The dove gray flannel is from Smith Woolens and the double breasted suit was made by Leonard Logsdail. The hat is a a Chicago, a custom pinched-crown porkpie that was Astaire‘s hat of choice in the 1950’s as well as the style Cary Grant wore late in his career, made by New York's Worth and Worth. The shoes are dark brown suede and the socks are, well, pink with red dots.
Photo: Michael Thompson
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Will, how can you identify this hat as pinched-crown porkpie and not a fedora? Any clues?
Nashville is being seen a bit around ASW recently. And lest I’m mistaken this is Mr. Churchwell’s second go-round. The gentleman has style, and if not entirely mine, I like it! He understands perfectly what shows him to his best advantage.
Wonderfull suit!
Compliment to Leonard Logsdail.
Yes, very cool. Wish I had his smoothness with pink. Why can't more men dress like him in the states?
The other day, I read something about a gent in the US who hasn't worn a suit in over ten years...broke my heart.
I haven't really worn jeans in the last ten years. Can't even spell tshirt anymore....
I had to run outside for coffee and croissant for a lady early in the morning...naturally, I threw on a tie and jacket and trousers. What better way to look good at 6 am?
That man looks great. Might you give more details about that Smith's flannel?
MORE PHOTOS OF REGULAR CITIZENS!
Inspired by Fred Astaire, I recently got my first pair of dark brown suede shoes.
Now I understand why he favored them.
As for the photo, wow. He looks great. That’s a beautiful suit. I love the socks, even though I wouldn’t wear them with a suit like this—but that’s why we have the expression de gustibus non est disputandum.
P.S.: I, too, wonder why you're calling this hat a porkpie and not a fedora. The crown seems a bit high for the former. Perhaps it's the angle we're seeing it from.
Astaire's pork pie had a very high crown. A photo of mine, copied from one of his, is here.
http://asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com/2007/10/little-bits.html
Great hat in the link, Will.
Looking at Astaire's porkpie in Royal Wedding, it does have a high crown and a pinch, but the crown does not seem as high as Mr. Churchwell's.
I think the least porkpie-ish characteristic of Churchwell's hat is the narrow ribbon, but I know that not all porkpies have a broad one. Regardless of the name we give the hat, it seems a nice one, and he wears it well.
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