That reminds me, I need to buy a tuxedo for the formal choral group I just joined.
==Tom
==Tom
Braces are dressy, usually made of silk (similar to a tie), and button into your slacks. Suspenders are not considered dress clothes, and clip onto your pants. Wearing suspenders with a suit is kind of like wearing tennis shoes with a suit.
I amazed when I look at old pictures. People wore suits to baseball games.
I can't take fashion advice from a man who would suggest a gentleman wear suspenders. Braces, yes, but suspenders, no. And I think he is a little too opinionated on certain things, such as the break of the pant, which is a very personal decision to me, and the dress shoes. I'm sure he's trying to make a point, but I have some very nice dress shoes, that will last just as long, as Allen Edmonds or Alden, at a quarter of the price. Don't get me wrong, they're fantastic shoes and I'm dreaming of the day when I can afford a pair, but a man should not be led to believe he must have a pair of these shoes to look proper. Oh, and while I don't agree with his overly conservative vew on socks (and everything else, for that matter), I do agree that they should always be darker than your jacket (no jacket, then darker than your slacks), with very few exceptions.
I'll get off of my soapbox now.....
In general I agree with most of what he's saying, especially the part about if more people dressed up we would have a better society. I also liked how he pointed out many low cost options. That was very good. But I'll never give up my argyle socks!
I bought an argyle sweater in Austria while studying abroad and I loved it. Needless to say, when I returned home, all the ladies that I was hoping to impress with my new-found european style just told me that I looked like their grandpa with tight pants!
I can do beach/gym, and I can do wedding/funeral.
I have tremendous trouble with anything in between.
Giovanni Agnelli said many years ago that 'cos you cannot have ties made by <famous New York brand> with Italian silks from Como, perfection isn't an option.
So, Cory, it really wasn't the argyle sweater they had a problem with. Lycra/spandex, brings new meaning to "The Battle of the Bulge". Let's hear it for everything ARGYLE. You should know that my father was an Argyle and Sutherland Highlander - Royal Tank Corps.
Discuss. Agree, disagree?
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Elevated dressing causes people to behave better. Crime might fall. Manners would begin to come back. People might clean up their language. They might listen to better music and read better books. Something resembling civilization might return.
He forgot the white socks!
shaving cream's a racket, clothes is a racket, ... I wonder what his take on tennis is??Maybe because this is how he shaves. I wouldn't want to either.
Oh man, that's priceless.It's the belt that twists her knickers. Every time we go shopping she wants me to buy a brown belt.
As a joke one time I went to the Goodwill, bought a white belt, plaid slacks and a striped (horizontal) shirt. OMG you should have seen her face when I came out "ready for work".
Glad to see you got some flair goin' on TimmyB!In general I agree with most of what he's saying, especially the part about if more people dressed up we would have a better society. I also liked how he pointed out many low cost options. That was very good. But I'll never give up my argyle socks!
Exactly right! I love arygyle. The pants, though...you should all consider yourselves lucky that I don't have a picture to post.