The_Shooman wrote:

formby wrote:

The_Shooman wrote:

Mafoofan:
http://www.styleforum.net/t/251332/ricc … st_5437901

Green lizard skin monks...!!!! Jesus..and wearing em with black mohair too. The horror.

This would be more appropriate...

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FNB always called him the green man with no taste. Ole Filmy will roll his eyes when he sees phage-monster's latest monstrosity.

I'm a fan of green for certain applications but green shoes...? in Lizard skin...? and monk straps...? There's too much going on there.

The black pick and pick mohair sounds nice and I'd like to see it, but pairing it with those shoes...er no. That Blue/black suede would look better if he can't face wearing black shoes. Black shoes would be optimum though with Mohair as its a dressy cloth 'specially in black!.

I'd wear black Chelsea's personally, late sixties vibe.

Gilgamesh2003 wrote:

"Primer, if you will, on pocket squares" -
http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/foru … et-squares
Surf, if you will, a wave of dicks.

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/foru … ment-Socks

So for those of us in sports coats, slacks, free of ties but indulging in pocket squares, I'm curious.
Instead of matching a pocket square with a tone in the shirt or jacket weave, could we perhaps match them with the colorful socks?
Not a direct match, of course, but complimentary hues?

Is there an element of poor taste I don't see in this?

Yes, there is.

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/foru … -Stitching
An Andyite wants his pick stitching to be obvious but not TOO obvious. I generally have my pick stitching done with light-reflecting nautical cord, the kind used to secure prestigious racing yachts to their moorings, and I find that the effect is extremely exquisite.

Dynamic mysteries of clothing. Even men interested in the topic seem to want to poo poo its nuances and recalibrate their souls as if the superficiality of clothing will make lightweights of them. This is some proof that being a lightweight precedes talent with clothing. It's just astonishing how lost, confused and bereft of any causal links between execution and desired effect men in this space demonstrate in perpetuity. Oh well, it suggests to me that you really can't teach most men to dress better and you have to pick things out for them. It's a tone def sartorial world and I'm just living in it.

Has anyone ever analyzed the concept of taste in the modern era?

There are several different levels to taste. Each level has better and worse talent within it (maybe this is flair?)

Taste of a group, tribe or industry or a culture. Doesn't matter if it is objectively pleasing, sometimes clothes develop along other lines. Success or talent sometimes makes ugly things beautiful; Updated Denver Broncos and New England Patriots  jerseys were ugly until they won a lot of super bowls and then became beautiful. Sometimes a beautiful Italian suit is worthless if the UKers at your firm look down on it, even if they're wearing rtw stuff designed in England.

The taste you can never have. Some people just want what they think other people have. I know someone who can be dining on prime rib and if someone else is having oatmeal, he automatically assumes that person has to have something better. Or, if you have class defensiveness and think you want to assume the mantle of another group you admire or slaver after.

Consumer taste or the taste of spending on what other people make. The supposed capitalist dream where we all want to throw money at the $1500 shirt or the designer label suit because we mistake having money or a large purchase price with solving an issue.

Preferring other people's taste. I used to paint miniature soldiers but there was a miniature model painter I also paid whose style I liked better than mine; no matter what, I liked his stuff better. I think part of the problem was that I knew all the tricks and shortcuts I was covering up my painting flubs with and it cheapened my opinion of my own work. Plus, he had been to art school, developed is own type of painting techniques and mixtures. I was basically talented but lost.

The taste of effort. If you dont put the effort in, you will never grow or see those things that were hidden before. There is no end to learning in this space and anyone who declares they are know all in this space is pretty much a fool to be avoided.

Appreciative taste, someone from a similar background may never dress like another person but automatically appreciates what they're observing.

Which brings up the taste of time/place/manner. I got dragged by this friend of mine to this midtown bar which seems to be an odd crossroads of Eurotrash, young city prepsters and Bridge and Tunnel types. I really hate this place but maybe because my friend is foreign he feels at home there. A big stink was made over my striped suit that wouldnt have caused any wonder two blocks away. One woman, admiring everything I had on, asked me who dressed me and wouldn't believe me when I said I dress myself!

Your chance to help the Sartorialist become the great hero we know he is: " Be on Stage with Us at the CFDA Awards"

The little hack is being given a meaningless award. Forget that you actually won't be on stage with him, or anywhere near it--but you can make it special by making a video of yourself expounding on his greatness, his benevolence, and his deep his love for you and for fashionable people everywhere.  Now here's the great part--with his characteristic modesty he will make the people at the dreary awards ceremony watch your video describing how great he is. (Just in case, as soon as he starts talking about himself, the deluded meaningless-award givers start to have a change of heart and wonder what the fuck they were thinking of.)  They will be genuinely overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and affection you will show in your videos, and the pint-sized shutterbug won't be overburdened by having to talk about himself more than usual.   This year: meaningless fashion award in a rented hall.  Next year: Oslo?

http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/b … da-awards/

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GIZhou007 wrote:

And not a sock in sight no doubt.  I gave up his blog when he did one in Australia and all the photographs were off 'indie kids' wearing bastardised Ivy which is a very small sub-group of Australian fashion scene. Would have taken him all of five minutes in a city mall.

That's probably exactly what he did. Scottie was never one for hard work.

Gilgamesh2003 wrote:

The target demographic for GQ is men who enjoy visiting extremely loud clubs where they can vomit 7 and 7 into the cleavage of attractive to moderately attractive women.

Oh dear now you've done it.

You'll have shooey and Big Tony  asking you for the address of those clubs.

l've chosen to become a respectable citizen these days. No immoral thoughts, no flirting with pretty faces l don't know, and strictly no alcohol or any fun stuff. On the straight and narrow with me. Strictly `monk-man' qualities.

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Big Tony wrote:

fxh wrote:

Oh dear now you've done it.

You'll have shooey and Big Tony  asking you for the address of those clubs.

The_Shooman wrote:

l've chosen to become a respectable citizen these days. No immoral thoughts, no flirting with pretty faces l don't know, and strictly no alcohol or any fun stuff. On the straight and narrow with me. Strictly `monk-man' qualities.

Is everyone is OZ nutters? Wait - don't answer that question. lol

Nah, just me and a couple of other blokes. We'd still love to do coke, women, heavy metal and booze...but we wanna go back to heaven and be the Buddha once more. lt's a tough road, but some of us blokes have decided to do it. lt's un-Australia, but fuck `em all...l want to walk that golden road and be omnipotent.

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http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/foru … ost1299527
Brave enough to spend $899 for "hand-crafted" German glasses; not brave enough to wear "Steve Jobs" reading glasses outside.

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/foru … -cork-beds
Someone please tell me what the fuck the OP is asking in this thread. I think there is some sort of complicated backstory about Cole Haan loafers that we are supposed to know? We are also supposed to accept the fact that a lawyer (sorry, attorney) who occasionally waddles to the steak house is going to wear through the heels of his shoes almost instantly. Anyway, this is an impressive feat of forensic reason from on of Tennessee's leading jurists.

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/foru … like-this-(pics)-also-is-this-a

:Waits for comments about how it won't fly at an accounting firm in Cincinatti, that sheen on a jacket indicates a high probability that the wearer has venereal disease, the sleeves are too tight, that Earl William Wadsworth of Wooster wouldn't be caught dead in it, that stubble is unacceptable, and that a man wearing aviators indoors can't be trusted:

High-class is the best kind of Gold. In fact if you prefix anything with 'high-class' it means it's pretty fucking premium. High-class prostitutes are a good example of this. They are easily distinguishable from other prostitutes because they wear mid-class platinum.... which, interestingly, is directly comparable in terms of class to high-class gold.

...And those Steve Jobb's jobbies look jobby.

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Excuse me sir, May I have the name of your tailor please so I can ensure I never use him.

That's how you upscale an owl pellet.

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/foru … with-shoes
Classy thoughts on a classy topic -

Instead of leather, I thought a grey wool would give an air of classy without looking too dressy but not too casual either... and also it would probably match both brown and black dress shoes, without having to buy leather bags to match my shoes.

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/foru … er-insoles
Personally, I fill all my shoes with Lexol whenever I take them off, even if it's only for a second. I thought everyone did this?

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/foru … 4-Overcoat

After a lot of pain and research I decided I needed a more direct answer…or maybe just an answer I want to hear haha. So I bought this black ¾ overcoat by John Varvatos (paid $160 from around $500). I am looking for a versatile (casual/semi-formal) winter coat to wear going out to dinner, going to the mall, going shopping, etc. I also plan to get a pea coat (which I prefer over duffel coats) but I really love the look of the ¾ overcoat (as a side note I have a full length one I wear with suits for work).

John Varvatos Overcoat


Both Style Forum and this site have been equally discouraging in their support of the color black. However, I have always preferred the color black for coats. I guess I never would have questioned this purchase until I started reading these forums. So my ultimate question would be – am I going to look stupid wearing this jacket with jeans and a sweater/t-shirt/casual shirt? Second, are there brands anyone would recommend for a ¾ overcoat, should I decide on a charcoal or tweed color (I definitely don't want navy). I really want to keep this coat, in this color though. I guess it all depends on the support I find here haha.

Thanks guys.

Maybe grow a pair and stop asking the stupidest people on the internet for approval haha? But actually no gentleman would ever own an item as bizarre and esoteric as a black wool coat. I advise the OP to throw himself off a bridge like at the end of "The Judgment" ("The Judgement" spoilers! Sorry!)

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/foru … me-on-you!
"Shaver" from Manchester, who praises Cromps's blog for being "eminently readable," (I assume in the sense that creamed wheat is eminently edible) expresses horror at Alan Flusser's combination of track pants and a suit jacket. Congratulations! You have successfully detected the fact that Alan Flusser is crazy as shit! You join the august, selective, group of everyone who has ever seen a photograph of or met Alan Flusser.