Ok to wear?

[HeyMoe]

I am sure this has been asked a million times but the search function on tap-a-talk sucks.

I have a pair of light grey pin stripe pants and am wondering if it would be acceptable to wear them with a dark blue blazer (I would wear the outfit with brown spit shined cap toe shoes and chocolate fedora)? Looking to mix things up a bit.

Thoughts?

 

[DougC]

yeah-I think that would look pretty good.

 

[Fading Fast]

You run the risk of the pants looking orphaned from a suit. That said, if to your eye, they look like pinstripe trousers made simply as a pair of pants and not the bottom part of a suit, then it should look fine. Others seem to have stronger opinions, but this one is going to come down to your call if, on the whole, it looks good and, again, the pants don't scream "I was part of a suit." (Only from memory, but it seems that we've seen scans on this board of advertisements from the 1930s where striped pants and solid sport coats were worn).

 

[AntonAAK]

Mixing and matching of trousers and jackets from different suits used to be common and I see it as an authentic vintage look. If it looks good to you then wear it. Wear those orphans with pride.

 

[Fastuni]

"Orphan matching" was commonplace.
As mentioned before there even were pinstripe+solid/checked combinations specifically advertised as such:

French 1937

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?70149-French-Catalog-Scans-Belle-Jardiniere/page5

 

[Edward]

Photos? In principle I see no problem (actually probably easier than matching a pinstripe jacket)...

 

[Gin&Tonics]

"Orphan matching" was commonplace.
As mentioned before there even were pinstripe+solid/checked combinations specifically advertised as such:

French 1937



http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?70149-French-Catalog-Scans-Belle-Jardiniere/page5

I'm dying to find a linen suit exactly like chap #11 in the right hand illustration. Fantastic look!

 

[Shangas]

It looks very bright and summery. I like it

 

[Gin&Tonics]

It looks very bright and summery. I like it

Indeed, Shangas! I rather like the one on the right, too. Both perfect ensembles.

edit: except that the chap on the right could do with a nice fedora style panama hat.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

he also seems to have mis-placed his smokes.

 

[Fastuni]

Must be chewing tobacco.