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#1 2008-10-26 07:42:17
- The_Shooman
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Contrast collar shirts - your impressions.
What do you think of them? Where are they most appropiate, and what messages do you think they send out?
#2 2008-10-26 07:52:59
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Re: Contrast collar shirts - your impressions.
"‘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
#3 2008-10-26 08:15:25
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For some reason I've never warmed too them, they look good on others, but I'll never own any
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#4 2008-10-26 08:28:18
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#5 2008-10-26 09:56:11
- Film Noir Buff
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Re: Contrast collar shirts - your impressions.
Originally they were to increase the use of shirt bodies by using new collars and cuffs.
Then they became sort of a thrifty thing to do with especially old, favorite shirts, then they became like a symbol of the 80s. Seems in the nineties they were a way for New Yorkers to wear crazy English shirtings and make them correct for bidnez. Today that's not necessarily bc anything goes at the office.
They look good on some people and if you like them wear them. I dont mind one or two but generally, unless the style really suits you, I get a little irritated with men who make this their signature.
#6 2008-10-26 10:03:09
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"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
Souvent me Souvient
#7 2008-10-26 10:27:20
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#9 2008-10-26 10:52:08
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Re: Contrast collar shirts - your impressions.
lt's a F*CK YOU shirt. lt reminds me of a shirt that an English aristocrat would wear, so yes, it does take guts to wear it. You only wear it when you feel king of the world. When l first saw the fabric, l knew l was gonna be naughty and play by no-ones rules. When you wear that shirt, you do what you want! 
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#10 2008-10-26 11:05:16
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#11 2008-10-26 11:19:54
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Film Noir Buff: l can see how that could work really well. l notice you seem to have a liking for shirts with white, pink and blue combined; any reason for this?
Pity l couldn't see a better pic of it. ls it white under the collar and white inside the collar like Marc's?
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#12 2008-10-26 11:28:02
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#13 2008-10-26 11:39:20
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Wee David Steel and the Liberal Democrats :-
'Go back to your constituencies and prepare for government !' ..... Ha ha !
Also favoured by spivvy marketing types.
#14 2008-10-26 11:41:59
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#15 2008-10-26 12:02:22
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#17 2008-10-26 14:59:41
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I have several contrast (collar and cuffs) shirts with (ahem) matching boxer shorts - always a challenge for hot and inebriated ladies!
Contrary to lies of FNB and Woofboxer, I (and most of the other "Buff Bastards") have been banned from posting on this forum. There are only a few posters left so don't waste your time on here. This forum is dead and nobody cares.
#18 2008-10-26 18:24:18
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#19 2008-10-26 21:37:20
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#20 2008-10-26 21:42:50
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#22 2008-10-27 12:48:00
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Re: Contrast collar shirts - your impressions.
I've had a few over the years and like them generally. I usually don't go for white for the collar but cream. I've been looking into shirts where the body is a check and the collar is a stripe with the same colorway- I know some mills still make sets of shirtings so you can do this. Could be cool 
#23 2008-10-27 13:18:34
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/3258458/Lost-your-shirt-in-the-credit-crunch-Buy-plain-white.html
"‘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
#24 2008-10-27 20:13:01
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#25 2008-10-27 20:39:23
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FNB: those cufflinks are absolutely killer in that last photo you post.