone with a tan oxford or wingtip but I felt a bit spring-like and went with the loafer.
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I have to say I really love this thread.
The fairly strict conservative business dress aesthetic bears absolutely no practical relation to my life apart from very rare occasions, but nonetheless the thread still makes for fascinating reading in a somewhat twisted "through the looking glass" way. Really great fun and good addition to the board.
Should be pinned.
The fairly strict conservative business dress aesthetic bears absolutely no practical relation to my life apart from very rare occasions, but nonetheless the thread still makes for fascinating reading in a somewhat twisted "through the looking glass" way. Really great fun and good addition to the board.
Should be pinned.
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Is that a croc-skin cufflink?Originally Posted by TRINI
I'm not sure - the scales are very small, smaller than croc. My grandfather left these for me when he passed away. He had them for decades so they're probably from the 50's or 60's.
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No one commented on mine, that means I'm actually dressed conservatively.
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Yesterday, the shirt and shoes were pushing the conservative business dress envelope. Today, it's the suit and shoes. I know, a white linen square would be "better"Originally Posted by gdl203
Excellent tie. Panta?
I like the square. I think what pushes this for me is the shirt. I am definitely not a fan of jacquard shirtings. They look "slick" to my eye and always have. I also think the all-over neat pattern of the shirt is too close in scale to the small houndstooth of the tie and especially to the small houndstooth in the center of the plaid.
Solid shirt would solve all.
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Yesterday, the shirt and shoes were pushing the conservative business dress envelope. Today, it's the suit and shoes. I know, a white linen square would be "better".Originally Posted by gdl203
the shade of the suit looks diff in all 4 pics, which one best represents the suit irl?
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This is called jacquard? I would have called it pindot oxford or something. The pictures must be misleading about the scale of that pindot because it's probably 1/10th of the scale of the houndstooth in the tie (which is an unlined wool Isaia btw). From 3 feet away, the shirt simply looks like a very light blue solid - you have to be very close to see any texture in it.
I do agree that a solid one would have been better - but I have a strange way to dress in the morning - I start with the shirt, and take them in the order they're hanging on the rack. Then I pick a suit, then a tie, then a square and shoes. But that's a different topic altogether.
I do agree that a solid one would have been better - but I have a strange way to dress in the morning - I start with the shirt, and take them in the order they're hanging on the rack. Then I pick a suit, then a tie, then a square and shoes. But that's a different topic altogether.
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the shade of the suit looks diff in all 4 pics, which one best represents the suit irl?Originally Posted by in stitches
the close-up - it's a true navy (rather dark) and the burgundy overcheck is far less prominent IRL.
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