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

[Roycru]

Regular readers of this thread might have noticed that from time to time some people (often those who never post pictures of themselves) have made bizarre comments about the socks that the people who do post pictures of themselves are wearing.

Here's an interesting theory about socks.....

http://elitedaily.com/money/people-who-wear-crazy-socks/1055248/

....after reading the article, I decided to post this picture (not from today....it was around 90F here today).



For those who might ask about the details, Brooks Brothers corduroy jacket (that I got in the seventies), blue OCBD shirt, tie, and BB#1 stripe socks, Ralph Lauren Rugby pocket square, Ralph Lauren Polo Golf Fair Isle sweater vest, Orvis trousers, and Florsheim shoes.

 

[Koala-T]

 

[Coxsackie]

@Roycru , I picked up a Brooks Bros corduroy jacket just the other day on sale at their Sydney flagship store. Mine is olive green.

Will see if I can work it into a fit soon. (Weather needs to cool down first.)

 

[dazedstate]

Corduroy + Wool Sweater + 90F = Masochism in my mind. Looks great though.

Not much cooler here in San Diego (low 80's).


What I wore this evening (disclaimer: terrible halogen lighting and camera flash made for not so great pictures):

Adventurous for me. Navy Worsted Suit, Red/White Stripe Shirt, Brown Gren Tie, Brown Belt and Shoes

 

[justinkapur]

Ring
Barba
Marinella
Rubinacci

 

[EFV]



Since I've got a moment or three... That needs a solid colored shirt, or at least something with a pattern that doesn't so closely match the suit. There is a principle of pattern matching that I adhere to which says scale and density should contrast. Both the scale, and density, of the shirt and suit patterns are nearly the same. A bengal stripe might have gone well here, but a solid would have been ideal. I really like everything else. Including the PS.

This, but also, the shirt looks to be in a very country tattersall (at least that's what it looks like on my iPhone screen). The suit is a clear "city" suit. I do t normally care as much about these things as other people here do, but those items are so clearly polar opposites.

 

[Dennis Walter]

D&G
Sebastian Ward
The Knottery
Luxire

@ComfortablyDumb , this is friggin´ awesome. The knit tie, the killer SC, the pants...not one thing i don´t like in this fit.

Maiden voyage for a new sc. I don't like logos at all but I have maintained the same tradition every time I have bought Isaia: the lapel pin stays on the first time I wear it, then never again.

SC & Shirt: Isaia
Tie: Vanda (rust), Isaia (beige)
PS: Kimber (pastels), Cucinelli (red squares)
Pants: Berg & Berg

@DiplomaticTies , I think the top look with the brown plaid tie works better than the second one - might have have to do with the higher contrast between shirt / tie. The SC is killer, seems to be a wool-silk-linen blend of sorts?

Thanks.

Here's today. If I could take an inch of spread out and mail it to @blekit I probably would.



I think I'm going to have these pants tapered slightly from the knee down.

Brooksgate suit/Hawes & Curtis tie/Sante De Chio shirt (thanks @nerdykarim )/no-name pocket square (thanks @drlivingston )/AE Park Aves (thanks AAAC poster Dmontez).

The shirt says "country", while the suit says "city" - hence, it´s incongruent. Would have gone (as @Caustic Man has already suggested) with a plain white / or light blue shirt, a bengal would have worked to, given it had broader stripes. Rest is nice, though.


@Roycru , you win. I wonder why Ralph never asked you to star in one of his adverts...

Today: mixing greys, browns and patterns of different size and origin.

 

[deacon-hh]

Today

 

[blekit]

Today. Finally some improvement in my shirt game I guess


* Suitsupply jacket
* Osovski shirt
* Embassy of Elegence tie
* Poszetka Handcrafted pocketsquare
* belt and trousers from Massimo Dutti
* doublemonks from Shoepassion
* Seiko watch






As always, I'm happy to get any feedback.

 

[Mr. Six]

 

[Sander]



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Nice and simple. Suit cut works well for you.

#39.

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Really nice, just not a fan of the white stitching on the shoes.

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Corduroy + Wool Sweater + 90F = Masochism in my mind. Looks great though.

Not much cooler here in San Diego (low 80's). What I wore this evening (disclaimer: terrible halogen lighting and camera flash made for not so great pictures): Adventurous for me. Navy Worsted Suit, Red/White Stripe Shirt, Brown Gren Tie, Brown Belt and Shoes

Shirt and tie are both very warm in color and clash in my eyes. A light blue shirt or a colder brown tie would be much better, I think.

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@ComfortablyDumb , this is friggin´ awesome. The knit tie, the killer SC, the pants...not one thing i don´t like in this fit. @DiplomaticTies , I think the top look with the brown plaid tie works better than the second one - might have have to do with the higher contrast between shirt / tie. The SC is killer, seems to be a wool-silk-linen blend of sorts? The shirt says "country", while the suit says "city" - hence, it´s incongruent. Would have gone (as @Caustic Man has already suggested) with a plain white / or light blue shirt, a bengal would have worked to, given it had broader stripes. Rest is nice, though. Digging the fit, @Coxsackie - however i would have gone for a different shoe modell. Just not liking the shape here...maybe a more classical tassel... @Roycru , you win. I wonder why Ralph never asked you to star in one of his adverts... Today: mixing greys, browns and patterns of different size and origin.

Really nice, one of my favorites of you so far.

Today. Finally some improvement in my shirt game I guess

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* Suitsupply jacket * Osovski shirt * Embassy of Elegence tie * Poszetka Handcrafted pocketsquare * belt and trousers from Massimo Dutti * doublemonks from Shoepassion * Seiko watch

As always, I'm happy to get any feedback.

Yes, shirt is much better! I know it's seen as a standard combination, but I'm not a fan of the "navy tie and navy suit" combo. The same tie in brown, burgundy, green would have been nice.

 

[Coxsackie]

Digging the fit, @Coxsackie - however i would have gone for a different shoe modell. Just not liking the shape here...maybe a more classical tassel...

Hmmm....your TASSEKS are nicer than my TASSEKS.

I might have to consider a TASSEKs upgrade.

 

[Sander]

 

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I'm always a fan of a nice blue and brown combination.

 

[Mr Knightley]

Regular readers of this thread might have noticed that from time to time some people (often those who never post pictures of themselves) have made bizarre comments about the socks that the people who do post pictures of themselves are wearing.

Here's an interesting theory about socks.....

http://elitedaily.com/money/people-who-wear-crazy-socks/1055248/

....after reading the article, I decided to post this picture (not from today....it was around 90F here today).

For those who might ask about the details, Brooks Brothers corduroy jacket (that I got in the seventies), blue OCBD shirt, tie, and BB#1 stripe socks, Ralph Lauren Rugby pocket square, Ralph Lauren Polo Golf Fair Isle sweater vest, Orvis trousers, and Florsheim shoes.

Great picture and story. I would add that those same people often extend their bizarre comments to cover other aspects of an outfit...

So, what socks do you wear, if any when it is 90F?