men who internalize style guides as some sort of prevailing superego of fashion, that shit is dumb, stop doing it
― real men have been preparing manly dishes for centuries (elmo argonaut), Monday, 24 September 2012 18:59 (eleven years ago) link
who the fuck dresses like that, prime ministers?
― the late great, Monday, 24 September 2012 20:52 (eleven years ago) link
you can do that shit with a t-shirt and a hoodie
― the late great, Monday, 24 September 2012 20:54 (eleven years ago) link
tumblr #menswear powerbloggers, half of styleforum, moderators at r/malefashionadvice
― real men have been preparing manly dishes for centuries (elmo argonaut), Monday, 24 September 2012 20:57 (eleven years ago) link
i'm not endorsing wearing a t-shirt and hoodie to work
― the late great, Monday, 24 September 2012 20:58 (eleven years ago) link
but i do think if you're a lawyer or accountant dressed like that a lot of people are gonna be like wtf.
you can get the same dose of color theory with a dress shirt and a sweater
― the late great, Monday, 24 September 2012 21:00 (eleven years ago) link
there are teachers who are menswearish, like they'll wear suspenders, old-timey shirts, rolled up jeans with dress shoes, etc
i think it makes more sense to dress like a camp counselor than going that route
i think there's a line of overdressy that you don't need to go very far to step over comfortably in business clothing
like if you get the fit right, you can wear basics all the time and wear a tie or something and look a million bucks
― the late great, Monday, 24 September 2012 21:02 (eleven years ago) link
I pretty much agree that the shirt in that picture is way too same-but-different in pattern to the jacket and they don't look good together, especially with the busy tie. Two of the three would work, but not all three.
All this stuff is like jazz -- you can make the wrong notes sound right. But since most men are not miles davises of style, the rules are there to help them avoid looking like a mess. That said, yeah, these style bloggers get a bit fascistic about it.
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Monday, 24 September 2012 21:04 (eleven years ago) link
I say that a man who is not a miles davis of style.
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Monday, 24 September 2012 21:05 (eleven years ago) link
idk, i wouldn't have picked the combination but fair is fair and i'm not wearing it, i think it looks nice but it's not even very noteworthy imho. & i'm not going to criticize anybody for overdressing because i overdress for any & every occasion.
the thing that bummed me out was the "oops i broke a rule please don't pick on me" vibe from the caption.
― real men have been preparing manly dishes for centuries (elmo argonaut), Monday, 24 September 2012 21:12 (eleven years ago) link
it's hard to tell -- it looks like the kind of thing that, if everything was otherwise high quality and well-tailored for the man wearing it and the guy was well-groomed and put together etc then it might work very nicely, but if it was just your average midtown manhattan guy with off-the-rack clothes, the clash would make it look extra sloppy.
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Monday, 24 September 2012 21:15 (eleven years ago) link
i dunno, it's not even that defensive in tone i guess, but i just get VERY SUSPICIOUS of dudes who consistently annotate their WIWT shots by explaining how they put their outfit together, what rules they followed, why they chose blue socks, why it's appropriate for the weather or the occasion. like everyone's gotta play the role of gq assistant fashion editor all the time? stfu.
― real men have been preparing manly dishes for centuries (elmo argonaut), Monday, 24 September 2012 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
also i think i have a higher tolerance for clashing than many other ppl fwiw
― real men have been preparing manly dishes for centuries (elmo argonaut), Monday, 24 September 2012 21:19 (eleven years ago) link
the tie is a dark "value" than the shirt and the jacket is inbetween, as it should be
the hue of the jacket is brown which is like a shade of orange which goes nice with the gingham which is like a hue of blue, complementary colors etc if i'm reading it right
there a consonance between the gingham and tweed and the tie itself is tying it all together HOHO but with a pattern that breaks up the non-square lines in the tie and he's correct it picks up some of the colors in the jacket
big fucking WHOOP
― the late great, Monday, 24 September 2012 22:10 (eleven years ago) link