HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part IV (starting May 2014)

[ericgereghty]

Pants!

 

[An Acute Style]

Pants

Wear em, if you got em.

 

[bernoulli]

A cheap suit for a cheap soul...

 

[Leiito]

that's a cheap suit? It looks exquisite, even the extra long peak lapels work.

Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to wear it?

 

[bernoulli]

that's a cheap suit? It looks exquisite, even the extra long peak lapels work.

Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to wear it?

Most likely keys. Now the wife is asking me to take down the pics but I will keep the advertisement on; we never know what the future may bring (if I stop posting, you know what happened, please call the police).

As for it being a cheap suit: I am not part of the Illuminati, for whom only Italian or Italian-trained tailors can create suitable garments. I make do with shitspoke from third-world countries, something that is frowned upon in these parts.

 

[Leiito]

Most likely keys. Now the wife is asking me to take down the pics but I will keep the advertisement on; we never know what the future may bring (if I stop posting, you know what happened, please call the police).

As for it being a cheap suit: I am not part of the Illuminati, for whom only Italian or Italian-trained tailors can create suitable garments. I make do with shitspoke from third-world countries, something that is frowned upon in these parts.

The world is changing, there used to be a stigma about Chinese shoes too and look at them now. No reason for there not to exist talented tailors in the third world and if they use quality materials and have a proven track record and you're an early adopter, why not? How much was the suit, what fabric is it?

 

[bernoulli]

The world is changing, there used to be a stigma about Chinese shoes too and look at them now. No reason for there not to exist talented tailors in the third world and if they use quality materials and have a proven track record and you're an early adopter, why not? How much was the suit, what fabric is it?

I was being facetious. I am genuinely happy with the work of my tailor. It cost me U$1,000. The fabric is Fresco Lite, which drapes really well for such a lightweight fabric.

 

[Betelgeuse]

Hola!

 

[RajunCajun]

 

[JohnMRobie]

From near summer weather back to the end of winter. Flannel and tweed.

 

[dapperclassic]

 

[DapperPhilly]

OK folks help me out here. Leaving soon for two weeks in Greece and two weeks in Sicily.

I'm going to take one blue blazer, either SB or DB and either the brown linen pictured or the wheat pictured, which is a wool, cotton, linen blend and definitely lighter in weight than the all linen.

Any advice, critiques etc are welcomed.

TIA

 

[upr_crust]

OK folks help me out here. Leaving soon for two weeks in Greece and two weeks in Sicily.

I'm going to take one blue blazer, either SB or DB and either the brown linen pictured or the wheat pictured, which is a wool, cotton, linen blend and definitely lighter in weight than the all linen.

Any advice, critiques etc are welcomed.

TIA

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My personal $.02 worth of advice is to pack the wheat-colored jacket, for two reasons - first, as a wool/silk/linen blend, it will probably pack better and retain its shape better than all linen, and secondly, the Mediterranean should be heating up just as you're arriving, which means the lighter weight the jacket, the better.

Bon voyage in any case.

 

[upr_crust]

The weather in NYC has cooled from last week's 32C/90F highs, happily for the locals, and I find myself with a museum preview to attend this evening at the Whitney. Now, why I am bothering to put on a tie to attend a opening at the Whitney is more a monument to my own stubborn standards of attire than the general mode of attendees at the Whitney - the vibe is much more relaxed than at other NYC museums, to be sure.

In any case, this evening provides the excuse, however flimsy, to dig out one of my more favorite spring/summer suits from the archives and give it an airing. As the suit fabric has a relatively strong pattern, I've opted for the plainest of shirts and neckties to counterbalance the look, with a shot of whimsy in the selection of braces.

Suit - Paul Stuart/Phineas Cole
Shirt - Brooks Brothers
Tie - Jos A Bank
Cufflinks - Benson & Clegg, London
Braces - Albert Thurston
Shoes - Crockett & Jones

Spoiler

 

[hpreston]

OK folks help me out here. Leaving soon for two weeks in Greece and two weeks in Sicily.

I'm going to take one blue blazer, either SB or DB and either the brown linen pictured or the wheat pictured, which is a wool, cotton, linen blend and definitely lighter in weight than the all linen.

Any advice, critiques etc are welcomed.

TIA

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My personal $.02 worth of advice is to pack the wheat-colored jacket, for two reasons - first, as a wool/silk/linen blend, it will probably pack better and retain its shape better than all linen, and secondly, the Mediterranean should be heating up just as you're arriving, which means the lighter weight the jacket, the better.

Bon voyage in any case.

Came to say the same as @upr_crust , and to add, I would opt for the SB navy sportcoat for similar reasons (climate at destination)