The shirt in today's photo has orange stripes that are, if anything, more aggressive than the photo makes them out to be. And that's the point really. As the Jermyn Street shirtmakers have tried to teach us, bright color can be an effective accent in a man's professional dress provided that he doesn't get carried away.
In this case, the bold stripes are toned down by surrounding them in dark blue, including a dark oxford weave necktie. And the white Hermes pocket square has just a touch of orange for balance.
Put color in context.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Color in Context
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Will, what do you think of brown alligator monks for town wear (i.e. with worsteds and even flannels), or are they best left to country wear?
cheers
OK with flannels but too much with worsteds in my opinion.
Will,
I appreciate your positive comments about flannel because I just love flannel suits. The weightier cloth just drapes so well. Last year, in your article on how you select a day's wardrobe, you mentioned that you tend to wear bluchers with flannel suits and oxfords (I think that means balmoral style shoes)with worsteds. I know bluchers are more casual than balmorals, but I think many times a flannel suit looks more formal than worsted of the same color and pattern. Some worsted suits may look very formal, but I think a flannel, with its heavier weight, seems to convey a more dignified appearance that, say, a tropical worsted cloth...but I could be wrong. The nap and weight of a flannel, I think, look great with a wing tip of some sort, though, but I didn't think it would have to be a more casual blucher. Anyway, maybe that is just an idea I had about flannel suits and is not correct. Keep up the great comments and pictures.
Steve
Will,
The photos of your dress are my favorite photos. The setting is beautiful to show what you are wearing. I like your hat, shoes and tie. And also like how you button the middle button on your DB and not the bottom one which although I couldn't explain it has always been a pet peeve of mine.
Will,
Excellent combination here. The pairing of complimentary colors is almost always beautiful. You've succeeded in subduing the orange by reducing its proportion and by including white to break up the visual field. Personally, I'm less conservative, but you absolutely did what you set out to do. Very nice.
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