Thoughts on this outfit?

[Sanguis Mortuum]

The jacket looks long in the picture, but it might just be the camera angle, I would say we would need to see a full-length shot taken with the camera at about mid-height to be able to tell for sure...

 

[polar-lemon]

Originally Posted by BruceWayne

Ok. However, I've read that your thumb knuckle should line up with the bottom of the jacket. Wouldn't getting an 36/38S effect that (and also make my arms look long)?

This is a terrible metric for figuring out jacket length. Everyone's arms are of different lengths with respect to their bodies. A properly sized jacket should cover your seat; others say it should bisect you. In any case, it has little to do with your arms. If you have relatively long legs, and are in good shape, go with a length that just covers your seat. Do not buy a 38R and have it shortened, because the balance of the coat will be thrown off (the jacket will be shorter, but the pockets and buttoning point will remain in the original spot and look odd).

 

[Master-Classter]

Wow, a lot of responses... my advice, I think Randllr does a good job of this sort of look, look him up in his WAYW threads.

 

[bowtielover]

I don't like the colors of the shirt and tie together but everything else is fine.

 

[BruceWayne]

Ok, I'm resubmitting the same questions as before, but with this combination instead.

 

[ManofKent]

Trousers better. Not keen on the tie, but if you insist, I'd wear it with a paler, plainer shirt. I think the shirt would look better with a solid dark red tie, and a gold pocket square.

 

[polar-lemon]

100% better. Tie is not to my exact taste, but it is a huge improvement over the last combination.

 

[emmanuel]

Much better! Not crazy about the tie either but it is ok.

 

[SkinnyGoomba]

Much better, even the tie is better.

pocket square...

 

[BruceWayne]

I was trying to go for kind of a British (Turnbull & Asser

)/ dandy type of feel with the shirt and tie

.

 

[Philip1978]

although not a huge fan of the tie, it does work (also add a PS).

 

[polar-lemon]

My real question is, if you had this blue shirt that is not only a better color, but also has a nicer collar, in addition to the much nicer tie, why didn't you wear them in the first place?

 

[BruceWayne]

Originally Posted by polar-lemon

My real question is, if you had this blue shirt that is not only a better color, but also has a nicer collar, in addition to the much nicer tie, why didn't you wear them in the first place?

I guess I was just experimenting

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[BruceWayne]

I could be wrong, but I believe my blazer fit me similarly to how the blazer fits the fellow in this pic I found on the blog "A Suitable Wardrobe".

FYI, the first I posted did not do justice to the tie in it. In person it looks a bit similar to the tie in the above pic.

 

[sloane3]

Big improvement over the first.