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Good shirt/tie colour combination with that suit.Originally Posted by Wolfen
One of my recent ebay acquisitions.
I have a question for you chaps in the know. What colour and pattern of vest would go well with this?
Grey (mid to light) or tan waistcoat would work well in my opinion.
Mr Alan
Thank you sir!
Here is another of my suits, also acquired from the bay. Had this one for quite some time. Label in the jacket pocket shows "Individually tailored for Mario de Cute." Dated 10/74. The pants were enormously flared when I got it but I had a tailor change that to a straighter leg.
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Wolfen, I really like this suit; I recently made inquiries about that particular waistcoat/jacket lapel combination, the shawl lapel waistcoat with the peaked lapel jacket, because I felt it was absolutely awesome and wanted to be sure I wasn't out to lunch in liking it. I ordered a made-to-measure suit in navy wool gabardine from a tailor in Hong Kong with exactly that style, the only difference being that the vest is to be a single breasted rather than double. Seeing your excellent suit makes me even more excited for mine to arrive!
My only suggestion is that your tailor should shorten up your jacket cuffs slightly, as it appears from the photo that your shirtsleeves are the correct length, but you aren't showing any linen under them. You should aim to see about 1/2 inch of your shirt cuff poking out beyond the jacket sleeve. I note that you're wearing french cuffs, and you want everyone to notice your cufflinks!
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Darker beiges would probably go well...also, that tie clashes a tad against the blue - perhaps a terracotta straight tie, with blue highlights to match the jacket?
That is a first rate suit that blends wonderfully together! Although I agree with G&T on the need to lose about an inch on the sleeves, which should be a very straightforward job for your tailor. Very nice suit though!
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Hi Wolfen,
That suit with the yellow bowtie...Those jacket-cuffs are a titch long, as Tonics has pointed out. Otherwise I think it's rather becoming. I'd suggest a dark cobalt, or possibly navy blue waistcoat to go with that.
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G&T, William Stratford and Shangas, thank you for your feedback gentlemen. I will be taking your advice on the sleeves as soon as I have the necessary funds.
I do love the grey one, quite possibly my favourite suit. In the colder months I usually wear it with my Blue Label Lee fedora.
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Currently one of only two suits I own. The second one is at the tailor being altered. I actually got this suit for free from a thrift store. It was marked as 10 bucks, but when I went to buy it the cashier said green tags were on sale for 50c. As I didn't have 50c in my pocket, the lady beside me in line just gave me two quarters and said it was her good deed for the day; I thought that was very kind of her.
The suit features sham button holes on the sleeves and a 3 roll to 2 button configuration. The trousers are pleated and have a cuff at the bottom.
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You should have kept the pants flared, would make it look more 1930s.
They were enormously flared, they practically screamed "Take me to the Disco!!!"
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