Recent content by Dashing1

Alan-- You are consistently well-dressed, but you get bonus points for the degree of difficulty on this one. Well done!

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!

Alan-- Really like the shape of that hat brim! Well done!:eusa_clap

Like the look and like the pose..well played!:eusa_clap

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...

Smoke a cigar, have a good time, and you are authentic!:D

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...

If you never spend any time in a saddle or 2-stepping, no.

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...

Good point, Baron! By "matching", I mean "made from the same fabric."

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?"