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What are you wearing today??

esteban68

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Like all of that Mattface...except the bowtie not because there's anything wrong with it I just dislike bowties apart from black or white tie.....'re shirts I have the exact same problem , I move the collar button over almost to the edge of a 17" collar and it gives me just enough, realistically I need to drop a bit of timber too!
The belt is great and I am sure it 'll wear in soon enough, is the buckle a Hickock item? I've been after one with an S on for a while now but you don't seem so many over here!
 

mattface

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Like all of that Mattface...except the bowtie not because there's anything wrong with it I just dislike bowties apart from black or white tie.....'re shirts I have the exact same problem , I move the collar button over almost to the edge of a 17" collar and it gives me just enough, realistically I need to drop a bit of timber too!
The belt is great and I am sure it 'll wear in soon enough, is the buckle a Hickock item? I've been after one with an S on for a while now but you don't seem so many over here!

Thanks! The buckle is a Giant Grip (I think that was a name used by Swank for their belt buckles), but I also have a Hickok one. They are very similar. I'm loving this style of buckle, and they are pretty plentiful around here. Are you looking for a particular initial?
 

Anthony Jordan

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Vintage peak lapel navy rope stripe suit, vintage doube-breasted buff linen waistcoat, James Meade blue Bengal striped shirt, vintage Renown soft point collar, Liberty Tana Lawn cotton tie, vintage collar clip, gold silk pocket handkerchief.
 

Patrick Hall

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Really well done Anthony. I am a fan of using morning dress waistcoats with appropriately dressy suits. And the gold tie against the blue (green?) pencil stripe is lovely.
 

Anthony Jordan

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Really well done Anthony. I am a fan of using morning dress waistcoats with appropriately dressy suits. And the gold tie against the blue (green?) pencil stripe is lovely.

Many thanks, Patrick. I was thinking it might be a bit busy? I am considering a plain shirt and darker pocket square next time. The stripe in the shirt is, as per your first surmise, blue. It is an old collar-attached shirt which began to wear out, so I had the collar taken off.
 
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Fastuni

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Nice combination indeed - around 1941 in Germany a double breasted light waistcoat worn with a dark striped suit was the fashion.
I would stick with a white or pastel shirt with white half-stiff collar, white pocket square and a more brightly colored, but subtle-patterned elegant tie.
I would't overburden it with the collar pin. The chain watch and bright waistcoat are effective enough.
 

Hyena Stomp

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Thanks for the comments on my last picture, I appreciate them ~ The quality of this picture is pretty bad because I had to do some serious editing since it came out so dark.... I'm pretty sure I've posted a picture of my coat before, but if not, here it is; JC Penney plaid belted coat from the 1930s. I'm very fond of it!

jcpenneycoat.jpg
 

Patrick Hall

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Many thanks, Patrick. I was thinking it might be a bit busy?

It is certainly maximalist dressing, but the plain pocket square limits pattern fatigue, and the jacket pinstripe isn't so loud as to compete with tie or shirt. I think you are just the right side of busy, which is a sweet spot, IMHO.


Love that mackinaw HS! Another great look.
 
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Thanks for the comments on my last picture, I appreciate them ~ The quality of this picture is pretty bad because I had to do some serious editing since it came out so dark.... I'm pretty sure I've posted a picture of my coat before, but if not, here it is; JC Penney plaid belted coat from the 1930s. I'm very fond of it!

jcpenneycoat.jpg

Wow!!

I'd be very fond of it too, if it were mine. That is a superb coat!
 

Anthony Jordan

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Something a little more contemporary today, mainly to show off my new tie, a St Valentine's present from my wife.

Blue hopsack suit, T.M.Lewin
Cream shirt, Hawes & Curtis
Plaid silk tie, Altea of Milan
Red box cloth braces, Albert Thurston
Lemon silk pocket handkerchief, Turnbull & Asser
Mother of Pearl cufflinks and tie clip, vintage
Blue-grey fur felt fedora, Christy's for Top Secret Hats





 
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