Summer may be over but the season for white trousers has not ended. Wear them at least until the leaves fall. And if you are fortunate enough to have a pair of white flannels that will keep you warm when the temperature is near freezing, wear them on sunny days all winter. I think brown shoes a touch smarter than black in this context however.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Still the Season for White
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Pale colours on bright, cold days are one thing. On grey they jar.
We know about dim days in London.
Are "white flannels" really white are some shade of "off white"?
I see Winter white and Summer white as being two different colors. In the Winter I feel a cream or off white is more appropriate.
Indeed, brown would be nicer than plain black shoes. But a pair of black & white spectators would be still nicer than brown in that context, I think.
I've recently found your blog via the Easy and Elegant Lifestyle site, and enjoying it verr much. I'ts very informative. What I'd really like to know is where you get all the retro images from?
I am afraid the black shoes add still more elegance to the out fit than brown ones would do, as brown is the more casual colour; as Will said in past blogs (e.g. 24th July), brown is essentially a country colour, and colours should be related to a man's surroundings. So of this is gentleman is in a more urban setting and wants to be more elegant, the black shoes are the better choice. Brown shoes give it a more casual slant, and if he had chosen brown shoes to appear more casual, it would be preferable to have another part of his outfit reflect that colour, e.g. the pocket square; the unfortunate habit of adding brown shoes to an other wise unrelated outfit, although popular in Flusserised parts of the world and good for the shoe business, makes the shoes look like an unfortunate discordant addition to the whole - and, as Will pointed out (18th February), a sun tan does not count. Most importantly, I agree with MARCEL BASTHOS, a pair of black & white spectators would have been the best choice in this scenario, unless is was in a remote rural setting.
It seems to me that the black shoe under discussion is an illustration of a saddle shoe, perhaps smooth and nubuck, or perhaps a tassle kiltie
which would be the right black shoe in this sporting context. These gentlemen are preflusserites apparently as there don't seem to be any dungarees on display.
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