In his book The Suit, author Nicholas Antongiavanni discusses dandification, which is the difference between the way a typical man would wear his clothing and the way a dandy might do things. Now I do not strive to be a dandy, but I do prefer my clothing to be interesting in a discreet way. So the tan herringbone has undertones of red, the pockets are patch and flap, and though all of the other elements of the day's dress are light in tone, none of the colors repeat.
Tan Solaro suit out for its second wearing, paired with a light gray linen pocket square with a faint pink stripe, silver grenadine necktie with a brown cast, and a light blue stripe on a white ground shirt. On the feet, brown hose with small pink flowers and chestnut Edward Green punched cap oxfords with toe medallions.
From six feet away all is normal. From three feet, there is more to look at.
Friday, April 3, 2009
The Day's Dandification
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Wow, that is a terrific Spring look. A little warm maybe? Can we see the patch pockets? The patch sounds pretty 'out there'.
Looks good, Will. I am anxious to get my silver grenadine tie out for the Spring and also in the market for a tan jacket.
Toby, http://asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com/2009/03/trying-things-out.html
I like those choices, Will. A very handsome mixture.
If I remember from your earlier post, your jacket's lining affected the choice of patch pockets. Having patch pockets, might you also consider a more casual choice of shirt, tie and PS to slightly dress down this suit? Or is that simply not your style?
Will,
Nice grenadine. Is it Sam Hober's?
well Will, I must admit that suit has captured my attention since your previous post above referenced. I might have gone 3 open patch just to underscore its surreptitious tweedinesss; which I admire greatly in a mid-weight. Your choice of pale tertiaries in your accessories is beyond me, but I suppose my pocket choice speaks volumes enough conversely. Nice.
Great Blog Will! You've given me many great ideas. How do you keep the square and neat in the pocket? Please review some lessons on this important matter as I dare not suit up without one. Thanks!
Yes, the grenadine is from Sam Hober.
JC, linen squares like the one in this post are the easiest as you simply iron them the way you want them and they stay that way all day long.
Tim, patch pockets or not I don't think of this as a casual suit in the same way that a linen suit is casual.
Not sure I care for the pale pink/gray/silver tones with the tan suit. Maybe it's the color display of my screen.
The predominant colors are tan, blue and silver.
If this is Chang, how does his work compare with the Row and other tailors you've used?
M Hampton
This suit is Peter Harvey's work.
I have a warm weather Chang piece underway and will tell you about it when I am wearing it in about a year.
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