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#21 ·
Many years ago I had a double breasted suit that was a green similar to that of the OP's picture. It had a fall/winter fabric. It was cheap, and so was (am) I. I did wear it as business attire with a white shirt and a muted red tie. I never purchased another.
 
#22 ·
SG_67 said:
That's a bit more my speed. I like the darker green. The green suit above is just a bit too much. Also, it's too reminiscent of olive and olive drab which is a color I detest.
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Looking around, I think that may be a Bateman Odgen 852 in 500 gr. herringbone tweed. I think I may have found my Fall suit . . .
 
#26 ·
prospero1b said:
A green suit? Absolutely, but in tweed and in the country; never in town.
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I wonder if that might depend on the town. In London, Paris, New York or Chicago I'm certainly in accord. However, there are other cities where I'm not so sure. I live in the suburbs of Portland, OR and here those businessmen who aren't running around in Columbia parkas and Nike sneakers could probably get away quite easily in a green suit. I mean, we're surrounded by forest. Green is normal to us. And what about Munich? Isn't Loden cloth sort of the national attire in Bavaria?
 
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Oldsarge said:
I wonder if that might depend on the town. In London, Paris, New York or Chicago I'm certainly in accord. However, there are other cities where I'm not so sure. I live in the suburbs of Portland, OR and here those businessmen who aren't running around in Columbia parkas and Nike sneakers could probably get away quite easily in a green suit. I mean, we're surrounded by forest. Green is normal to us. And what about Munich? Isn't Loden cloth sort of the national attire in Bavaria?
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In Portland it's ideal because it better allows you to hide amidst the trees! :biggrin:

But your point is well taken, as "the never in town" is most often repeated without due consideration for all the possibilities such a dictum entails, and stems from the belief that the only purposes of a suit are propriety or intimidation. I'd happily wear the suit in my OP to many business engagements, but would be a little more reticent if I were to have one made of the beautiful cloth you specified. But I'd find that beautiful cloth entirely appropriate for less formal dress-up occasions in more familiar company. And I'd happily wear it to meet with my attorney or accountant, were I to elect to wear a suit.

I'm not sure the Munchen Volk any longer parade in Ledderhosen und Loden Plankl. In my day it was more likely to be sandals and white socks, now casually attired Germans prove they can dress every bit as badly as Americans. But elsewhere in Germany I've seen signs of a suspiciously rather smart sophistication.


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#29 ·
I certainly do. The trick is to avoid the Master's Tournament color green or Dartmouth. But if you can to that, it isn't difficult being green, despite Kermit's plaint.
 
#30 ·
With the ever constant push towards everything being casual, I'm actively seeking out more colorful sport coats and such as I'm not a fan of casual everything. Green and rustic colors tend to be considered more casual. So I can wear a coat and tie and not be considered too formal for the occasion. I wouldn't wear green to formal business meeting, but a conference or other type of event - definitely!


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#31 ·
Virginia-Style said:
With the ever constant push towards everything being casual...
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Is this still the case on your side of the Atlantic? Some in Britain see seeds of "a new formality".
Green and rustic colors tend to be considered more casual. So I can wear a coat and tie and not be considered too formal for the occasion.
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This is true - to me greens and browns are "brown-shoe clothes" while greys and blues are "black-shoe clothes" and considered more formal. Perhaps this is an over-simplification, but I think it helps.
 
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williamson said:
Is this still the case on your side of the Atlantic? Some in Britain see seeds of "a new formality".

This is true - to me greens and browns are "brown-shoe clothes" while greys and blues are "black-shoe clothes" and considered more formal. Perhaps this is an over-simplification, but I think it helps.
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In my opinion, blue and gray are all shoe color clothes. Blue and gray are the most popular suit colors because these two colors go with everything.

In addition, blue and gray suits can be dressed down and dressed up with all colors for everything that's worn with them.
 
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