Last edited by suds-okeefe (2008-06-03 17:13:16)

it's a look  for ruffians

gomie

Tweed for sure. Navy blazer too. Slouchy slubby old cotton jackets. The natural shoulder stuff works better for me than the more built-up jackets. And for some reason (perhaps because I'm boring) I would stick to either navy or drabber earthy, natural colours for the jackets. No sky blues, blacks or whatever.
Poplin, perhaps because of its smooth finish, doesn't work as well for me.

I have become quite partial to the trad. white tennis shoe with jeans/jacket. That way you're dressing down the jacket, not dressing up the jeans - Chucks obviously do the same thing.
Boots (chukkas, chelseas, desert) are very much to my taste. Suede will always look good, particularly cool with nice bright socks. As far as shoes go, maybe something a bit more substantial - a brogue or a shoe with a chunkier moccassin-toe.

I like the look too. I thought for a while it would get so widely used that it would get played out but it seems to have survived and even revived the demand for odd jackets.

I would wear sneakers with it, no problem. Probably not white ones though. Here is where you could actually pick up a color with your sneakers from the jacket. Chelsea boots, pebble grained shoes, brown perforated cap toes (those medium brown ones), loafers, driving shoes, black or brown suede shoes.

I agree that the jeans themselves should be medium to dark and as fine as possible with no irregularities and no discoloring. Decoration should be limited to the contrast stitching and no contrast stitching would be fine as well.

Nubby jacket with heavier jeans, summer finish jacket with lighter weight jeans. SB peak lapel, no problem but DB jackets I wouldn't try. I suppose you could also wear suit jacket with jeans, bolder ones with window panes or colorful stripes.

How are converse sneakers on the feet btw?

I might have to get a pair with the chicks on 'em:

http://www.jackpurcells.com/convhigh.html