Opinions on H&M cotton khaki suit

[StanleyVanBuren]

The H&M cotton khaki suit has become the H&M linen suit which I think is much better. It is also a 34R jacket and 30W trousers but the fit seems better. I'm loving this new suit:

Although I think I won't combine it with my high-collar shirt from now on. It's just what I had on at the time. Oh well.

 

[Orgetorix]

That does look better.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

It does look better, yes. But i'd switch out those buttons for MOP.

bk

 

[StanleyVanBuren]

Thanks, guys! I'm really happy with it.

I think I need a Panama hat.

 

[PADDY]

Stanley, "Our man in Havanna"

People will mistake you at Havanna Airport as the MI6 field officer out there!! Just need the Panama Stanley!! "Shaken-Not stirred!"

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Sorry. 34R? I'd always imagined you much bigger . . .

bk

 

[StanleyVanBuren]

People will mistake you at Havanna Airport as the MI6 field officer out there!! Just need the Panama Stanley!! "Shaken-Not stirred!"

Haha, nice. Though I might have issues getting there due to my country of origin...

Sorry. 34R? I'd always imagined you much bigger . . .

bk

Yep. Most of my suits are 36R as this is the smallest size commonly available, but the 34R is a better fit.

I'm 5'10", but very skinny, usually somewhere between 120 and 130lbs.

 

[Jovan]

Although I think I won't combine it with my high-collar shirt from now on. It's just what I had on at the time. Oh well.

If you could find a higher collar with a normal spread, you'd be doing great.

This one does indeed fit much better.

 

[vintage68]

The color ( at least on my Powerbook G4) looks fine to me.

 

[Jay]

That looks great! Color, fit, all of it, though I agree about the buttons being switched out. Maybe it justs the way it looks on my laptop, though.

 

[Jovan]

I don't see what's wrong with the buttons. They look perfectly suited to a linen suit in that colour. Maybe they're not as exclusive as MOP or horn, but they look fine.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

The problem with the buttons is that the eye is drawn to them inexorably. It's hard to look at anything else. They're just not subtle enough; just a touch too dark.

[note how much "better" (obviously this is down to personal impressions) it looks on the pic when you can't see the buttons. The eye is drawn to the face; always the best effect - i would argue that this is the entire point of menswear.]

bk

 

[beaucaillou]

This suits you much better, SVB. (Pun intended.)

The lighter fabric color and tie choice are smart. I do agree about the buttons -- they make the suit a bit less serious and more casual. Personally, I find them distracting. All in all, a great value though.

 

[Jovan]

I can see what you mean, but honestly I find myself agreeing more with what KittyT said about the tie knot distracting from his winning smile in the other thread.

 

[StanleyVanBuren]

BK -- I totally see what you're saying.

I think they may look better in daylight, so I'll try to post a photo taken outside next time I wear the suit.

If the look is the same, I'll probably consider switching them out.

 

[slicedbread]

Stanley, is it the photo that makes the suit look shiny or is it the actual fabric??

 

[StanleyVanBuren]

Stanley, is it the photo that makes the suit look shiny or is it the actual fabric??

The suit? That's gotta be the flash from the camera. Although the suit is 55% silk and 45% linen, so... it could be a little shiny but I think the photo probably exaggerates it due to the flash.

 

[Dagwood]

If we changed the linen suit color to light blue grey, SVB would be Daniel Craig.

 

[StanleyVanBuren]

Except that HIS is peak lapel! Which is way cooler!!






Oh and Daniel Craig might be just slightly more built than I... just slightly.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

shhh, DC is really really tiny - a midget, really - and all his muscle mass still brings him up to just a 35 chest . . . everyone else in that film was digitally shrunk to appear about the same size as him. That's my story and i'm sticking to it.

bk