Pub in Central London:

Sturdy shoes, up to double-souled C&Js in a darker-than-tan colour
no bright socks
Regular length trousers
Shirt can be with cufflinks
No tie needed in a pub
Sweater or odd/tweed jacket
no pocket square please

keep your voice down
have a good/meaningful/funny conversation
drink a bit, but not over the top
have food if you must

done

I think if you think about clothes a lot and are always considering how you look, you might come across as a poser. I think if you just be more natural about it, just wear the clothes and not get too peacocky about it, you'll look like you're simply a guy with a good wardrobe. Key is keeping the ostentation factor down -- nothing too flash, garish, or trendy, and nothing that looks too much like you're a historical reenactor.

Last edited by Chipper (2016-12-01 18:22:02)

There is perhaps a demeanour which allows certain men more latitude than others. Advancing years also deflect the poser interpretation.

I would wear as beastie suggests but with the pocket square.

Let's face it- decent clothes are increasingly an anachronism in this day and age but better that than parading about in the average tat.

Last edited by adorable homunculus (2016-12-01 23:36:47)

The tie will probably invite questions. As will the suit.

"Decent" clothes are not an anachronism when worn in line with the context.

Pocket square or suit at pub outside W1/Sw1-6 London - simply wrong. Nothing wrong with blending in sartorially, one can still stand out by wit and humour.

A triple overcheck suit will not turn a dull person into the centre of a London dinner table.

And quality clothes are always alright. Decent shoes and knitwear can never be wrong. Garish shades and cheap materials are always bad.

Last edited by Beestonplace (2016-12-02 11:36:40)

please go away

I like beastie. Reasonably well informed, tastes mostly aligned with my own, and humble too.

Please don't go away.

Pics or it didn't happen.

We dined and wined in our local neighborhood hangout last evening. The place attracts a lot of millennials, and I saw more than a few of what I'd call the poser. They fell into either the lumberjack category, i.e., the tight on the sides but long on top haircut with a full neck beard, selvedge jeans, buffalo check flannel; or the skinny urbanite, i.e., pointy leather boots, tight and cropped flannel dress pants, skin-tight spread collar dress shirts, colorful socks. I was the oddball in my blue LL Bean v-neck sweater, university stripe Brooks Brothers OCBD, and traditional fit cuffed LL Bean lightweight wool pants. Boy, did I get some strange looks.

Last edited by Chipper (2016-12-03 07:17:46)