A reader suggested yesterday that I stop wasting his time by describing the weather in my posts, and simply focus on the style, as if style is somehow independent of the weather. That may be true on the catwalk, but, as I wrote, in life a man should dress for the locale, the season, the occasion and the weather in that order.
After all, a wardrobe is supposed to provide a selection of clothing for any likely set of circumstances. Weather varies, and the felt hat chosen for scattered showers is likely to be inadequate for a downpour. Clothing requires context, in my opinion,at least until it becomes homogenous and then there is no point. We can talk about something else.
In the photo, the navy blue flannel double breasted is worn with a red pin striped shirt, white linen pocket square and a silver herringbone necktie.
Photo: Reuters
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"In the photo, the navy blue flannel double breasted is worn with a red pin striped shirt, white linen pocket square and a silver herringbone necktie."
No, it isn't. Or is that the point? I'm confused.
In old Esquire magazine fashion sketch were all deep set in seasons.
So in January number you can see overcoats,heavy flannell suits,scarfs.
In summer linen,palm beach cloth,silk,straw hat.
That blue flannel double breasted goes smartly with those snow shoes. Marvellous.
I can't imagine how anyone could ignore the relationship between clothing and climate, it seems obvious.
The photo is hilarious. It uses humor to highlight a concept fundamental to dressing well and building a wardrobe.
That style has a context is a lesson Will taught me. The relationship between a man's wardrobe and the weather and the seasons, certainly, but also the relationship between colors and textures and the landscape (whether city streets and buildings or rural roads and fields) -- all of the nuances and most of the basics eluded me before our conversations.
I'm a novice, admittedly, but at least now I have a foundation for understanding, and a larger (public) context for my specific (personal) considerations, like height, weight, complexion, hair color, preferences, etc.
Humor makes the point even more memorable.
That is a picture of a well dressed gentleman. At least in Canada he would be well dressed. There is still snow on the ground outside my office.
Master Will, please keep the same style of posting, same bias. We all cherish it.
"there's no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes"
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