Navy single breasted, 3 button, chalk stripe suit with light pink lining. light Blue butcher striped shirt and a bright red tie with small light blue geometric pattern. Black shoes and navy socks.

plain black oxfords, beige/grey/navy argyle socks, H&M lightweight khakis, black dress belt, white w. thin pale blue + light brown stripe shirt, navy cord sports jacket.

keeping it plain and pared-down today like the simple and unassuming fella I am ...

* Bone cords
* special order darkish blue wincheater (11 years old and still looks great)
* locally made custom MTM dark brown croc boots
* Flanel shirt

Last edited by The_Shooman (2008-07-19 04:45:42)

I was wearing a butter yellow linen shirt with a pair of medium grey medium weight wool pants and  suede loafers with yellow socks. Its so hot and humid here the dye from the shoe came off on the hosiery.

natural linen grandfather shirt
navy (but badly faded) Kettle Creek cargo shorts
natural jute ball-cap (helmet and do-rag muss up my hair)
heavy leather sandals

took the motorcycle to LaSalle Park for the August Civic Holiday (that's Simcoe Day in Ontario) Festival with the wife and kids (they took the Aurora); then lunch on the rooftop at The Rude Native

Who made the suit?

I think this suit calls for darker, less matching accessories. The tie and pocket square together are not working for me. I don't have a problem with any of the items (shirt, square, tie) individually and the overall look isnt bad but it is a little studied and if you were wearing a rich blue shirt or a blue shirt with red and/or white stripes. that suit is pale and a bit washed out. In spite of the stripes you can practically treat it like a light grey solid.

I dunno what your shirt or pocket square selection is...except for the green

The guy on the bottom reminds me of Danny Kaye.

Umm, i wouldn't wear a white collared Grey shirt with that suit. I mean you can, and judging by your ties do, wear what you want. I suppose it's kind of hard to pick things that will always work for you but let's assume some artistically nice things and some things that work whether they have that designer matchy-matchy flair or not. I think you can refer to the redness of the stripe without trying to replicate the color in the shirt.


In classic Shirtings (I only have the classic book around right now):

Regent:
100 Coral
70 Lilac
75 Lilac
80 lilac
60 Lilac

King:
AP Coral
AP Coral Check


Royal Oxford:
Coral
Lilac
ocean

Windsor:
06 grey


Imperial:
55 Coral