Saturday evening, my wife asked me to driver her home from a birthday party for her friend's Dad.
I ran there (nearly perfect 5k from the house), so was in no condition to enter the banquet hall. She thought she was going to leave so invited me in to get her, but wound up spending another hour saying her goodbyes. It was just family and a couple guests remaining.
At one point the friend, who is no fashion plate herself but can manage to clean up decently when called upon, was chiding her father for the cuffs on his trousers.
Now, he's the guest of honor, and turned 90, so he pretty much can do as he pleases anyway. But, in my opinion, he looked great. Shined, sleek black bal's; charcoal trousers; white shirt; nice tie; medium-gray houndstooth tweed. The cuff could have been a little oversize, sure, but the break was perfect and he was definitely a) the sharpest I'd seen him (we're not close - probably my fourth time meeting him) and b) the best or second best dressed person still remaining.
What killed me was her brothers agreeing with her.
One was in sloppy black brogues, a shiny black suit, rumpled white shirt, too-long red tie, and his top button was undone and collar skewed wide, with the tie just a little loose. Looked like a car salesman who just didn't want to be there.
Other one could have been okay in heavy tan trousers, blue OBCD, and pink paisley tie. But he didn't button down the button-down collar, and the waistband of his trousers was not fastened at the end, and was sticking out under his belt.
Nobody mentioned either of these gaffes. Just overlooked 'em. But had to harass Dad about his cuffs being a little excessive, simply because he actually looked like a well-put-together gentleman. (The man's only about 5'3", so I'm sure his tailor did the best he could with what he had.)
Okay, rant over.
It sure was easier when I didn't pay attention to how other guys were dressed.
(I can't say anything about my own outfit that night. Saucony Freedoms, Dri-Fit shorts, performance T, race jersey, fleece and LED vests. Hideous. But I was only supposed to provide transportation.)
I ran there (nearly perfect 5k from the house), so was in no condition to enter the banquet hall. She thought she was going to leave so invited me in to get her, but wound up spending another hour saying her goodbyes. It was just family and a couple guests remaining.
At one point the friend, who is no fashion plate herself but can manage to clean up decently when called upon, was chiding her father for the cuffs on his trousers.
Now, he's the guest of honor, and turned 90, so he pretty much can do as he pleases anyway. But, in my opinion, he looked great. Shined, sleek black bal's; charcoal trousers; white shirt; nice tie; medium-gray houndstooth tweed. The cuff could have been a little oversize, sure, but the break was perfect and he was definitely a) the sharpest I'd seen him (we're not close - probably my fourth time meeting him) and b) the best or second best dressed person still remaining.
What killed me was her brothers agreeing with her.
One was in sloppy black brogues, a shiny black suit, rumpled white shirt, too-long red tie, and his top button was undone and collar skewed wide, with the tie just a little loose. Looked like a car salesman who just didn't want to be there.
Other one could have been okay in heavy tan trousers, blue OBCD, and pink paisley tie. But he didn't button down the button-down collar, and the waistband of his trousers was not fastened at the end, and was sticking out under his belt.
Nobody mentioned either of these gaffes. Just overlooked 'em. But had to harass Dad about his cuffs being a little excessive, simply because he actually looked like a well-put-together gentleman. (The man's only about 5'3", so I'm sure his tailor did the best he could with what he had.)
Okay, rant over.
It sure was easier when I didn't pay attention to how other guys were dressed.
(I can't say anything about my own outfit that night. Saucony Freedoms, Dri-Fit shorts, performance T, race jersey, fleece and LED vests. Hideous. But I was only supposed to provide transportation.)
