HOF: What Are You Wearing Right Now - Part II

Originally Posted by nmprisons

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socks look good to me.

Originally Posted by KtownGreg

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No hate here. I like the splash of color over the more muted suit. Looks good.

Originally Posted by upr_crust

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As a proponent of purple, you'll get nothing but praise from me - the tie looks good, and the socks are a small piece of sprezzatura - not for every occasion, but a visual amusement. Enjoy them both.

Originally Posted by MBreinin

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I think this is one of your best to date, TB.

Originally Posted by Fred H.

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Purple is a GREAT color. Wore a HF wool purple tie yesterday with gray flannels and a cashmere houndstooth SC. Great combo.
Love the socks, too.

Originally Posted by Holdfast

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Best outfit I've seen from you so far, and I think either the first or only the second I've requoted in full. Fit seems fine, but better are choice of items and colours. Great stuff. Keep it up!

Originally Posted by UrbanComposition

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No purple hate here, TB. That's a great tie. Socks are fine. Best from you I can remember.

Originally Posted by spoozy

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Purple is fine with me

Originally Posted by ColdEyedPugilist

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Aha!
A Drakes solid reppe tie.
Knew it as soon as I saw your pic, mate.
Bought the grenadine version, and got the same favourable reaction from people.

Thanks, gentlemen. Either the Forvm's anti-purple coalition has disbanded or it was a figment of my imagination in the first place. Somehow I got it in my head that purple ties are only slightly more tolerated than black suits here.

Originally Posted by bleachboy

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I also really like the way you did the pocket square. It's a little fancier than a TV fold without going full mountain range.
Thanks for noticing, bb. That's exactly what I was going for. Less Rocky Mountain High; more Appalachian Spring.

Originally Posted by LilacCords

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BLUE CHALLENGE

Enjoy your weekend.

It is going to take quite a lot (much more than I've got) to top this. Blue shoes?? With blue laces?!?!?!?!

Back to boring. And blue.

Gents- you should post these shots in the 'Rock your Socks' thread... Proud of you, TB...something other than 'conservative. LOVE the monks, Crusty! I don't like most of the monks posted here, but yours - I would wear them.

Beg to differ. There's NOTHING boring about this look:

Just wondering, but would a blue shirt and blue socks be enough for the blue challenge? No sportcoat or suit involved. Also doubt it'd get many MC votes but sort of wanted to enter a sw&d thing in one of these.

Originally Posted by aeglus

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Just wondering, but would a blue shirt and blue socks be enough for the blue challenge? No sportcoat or suit involved. Also doubt it'd get many MC votes but sort of wanted to enter a sw&d thing in one of these.

Nope, minimum requirements are at least a jacket, or a full suit. Accessories alone dont count.

And as an aside- if you are entering today, it really helps when I make the poll if you put "Friday Challenge" somewhere in the text of your post

Friday Challenge (see, I read your instructions, oh, Spoo-meister . . .)

It occured to me not long ago that one of the great sources of pleasure in popular entertainments these days is invocation of the sense of moral superiority in the viewer, i.e., to put on TV, as entertainment, a person or persons so reprehensible as to please the public that they are not him or her. (it is my only explanation for the popularity of "The Jersey Shore", which does rather take the prize for reprehensible behaviour in creatures otherwise believed to be **** sapiens.)

On the Internet as well, there are few pleasures as acute as the venting of righteous anger in response to the posting of a troll, in an attempt to silence said troll with logic and persuasive arguments. The only problem with such a pleasure is that is usually the desired response of the original poster, looking to incite flame wars wherever possible.

That would never be my intent in posting here. However, as my personal style is often at odds with the local aesthetic, if I let out all of the sartorial stops (an unfortunate habit of mine), I will most certainly be the object of criticism, which will invoke that sense of, if not moral, then sartorial superiority that brings so much pleasure to so many.

So it will be, I sense, with today's posting - a complex set of attire accessorized heavily, with more than a whiff of costume about it, but, it does qualify for today's competition - blue is the dominant color.

For your viewing pleasure (one way or another), then . . .

Originally Posted by UrbanComposition

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End of the day. Lo, a beer awaits me...

Nice coat UrbanC, wish the pictures were better, but I like the details.

Originally Posted by Ich_Dien

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Great gloves. Watch ain't bad either.

Lovely braces.

Originally Posted by upr_crust

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Friday Challenge (see, I read your instructions, oh, Spoo-meister . . .)

It occured to me not long ago that one of the great sources of pleasure in popular entertainments these days is invocation of the sense of moral superiority in the viewer, i.e., to put on TV, as entertainment, a person or persons so reprehensible as to please the public that they are not him or her. (it is my only explanation for the popularity of "The Jersey Shore", which does rather take the prize for reprehensible behaviour in creatures otherwise believed to be **** sapiens.)

On the Internet as well, there are few pleasures as acute as the venting of righteous anger in response to the posting of a troll, in an attempt to silence said troll with logic and persuasive arguments. The only problem with such a pleasure is that is usually the desired response of the original poster, looking to incite flame wars wherever possible.

That would never be my intent in posting here. However, as my personal style is often at odds with the local aesthetic, if I let out all of the sartorial stops (an unfortunate habit of mine), I will most certainly be the object of criticism, which will invoke that sense of, if not moral, then sartorial superiority that brings so much pleasure to so many.

So it will be, I sense, with today's posting - a complex set of attire accessorized heavily, with more than a whiff of costume about it, but, it does qualify for today's competition - blue is the dominant color.

For your viewing pleasure (one way or another), then . . .

Ye are the Shakespeare reincarnate of SF, both in language and in dress. It took me twenty minutes to decipher your post, and another twenty to give you the appropriate amount of homage by bowing.

Originally Posted by acridsheep

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Ye are the Shakespeare reincarnate of SF, both in language and in dress. It took me twenty minutes to decipher your post, and another twenty to give you the appropriate amount of homage by bowing.
True indeed. I'm seriously pondering if I might ask this gentleman if he wish to pose as me for the writing of my upcoming bestseller. We could use a WAYWT pic for the back cover.

Does the umbrella count? Friday challenge:

Originally Posted by aeglus

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Just wondering, but would a blue shirt and blue socks be enough for the blue challenge? No sportcoat or suit involved. Also doubt it'd get many MC votes but sort of wanted to enter a sw&d thing in one of these.

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

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Nope, minimum requirements are at least a jacket, or a full suit. Accessories alone dont count. And as an aside- if you are entering today, it really helps when I make the poll if you put "Friday Challenge" somewhere in the text of your post

Just to join in the spirit of blueness:

None blue challenge. I was oblivious to the girls snubbing me