sensible posted:
"Thanks, Upr, for the reply. I do think that earth toned suits look very good on you. You likely have posted more brown outfits than I realize because, particularly with darker toned suits, sometimes it is difficult to tell dark brown from charcoal grey to a greyish navy when I see them on the screen. You usually mention the maker, but not always the color, thinking it obvious. The lighting in the photograph can make getting the exact color a bit tricky. In any case, I really enjoy looking at how you put things together.
I am also very pleased that you are not a slave to the whims of fashion and wear those 'skinny' suits that many companies are trying to push.
You know the ones I mean: one and a half inch lapels, short jacket, tight sleeves and pants with maybe bottoms only 14 inches wide, about like a blue jean cut. Being a bit taller, 6'1", if I were to don one of those suits, I fear that it would look like I washed it in the washing machine and then put it in a hot dryer!
I love collar bars, but I don't have any eyelet collars. I just use the clip on style. Do you find that the ones that actually pin thru your shirt put holes in the material? I have one and, if the collar is a bit wide spread and you move about, it will rip the cloth.
Great posts, keep 'em coming,
Steve"
Notations of color might well be needed, as both digitial photography and the variations in color monitors can greatly change color perceptions.
As for the latest "trends" in menswear, "skinny" anything doesn't really complement my late middle-aged physique, though moderations of proportions can have a beneficial effect on my appearance (I have, over the last several years, seen that slightly (note the use of the adjective) shorter jackets suit my body proportions more than the longer jackets which I previously wore). However, overall, "skinny" suits with overly short jackets and cropped trousers are not my thing.
As for eyelet collared shirts, I only use a collar pin (as opposed to a collar bar, the "clip on" variety of which you speak) with shirts made with eyelets to accommodate the pin (most of which I have had to have made for me). I do have collar bars as well, but they work best with straight collared shirts, and my more recent purchases have been spread collared, with which neither collar pin nor bar work at all, IMHO.
