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

[LJ1891]

@lindenbaum

 

[WoolyLamb]

Different hue temperatures between the blue in the shirt, the blue in the jacket, and the tie….the patterns clash with each other as well. Maybe the scale of the patterns create the clash. I’m not sure.

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This guy is wearing 3 different patterns. But notice how the scale of the patterns harmonize and the different colors all have similar temperatures. Everything resolves.

Keep practicing 👍

And don’t be afraid to bomb. We have all had bad combo’s

 

[Nelton]

Warm weather continues here in Sydney with crazy humidity.

I tried to pair this with a burgundy knit tie and removed it as it just didn’t feel right. One of my colleagues said the socks don’t go with the outfit as it is all cold colours with a warm colour for the socks and I think that was the issue with burgundy tie I didn’t wear too! Always a learning game

Suit - Vanda Tailors
Shirt - Reiss
Shoes - Loake

 

[St. Anger Snare Tone]

Warm weather continues here in Sydney with crazy humidity.

Have you done a February here yet? If not, strap yourself in

 

[Nelton]

Have you done a February here yet? If not, strap yourself in

I did, but I didn’t have a job last Feb so I could wear shorts everyday and go to the beach…! Mainly going into the office for aircon atm

 

[DorianGreen]

Warm weather continues here in Sydney with crazy humidity.

I tried to pair this with a burgundy knit tie and removed it as it just didn’t feel right. One of my colleagues said the socks don’t go with the outfit as it is all cold colours with a warm colour for the socks and I think that was the issue with burgundy tie I didn’t wear too! Always a learning game

Suit - Vanda Tailors
Shirt - Reiss
Shoes - Loake View attachment 2122411 View attachment 2122413

Again, you would benefit of wider legs on the trousers.
The more classic and safer way to pair the socks is in the colour, or similar tone, of the trousers. You certainly can use a high contrast, I do often, but it looks better if you have another element in the outfit the same colour. In your case I would choose navy socks, matching the pocket square.

 

[vim147]

Warm weather continues here in Sydney with crazy humidity.

I tried to pair this with a burgundy knit tie and removed it as it just didn’t feel right. One of my colleagues said the socks don’t go with the outfit as it is all cold colours with a warm colour for the socks and I think that was the issue with burgundy tie I didn’t wear too! Always a learning game

Suit - Vanda Tailors
Shirt - Reiss
Shoes - Loake View attachment 2122411 View attachment 2122413

How big are your cuffs on your pants ?
Whats the fit like on reiss shirts ? Always seem to look like a really slim fit on their website. Did you get your normal size ?

 

[ppk]

@lindenbaum
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Love that book. Recently picked up a copy via Abe Books.

 

[ppk]

And don’t be afraid to bomb. We have all had bad combo’s

Yeah. This is key.

 

[Thin White Duke]

Warm weather continues here in Sydney with crazy humidity.

I tried to pair this with a burgundy knit tie and removed it as it just didn’t feel right. One of my colleagues said the socks don’t go with the outfit as it is all cold colours with a warm colour for the socks and I think that was the issue with burgundy tie I didn’t wear too! Always a learning game

Suit - Vanda Tailors
Shirt - Reiss
Shoes - Loake View attachment 2122411 View attachment 2122413

Jacket looks good.
Strides just look way off as noted above in terms of tightness of hems and height of turnups.
When I wear a very pale (cream, beige) suit I like to spice it up a bit with a more saturated shirt. Think Pierce Brosnan in The World Is Not Enough when he wears a cream suit with a bright royal blue shirt.

 

[Encore]

I admit the pants are too short on this outfit. (It’s a non-break pants like my other pants, it’s however a mid-waist and I should have adjust my suspenders a bit lower)
Otherwise, I think I did slightly better in this jacket than last time😀

Spoiler: Details/ Shoes

 

[WoolyLamb]

@Thin White Duke missed your question on the tie. It is from EG Cappelli.

@Encore awesome combination. Very pleasing.

Brought the brown into suburb…

 

[lindenbaum]

Too busy?

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Maybe? For me it is the shirt being too close in size to the jacket. The tie seems to blend in. Either smaller spacing or just plain shirt.

I was thinking about a checked shirt for my fit pics above yours and decided to go with a faintly striped shirt. Similarly, I think yours would be less busy with a plain shirt or maybe a more faint pattern.

Uh maybe but I think it's a few other things:
1. The jacket appears to be too big.
2. The balance in the busy-ness is off. You have 3 patterns up top (shirt, tie, jacket) and no patterns on bottom (plain brown shoes, plain navy pants).
3. The blues don't harmonize (cold navy with some warm blue tones up top and the red).

So...

1. Get the jacket to fit better, maybe button up
2. Balance out the patterns top to bottom
3. Rather than match different blues, add in another color (like brown) and play with that than all blue everything.

Different hue temperatures between the blue in the shirt, the blue in the jacket, and the tie….the patterns clash with each other as well. Maybe the scale of the patterns create the clash. I’m not sure.

View attachment 2122373
This guy is wearing 3 different patterns. But notice how the scale of the patterns harmonize and the different colors all have similar temperatures. Everything resolves.

Keep practicing 👍

Thank you for the advice guys!

I used to wear solid ties for this jacket since it has very pronounced patterns.(Sorry for the bad knot)

However, I wanted to try patterned ties with this jacket, resulting in the disaster above.

@acconrad I can hardly go fitter than this, considering my body and age. Maybe, you felt so because I unbuttoned the jacket.

@LJ1891 Yeah, I read the book. I thought the large spacing of shirt could ease the patterns up, but failed.

I took some advice from you guys. What about this? It doesn't still look good to me though, better than the previous one? Maybe just stick to solid ties. lol

Of course, I didn't wear the same jacket for today. I tried this last night.

 

[WoolyLamb]

Thank you for the advice guys!

I used to wear solid ties for this jacket since it has very pronounced patterns.(Sorry for the bad knot)

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However, I wanted to try patterned ties with this jacket, resulting in the disaster above.

@acconrad I can hardly go fitter than this, considering my body and age. Maybe, you felt so because I unbuttoned the jacket.

@LJ1891 Yeah, I read the book. I thought the large spacing of shirt could ease the patterns up, but failed.

I took some advice from you guys. What about this? It doesn't still look good to me though, better than the previous one? Maybe just stick to solid ties. lol

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Of course, I didn't wear the same jacket for today. I tried this last night.

For loud patterns I try to stick to the Italian background of light blue shirts. It helps tame it some and lowers the contrast. Now that I see this fit I think I agree that the tone matters here for the pants when the jacket is such a bright blue.

 

[ppk]

Thank you for the advice guys!

I used to wear solid ties for this jacket since it has very pronounced patterns.(Sorry for the bad knot)

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However, I wanted to try patterned ties with this jacket, resulting in the disaster above.

@acconrad I can hardly go fitter than this, considering my body and age. Maybe, you felt so because I unbuttoned the jacket.

@LJ1891 Yeah, I read the book. I thought the large spacing of shirt could ease the patterns up, but failed.

I took some advice from you guys. What about this? It doesn't still look good to me though, better than the previous one? Maybe just stick to solid ties. lol

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Of course, I didn't wear the same jacket for today. I tried this last night.

I wouldn't say disaster. You took a swing and missed.