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

[sugarbutch]

It's very difficult to see, but there is a light blue and tan overcheck in the fabric. Houndstooth with a windowpane?

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Definitely houndstooth with an overcheck

 

[DorianGreen]

It's very difficult to see, but there is a light blue and tan overcheck in the fabric. Houndstooth with a windowpane?

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Very nice cloth, the overcheck adds so much to a rather neutral pattern.

 

[Aloysius16]

The jacket is a bit too short but I guess I will have to live with it.
First time wearing a bandana tho.
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It is short by normal criteria but I would say the proportions suit you (esp. with lower button stance). I would imagine a coat which extended beyond the trouser fork would drown you somewhat. Looks good.

 

[khughes44]

Silk, cotton, cashmere, flannel, suede.

 

[g3org3y]

Not posted in long while. Sorry about the quality of the photo.
Tyrwhitt jacket + shirt. Polo RL tie. No name eBay PS.

 

[Encore]

It is short by normal criteria but I would say the proportions suit you (esp. with lower button stance). I would imagine a coat which extended beyond the trouser fork would drown you somewhat. Looks good.

Thanks for the feedback. To me, hunting jacket is an outerwear and I wouldn’t want to wear a coat outside of an outerwear. I do also like the proportion tho, thanks.

 

[An Acute Style]

Trying something new. I rarely wear dark shirts with a tie.

 

[Thin White Duke]

It looks OK @An Acute Style but you know that this comes with a high ‘degree of difficulty’. There’s nothing wrong with experimenting, especially in your environment of non-strict dress codes, but the convention of light shirt-dark tie exists for a reason. It’s that pseudo-objective “settled law” I mentioned earlier that for some intangible reason just “looks right” to our eyes and you deviate from that at your own peril!

PS your last couple of fits seem to have a slight incongruence between cool top halves and warm strides. You might consider other options in your wardrobe that preserve an equal temperature throughout! Just my two pesos as per!

 

[An Acute Style]

It looks OK @An Acute Style but you know that this comes with a high ‘degree of difficulty’. There’s nothing wrong with experimenting, especially in your environment of non-strict dress codes, but the convention of light shirt-dark tie exists for a reason. It’s that pseudo-objective “settled law” I mentioned earlier that for some intangible reason just “looks right” to our eyes and you deviate from that at your own peril!

PS your last couple of fits seem to have a slight incongruence between cool top halves and warm strides. You might consider other options in your wardrobe that preserve an equal temperature throughout! Just my two pesos as per!

The dark shirt idea is inspired by Seinfeld. I love the wardrobe on that show. Several great fall/winter outfits with dark shirts. Reminds me of RLPL. This was certainly not that of course, but I’m intrigued.

I have also been experimenting with mixing cool and warm tones. I’ve discouraged many people doing so in the past. Maybe I should take my own advice.

 

[An Acute Style]

First outing of this Blackwatch dinner jacket. I purchased some shirt studs this morning. Don’t roast me.

Spoiler: My date.

Spoiler: Fabric close up.

Spoiler: Underneath.

Spoiler: Me showing restraint.

 

[Thin White Duke]

This is excellent. I remember J crew were doing those BW jackets some time ago. If I had enough black tie events to go to I would have definitely considered getting one myself. All accessories - restrained version - on point.

 

[sugarbutch]

First outing of this Blackwatch dinner jacket. I purchased some shirt studs this morning. Don’t roast me.

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Spoiler: My date.

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Spoiler: Fabric close up.

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Spoiler: Underneath.

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Spoiler: Me showing restraint.

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You should have rocked the BW shoes

 

[bernoulli]

Non-casual Monday.

 

[loarbmhs]

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Like the suit, but I don't get pairing it with a turtleneck. Think it would look much better with a tie.

 

[DorianGreen]

Trying something new. I rarely wear dark shirts with a tie.

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It looks OK @An Acute Style but you know that this comes with a high ‘degree of difficulty’. There’s nothing wrong with experimenting, especially in your environment of non-strict dress codes, but the convention of light shirt-dark tie exists for a reason. It’s that pseudo-objective “settled law” I mentioned earlier that for some intangible reason just “looks right” to our eyes and you deviate from that at your own peril!

PS your last couple of fits seem to have a slight incongruence between cool top halves and warm strides. You might consider other options in your wardrobe that preserve an equal temperature throughout! Just my two pesos as per!

I think that this is a quite failed combination. Nothing against dark shirts, but this one would match better with a brown or camel jacket, or even with a green one, if you find the right shade (that is something near, possibly lighter, to the green of the shirt).
On the othe hand, I find very nice the match between the jacket and the trousers, also liking the difference in the "temperature".
Combining colours of different temperature might be more difficult than warm with warm and cold with cold ones, but not seldom it offers very pleasant results. Lovely combinations are in my eyes brown with grey, blue with brown, camel with lavender/lilac, for example.