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

[NakedYoga]

Final (neck)tie of 2023...
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That tie looks like it has an interesting texture. Is there a wool content?

 

[Poszetka]

Winter Blazer.

 

[NakedYoga]

Winter Blazer.

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Nice. Doe skin?

 

[WoolyLamb]

Channeling the navy and brown.

 

[BlueSteel]

Channeling the navy and brown.
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I like it all (special shout out to the lovely jacket and the cordovan shoes), but...I do feel the tie looks a bit skinny for this ensemble. For nice wide lapels like this I try to pair with a wider/thicker tie and a bigger knot. For me, that provides better balance.

(Perhaps more like @Poszetka directly above.)

 

[ericgereghty]

That tie looks like it has an interesting texture. Is there a wool content?

Don't hold me to it (it's a Yellow Hook from years back...RIP), but I want to say cashmere/silk...but kind of an in between in the luxe department between a wool and cashmere.

 

[Marios Giannikis]

This suit will not see 2025, at least in my closet. A good deal too small at this point. That "roping" is entirely due to deltoids protruding a good deal further than the jacket's actual shoulder line.

Still, do love it. Would be nice to have a covert suit or two made up...
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Final (neck)tie of 2023...
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Alright... Ericgereghty.

Now, the first one. I see there has been some progress. Good job! You have included more chin and also a shoulder!
But then the second one, we seem to have regressed.

One must see the fit in its entirely, if one's to offer constructive criticism of the aesthetic you are going for, and if it works. A tie on its own is meaningless. It's like a listing on a Macy's website. 68 likes from satisfied customers, but nothing like seeing the tie on a model, or even better, a guy on the street, to make me want to cop it.

Now, you've mentioned delts already -- I take it you are into fitness. Indeed you come across as someone blessed with a very fit neck! What about the rest of you? Roping in on a jacket sleeve can be quite becoming, assuming it's double-breasted, very slim cut with broad shoulders, and medium fit pants, neither slim nor loose. I can see nothing of your suit! I could see more in a Zoom call!
Again, I implore you not to loose the big picture, progression comes one step at a time. Next step-- more shoulders, and maybe more chest. This way we can see what the jacket actually fits like.

I'm proud of you - there has been progess, don't give up!

 

[ericgereghty]

I'll bite, though shan't quite acquiesce.

Let me disabuse you of the notion that I care for your criticism, constructive or otherwise. I don't. At all.

I don't know what aesthetic I'm going for, nor do I care. I like what I like. I wear what I like. That you might find it coherent/desirable/what have you (or not) is of no consequence whatsoever.

By all means, if you want to continue incessantly making the same request, knowing full well it's not going to be accommodated, well...as mentioned, whatever jiggles your jollies

If you put those little fingies to work and peruse the thread, you'll no doubt concur, given how, let's be generous, quirky my full body fits can be.

Also, hate to disappoint, but I was actually the stuntman for Mike here...

 

[ppk]

I'll bite, though shan't quite acquiesce.

Let me disabuse you of the notion that I care for your criticism, constructive or otherwise. I don't. At all.

I don't know what aesthetic I'm going for, nor do I care. I like what I like. I wear what I like. That you might find it coherent/desirable/what have you (or not) is of no consequence whatsoever.

By all means, if you want to continue incessantly making the same request, knowing full well it's not going to be accommodated, well...as mentioned, whatever jiggles your jollies

If you put those little fingies to work and peruse the thread, you'll no doubt concur, given how, let's be generous, quirky my full body fits can be.

Also, hate to disappoint, but I was actually the stuntman for Mike here...

You have a lot of patience. Those posts are really weird.

 

[partenopean]

Could be an account hacked by an AI bot.

Pretty sure there are AI bots here in this thread that thumb everything...the good, the bad, the unsightly hideous....

 

[Encore]

We are at Lisbon now, visited Belem and we are totally shocked by the buildings, so amazing.
And happy new year everyone, was a wonderful year to share and discuss here!

Spoiler: Belem

 

[WoolyLamb]

I like it all (special shout out to the lovely jacket and the cordovan shoes), but...I do feel the tie looks a bit skinny for this ensemble. For nice wide lapels like this I try to pair with a wider/thicker tie and a bigger knot. For me, that provides better balance.

(Perhaps more like @Poszetka directly above.)

I would agree. I have a wider brown knit but I felt it didn’t quite fit from a texture perspective. The shade was also a bit brighter than I would have wanted for this cloudy and cold winters day.

That begs the question is size balance more important than color and texture in a case like this? Most of these knits don't go past 2.5 or 3 inches wide.

 

[DorianGreen]

I like it all (special shout out to the lovely jacket and the cordovan shoes), but...I do feel the tie looks a bit skinny for this ensemble. For nice wide lapels like this I try to pair with a wider/thicker tie and a bigger knot. For me, that provides better balance.

(Perhaps more like @Poszetka directly above.)

Exactly my feeling. It's discouraging how hard it's become to find a tie of right sizing nowadays, at least here in Germany.

 

[acconrad]

Kiton DB Tux
Sam Hober Butterfly tie
Turnbull & Asser shirt
Bresciani silk socks
Brooks opera pumps
Vintage cufflinks and studs

Happy new year!

 

[ericgereghty]

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Kiton DB Tux
Sam Hober Butterfly tie
Turnbull & Asser shirt
Bresciani silk socks
Brooks opera pumps
Vintage cufflinks and studs

Happy new year!

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