Should I?

[dieworkwear]

Yes, and I'm sure that you'll find plenty of other salesmen sporting the look as well. They've got a lot of slacks to move.

Here are people who are not clothing salesmen and are under the age of 60

 

[bicycleradical]

If I followed what I saw worn by the average person in public, all I'd wear is cargo shorts/jeans and graphic print t-shirts.

 

[Leiker]

Something like this would work with the jacket you have

 

[Leiker]

Or this if you want something bolder

 

[yorkshire pud]

To clarify, I'm 58. I've never heard a peer of mine use the word "slacks" or "trousers." (And I'm part of a fairly hip NYC scene.) It's not said, it's not worn, it looks extremely old fashioned. I'm biggest clotheshorse I know and I consciously keep a crease out of khakis, chinos, seersuckers, etc. Pretty much all my pants, although I'm sure that there's an exception.

Maybe I'll just wear a suit with an open shirt. But the idea of wearing a nice pair of pressed slacks with a sport jacket just doesn't work anymore. It never happens. In the Big Apple, jeans with a sport jacket are an absolutely essential and standard combo. Given that 75 percent of the people at this wedding will be NYC expats, I think I'll be safe.

The rest will be from California. God knows what they'll be wearing. But they're sort of being encouraged to do so. This is a very boho wedding. The main instruction was to wear "something you can dance in."

I suggest that you walk around and see how many nicely pressed pairs of trousers you see. I said before that you shouldn't be afraid to step out of the ordinary. But, trust me, this is not the direction you want to go in.

Pics from the knew Cesare Attolini catalog attached. (Since my dream is to look like I just stepped. out of this catalog, it seemed apropos.) Cesare (or his grandsons) seem to like the sort coat and jeans look. They also seem ready to skip a nicely pressed crease. Granted, if you look through the catalog, you'll find plenty of creases, and always with the suits. But while Attolini seems to have mixed feelings, New Yorkers have soundly rejected the idea. Again, except with suits.

I haven't seen anybody apart from yourself use the word "Slacks" in this thread

I'm not familiar with Attolini, can't really see what the fuss is about to be honest it all looks fairly pedestrian to me, try English if you want the "Country attire" look

 

[yorkshire pud]

Or this if you want something bolder View attachment 1682040

I did suggest a knit and darker jeans, but I suspect his mind was already made up that he looks like the "Bee's Knee's" ?

 

[ValidusLA]

Nobody under the age of 60 wears slacks with a crease in them. Unless you want to set yourself apart as a ________.

Uh...you're wrong.

Also, if you are 58, this is pretty funny.

As a 35 year old, I wear plenty of slacks with a crease.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

I know that the meaning of the term "bespoke" is a matter of great dispute on this forum.

I don’t believe it’s a matter of dispute. Bespoke has a specific meaning and I’m quite sure it’s well understood here.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Uh...you're wrong.

Also, if your 58, this is pretty funny.

As a 35 year old, I wear plenty of slacks with a crease.

In 2 short years he will be that same a______. Though he’s making quite the effort now in other ways.

 

[paul6001]

Here are people who are not clothing salesmen and are under the age of 60


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With a suit, I agree with you 100 percent. A crease is a must. As to the others, except for the models, the look decidedly uncool.

 

[paul6001]

I did suggest a knit and darker jeans, but I suspect his mind was already made up that he looks like the "Bee's Knee's" ?

No, I agree with that darker jeans would be better.

 

[paul6001]

Or this if you want something bolder View attachment 1682040

Seeing a distinct lack of creases.

 

[paul6001]

I haven't seen anybody apart from yourself use the word "Slacks" in this thread

I'm not familiar with Attolini, can't really see what the fuss is about to be honest it all looks fairly pedestrian to me, try English if you want the "Country attire" look

Attolini invented the Neapolitan suit. The whole point of which is to break with the reigning English tailoring of the time.

 

[paul6001]

If I followed what I saw worn by the average person in public, all I'd wear is cargo shorts/jeans and graphic print t-shirts.

Fair point. But visit one of the hipper/fancier restaurants and tell me what you see.

 

[dieworkwear]

Attolini invented the Neapolitan suit. The whole point of which is to break with the reigning English tailoring of the time.

That's Attolini the cutter at Rubinacci, not Attolini the brand.