In regards to the "fake" portion of your question...
I have seen a few old pics of classic, upscale menswear that referred to the use of a feather flower as boutonniere. I would love to find a few in various colors and in the right size, as I recall them looking good and would like to have a...
In Texas, I frequently see businessmen in suits and boots (giving rise to the modern "suited & booted" phrase). I must say, though, that such looks are seen far more frequently among those who are pretty "well-heeled" (if you'll excuse the pun), and the boots are usually of pretty great...
Can you post more pics of that dressing gown (maybe full length & in better light)? Sounds like a very interesting piece. I've never seen a fur-trimmed men's dressing gown. I'd love to see a clearer pic & know more.
Thanks!
I have a few of these and really enjoy them. While I've got some vintage sterling silver ones that hide behind the lapel (with merely a small lip protruding through the buttonhole on my lapel), it is easier to find colored glass versions that I've heard were often given out by banks to their...
Glad to hear it!:) Sometimes, it's tough to tell on the Net. Would not want to hurt anyone's feelings over a matter of inconsequential opinion.
Enjoy the day in whatever you choose to wear, & I'll try to do the same!
Just offered a point of view. Didn’t mean to disrupt the flow of this site.
My point was simply that clothing out-of-context of personality/experience/culture/locale & occasion doesn’t ring true. If I wear a pith helmet and am not (nor have I ever been on safari or similar adventure), it is...
I think you really need to be an authentic cowboy/rancher/Native American to pull this look off. A lack of authenticity always reeks. Don't wear a bolo if you are not actively managing ranch land in the West, and similarly, don't wear an ascot if you are weilding a jackhammer on urban streets...
well, to get back to the point...
Yes, a boutonniere and square are not only acceptable, but are quite dashing (if I may say so!)
Pics abound of Fred Astaire with both, and Cary Grant also wore both (see the cover of the book, The Boutonniere: The Syle on One's Lapel).
Wear them in good...
A better way to frame the matching tie-pocket square debate might be to ask, "Can anyone show visual evidence of a man widely considered to be consistently really well-dressed (e.g. Cary Grant, George Clooney, Douglas Fairbanks types) who wears matching pocket squares and ties?"
The great men of style always have a practiced isouciance. Archibald Leach practiced to become Cary Grant. Gary Cooper used to drag his denim jeans & shirts behind a car until they had the proper "naturally" worn and frayed look. The key is to own your look with confidence.
As pocket...
Seriously, DO NOT wear matching ties & pocket squares. You will look like you stepped out of the NY Suit Exchange & that you were sold an outfit as a package, rather than artfully picking individual items out.
A pocket square is one of the few items with flair that a man can wear. It is an...
Congrats on the boy! Fine-looking kid with his proud papa.
Thanks, too, for your service. Liberty only survives when defended by the best of men.
Sartorially, gotta say I'm jealous of the dress uniform, as no clothing look I can concoct to wear can compare in dash or brilliance.
Slim--
Thanks for the vesta case education. WOW! One's passion for an item definitely can take that item from interesting to astounding.
Appreciate the reply and info. Well done!
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