conservative business dress WAYWRN: An Experiment

Originally Posted by Bounder

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Apart from the shoes, isn't this UCBD?

Originally Posted by ManofKent

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I agree - swap the shoes for oxfords and it would be as conservative as you could get. I like Ob5curity's clean fit's, and he has the perfect build for them. Having said that PS would add a touch of flair without moving it from conservative business dress.
Isn't the wool tie slightly subversive too? How does that fit into the conservative business dress universe? I've honestly no idea...

Originally Posted by ndw

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Now that is UCBD (and looks good).

Originally Posted by ndw

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At any rate the image below was my inspiration- so your suggestion was spot on.

Great inspiration. I'd love to think I could pull off something like this one day.

Lighter than navy 3 patch worsted flannel suit, blue OCBD, "mustard" paisley wool challis tie, brown & white silk square, tan belt, orange and mid-blue glen plaid wool socks, mid-tan double-soled pebble grain bluchers:

^ That's a great look and I love the tie.

Is it just the angle or is your breast patch: a) very large, and b) somewhat squarish?

The suit is actually a glen plaid. But I tried a grenadine and a shot silk solid and both looked fussy.

Good fit, Manton. Out of curiosity, how tall are you?

Mike

^ Other than the choice of tie, I like it. A solid dark blue / navy wool would have served you well.

Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley

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^Is it just the angle or is your breast patch: a) very large, and b) somewhat squarish?
It's not huge, but it is a bit square.

Originally Posted by MBreinin

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Out of curiosity, how tall are you?

6' 4"

Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley

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^ Other than the choice of tie, I like it. A solid dark blue / navy wool would have served you well.

Yeah, I'm not into those Jermyn Street wovens any more. I still like the Italian (Nicky) wovens.

Originally Posted by Manton

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6' 4"

Thanks for all your comments today guys - Really appreciate it. Seems conservative business dress is not for me. Carry on

Originally Posted by Manton

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I like that tie. I have one tie i that general color scheme - a mustard and brown birds eye cashmere knit. I'd like to find some more in that mustard/burnt orange range in summer or four-season weights. They work really well to pick up various tones in brown shoes, especially with sober ensembles like those in this thread.

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

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Thanks for all your comments today guys - Really appreciate it. Seems conservative business dress is not for me. Carry on

Learning a lot from this thread, even if it isn't touted as a tutorial of sorts.

Anyway, I think Spoo would probably just be the dandiest conservative business dress IRL.

I don't have much experience with conservative business dress, but I can say that most of these looks would already border on dandyish to begin because of the shoes alone from my experience. All I ever see is dark charcoal gray suits, blue solid shirt, generic tie and black rubber soled shoes. Pocket sqaures? forget about it.

Originally Posted by bringusingoodale

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Anyway, I think Spoo would probably just be the dandiest conservative business dress IRL.

I just dont "get" conservative business dress. I would feel as out of place wearing this sort of thing every day as Manton would in a Tom Ford suit and Versace tie. Horses for courses.

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

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I just dont "get" conservative business dress. I would feel as out of place wearing this sort of thing every day as Manton would in a Tom Ford suit and Versace tie. Horses for courses.
Spizzle, I view it as dressing soberly without being boring. The opposite is dressing FU without looking like a clown.

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

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I just dont "get" conservative business dress. I would feel as out of place wearing this sort of thing every day as Manton would in a Tom Ford suit and Versace tie. Horses for courses.

conservative business dress doesn't have to be three piece double breasted brown flannel suits with pebble grain bluchers. Manton tends toward a more classic look, which probably reflects his age/job/background. conservative business dress can also be done in a more modern/youthful fashion - see phat guido, yfyf, parker, etc.

The problem with your looks is fit. Your stuff is always too tight and pulls in weird ways. It kind of looks like you shoe-horned yourself into some high-end RTW that you found on sale. This isn't to say that you look bad - you do interesting things with color, and you have a good physique for clothes. You probably come across as well-dressed and stylish IRL, but that doesn't mean that your stuff is technically good or couldn't be dramatically improved.