HudsonHawk
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Pressed shirt and chinos but no dark suit and tie. [huh] It's very common and not all bad if you ask me.
I blame the shitty suits that are being made today. Not the people who feel unconfortable in them because I would too.
So you think we need more of this in business environments by people who are asking for $100MM of your money?
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Has anybody ever actually worn that off the catwalk? I'd be surprised. There are some dreadful abominations put on the runway, but most of them I've never seen in a shop. [huh]
No, dude...
We have a sub forum in the FL where we write about the good kind of suits or spotcoat/ odd trouser combinations. Have a look there.
I didn't say they have to be outrageous to be "fun" and I also said we don't know what business he is in.
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But we're getting away from the point... I interpreted the comment on wearing suits "for fun" as wearing a suit by choice, not because "the man" makes you do it, and you have to in order to "fit in"... You know, the "I'm a rebel because - just like almost everyone else - I never choose to wear a suit! Yeah!" crowd.
I am not saying that fitting in is bad per se. Rebellion isn't my high goal. But wearing suits for fun is an lost art form. This doesn't mean they have to look fugly. They can be very toned down or flamboyant like the shirt tie combos A.C. Lyles was showing a few pages back. I guess we agree he still doesn't look like the clowns in your examples, does he?
But all in all I don't have a big problem with the unknown mismatched socks dude. There are worse things out there. On the other hand there are a few really interesting threads on the FL. It would be nice if we could direct our attention and energy towards them instead of bitching about random strangers. I can't believe this thread got 7 pages and I just added to them. :eusa_doh:
So where is the line between a brightly colored tie and the fugly suit?
I think you've found the source of the trend, it seems to be a tech-nerd thing. It took a while to find the article about the trend of loud socks in Silicon Valley, but here it is:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/fashion/in-silicon-valley-socks-make-the-tech-entrepreneur.html
Plus the slideshow: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/02/05/fashion/20210205-SOCKS.html
A revealing quote from the article: “I have been in meetings where people look down and notice my socks, and there is this universal sign, almost like a gang sign, where they nod and pull up their pant leg a little to show off their socks,” said Hunter Walk, 38, a director of product management at YouTube, whose favorite pair is yellow, aqua and orange striped.
Ex President George HW Bush at a wedding. Note the socks.
I say to each his own, harmless enough, try anything you want, it just may not stand the test of time...
Perhaps it is just his commentary on the wedding he is attending?His valet should be fired.
Ex President George HW Bush at a wedding. Note the socks.