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What are you wearing today??
With respect to the outfit of some time ago, I managed to get a better shot of a similar one today at a workshop. The suit and the cufflinks are the same, the shirt is still white but in Oxford weave and the tie is from early 90s, graphite-like colour with discrete stripes.- Mathematicus
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What are you wearing today??
I see that the pictures shows almost nothing about colour! The suit is a medium grey, on the lighter side, with very faint light pinstripes. I'm not sure about the colours of the stripes, but they seem to match the shade of the suit. Overall, it is more like a "steel grey" rather than a "stone...- Mathematicus
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What are you wearing today??
Yes, the picture was taken with the laptop's webcam, which has a very low resolution. Plus, office lights are making that worse. The lapels are indeed very nice, great shape. I had a kerchief in my pocket but I forgot to put it back after blowing my nose when I took the photo! I will try to...- Mathematicus
- Post #23,716
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What are you wearing today??
Sorry for the bad quality... Grey pinstripe peak lapel-single breasted suit in summery wool, white poplin shirt with double cuffs, blue/black/silver tie from 60s and sterling cufflinks.- Mathematicus
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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DB suits and pocket watches
Very good point, indeed. I think this configuration is very pleasing only when done as you mention: keeping the button stance as low as possible so that one can elongate the lapels. And hour-glass shape is then a combination of true waist suppression and flaring of the skirt. Now that you...- Mathematicus
- Post #46
- Forum: Suits
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DB suits and pocket watches
You can't play much more with that buttoning configuration. Maybe widen the lapels a bit, but too much and they will look exaggeratingly short. It does indeed look a bit tight but I doubt that any alteration could be able to make the shape of that jacket more "waisted": the 6 X 3 is made exactly...- Mathematicus
- Post #44
- Forum: Suits
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Single Button Double Breasted Suit??
I have seen things like that in many late 80s garments, but especially on overcoats. Never been a fan as it looks unbalanced to my eyes; however, it is easy to add the corresponding button on the left side and maybe two decorative buttons above to make it into a 4 X 1 double breasted which I...- Mathematicus
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- Forum: Suits
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How many suits do you own?
I see that many other people are mentioning overcoats and shirts. In that respect I have to add that, plus the 10 forementioned suits, I own: - 10 shirts (of which 6 are white with double cuffs, the only kind of shirt I wear with suits; the rest are more casual, cream, sky-blue or striped) - 5...- Mathematicus
- Post #142
- Forum: Suits
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How you ever worn certain clothes to give others "the finger?"
Gentlemen, I'm sorry if my words were misleading. It can't be true that every form of bullying is fashion-related, of course. The fact is that if you don't put any restriction to dress code, then it may seem illogic but you are exactly doing the contrary, since you are allowing the dominant...- Mathematicus
- Post #47
- Forum: Suits
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How you ever worn certain clothes to give others "the finger?"
Avoiding people trying to show up and stand out by means of glamourous pieces or with embarassing prints is the main advantage of adopting an INFORMAL dress code (in the strict sense, suit & tie for short). This has much resemblance with the benefits of "uniforms" in mixed enviroments, where it...- Mathematicus
- Post #40
- Forum: Suits
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(FOR SALE) Vintage 50's British bespoke grey double breasted suit, size 38-39
I've listed this suit in a eBay auction: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/232352257227? Happy bidding to everyone!- Mathematicus
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- Forum: Classifieds
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How you ever worn certain clothes to give others "the finger?"
Flip flops... Now that summer is here there is an invasion of those. For some reasons I don't have much problems with (young undergraduate) girls wearing them but they are awful on men, especially if we are talking about staff members. I am not an important member of the community, but I always...- Mathematicus
- Post #34
- Forum: Suits
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How you ever worn certain clothes to give others "the finger?"
I even wouldn't do that. There is a guy here at university where I work that comes every day in sweatpants and t-shirt, even at meetings, conferences and seminars. Once I heard him saying that he does that because he loves running back home. But then why not use the Sport's centre and its FREE...- Mathematicus
- Post #32
- Forum: Suits
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(FOR SALE) Vintage 50's British bespoke grey double breasted suit, size 38-39
Upon a couple of requests, I took some picture of the suit in question and I'm posting them here. Click on the link below to see pictures (sorry, I didn't manage to let them show up here!) Any other request, just ask! PRICE: I'm not good giving price to things that I love (as I find them...- Mathematicus
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- Forum: Classifieds
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How many suits do you own?
The suits in my current rotation are VERY HEAVY - pewter gray bespoke 2-piece (which desperately needs a skilled alteration on trousers) - navy Burton 2-piece from 60s MID-SEASON - blue with faint rust stripes 3-piece from 30s - black shadow stripe 2-piece (semi-MTM from the good old days in...- Mathematicus
- Post #139
- Forum: Suits
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(FOR SALE) Vintage 50's British bespoke grey double breasted suit, size 38-39
I've been very undecided if I wanted to sell this beauty or not, but it's time that someone else fully appreciate it. I'm selling this fine example of mid 50's British tailoring. Bespoke made in 1955, grey heavyweight wool with a nice nap and some pleasant self-texture. It's a double-breasted...- Mathematicus
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The Vintage Tailoring Thread
I had inspected a couple of my grandfather's mid 50s suits (made by a town tailor of the era, in Italy of course) and there seems to be some taping which helps the lapel to roll down halfway between the two topmost buttons without the top one turning completely over (if that makes sense). But...- Mathematicus
- Post #559
- Forum: Suits
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The Vintage Tailoring Thread
Dear Uhu, the lapel roll is a delicate part of the suit and its good outcome is usually a sign of fine workmanship. The pleasant roll you mention owes most of its look to the construction of the jacket itself; a coat made with a true canvas chest piece will have a better roll with a more natural...- Mathematicus
- Post #556
- Forum: Suits
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The Thread to Display Your 1930s Suits
VintageEveriday, I'm a size 36 but today I struggle a lot more to find suits from that era.- Mathematicus
- Post #457
- Forum: Suits
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Folding double cuff shirts for storage
I don't see any problem wearing double cuffs at work. I do it almost every day and no one notices. Plus I think they look better in a jacket's sleeve - they fill it up nicely, if you know what I mean. But I don't have the space to hang them all, so I need a clean way to fold them without having...- Mathematicus
- Post #3
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
