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#1 2008-05-10 10:57:48
- Film Noir Buff
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Contrast dressing
I believe in contrast between the different elements of my clothes. I like a tie darker than my shirt and different than my suit. Sometimes in summer it’s the reverse and my tie might be lighter than my shirt. Generally, I don’t like low contrast outfits such as a white shirt with a silvery smooth tie or a white shirt with a navy tie that matches exactly the navy suit material.
Sometimes in summer Ill take a cream grenadine and wear it with a medium blue end on end shirt with a navy linen suit. The bottom line for me is almost always contrast. Contrast in textures, contrast in colors, shades and patterns.
#2 2008-05-10 11:21:09
- iammatt
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Re: Contrast dressing
Good thread!
I try more for subtlety than for contrast in my own dress, and am a big fan of light colored ties, though not with white shirts. I don't avoid contrast, but do avoid stark contrasts.
#3 2008-05-10 11:43:06
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Contrast dressing
With brown my favorite color ("If it's brown, get down!"), I try to achieve contrasts using different shades of earthtones, such as pairing a jacket with darker, chocolately tones with lighter, tan-colored trousers. Or, combining a camel hair jacket with chocolate brown trousers. I also can achieve contrasts with patterns, such as a brown plaid or tweed jacket and solid-colored trousers. I like light blue shirts with brown jackets and trousers as contrast, although if I really feel like staying within the brown family, overall, I'd wear a light brown or chocolate brown turtleneck, depending on how dark or light the jacket is, again, with contrast in mind.
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#4 2008-05-10 11:44:22
- formby
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Re: Contrast dressing
Some pics and commentary would be good addition to this thread...
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#6 2008-05-10 13:29:31
- eg
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Re: Contrast dressing
I like the contrasts in texture most of all, especially since I generally stick to a fairly limited colour palette and favour solids over patterns.
#8 2008-05-10 14:59:21
- Horace
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Re: Contrast dressing
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#11 2008-05-10 16:40:55
- Horace
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Re: Contrast dressing
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#15 2008-05-10 19:00:00
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Re: Contrast dressing
Personally, I am not a fan of metallic looking fabrics and items so I don't own them. However, I think a contrast of texture and pattern is important for a harmonious outfit; otherwise, it looks dour or simply uninspired.
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#20 2008-05-10 21:15:30
- Godspeed
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Re: Contrast dressing
I bet that 2nd guy (from the left) in the picture above with 5 guys likes cotton candy.
#22 2008-05-11 02:54:32
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Re: Contrast dressing
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#23 2008-05-11 02:57:19
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Re: Contrast dressing
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#24 2008-05-11 13:14:38
- eg
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Re: Contrast dressing
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#25 2008-05-12 00:10:46
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: Contrast dressing
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