Perhaps the two most neglected shirting colors are tan and gray and that should not be. We wear blue to death of course, and it works very nicely next to tan and brown jackets but is merely ordinary with gray and is just too repetitive with navy. We do have pink to wear with gray but pink isn't quite right with navy either in my opinion and a grown man can hardly tolerate a steady diet of the adventuresome colors like pink and burgundy anyway. Tan and gray on the other hand are just the thing for guys with compatible complexions. Just try to find them in anything but solid colors. You will begin to think that every shirting fabric in existence is either blue, pink, lilac or green (and who wears green?) with a little black on white thrown in.
The nice thing about shirts with tan or gray patterns on white grounds is that they can be mixed with a jacket from another one of the men's color triumvirate of blue, gray and tan/brown and, though it is still possible to come up with clashing patterns, the colors will always work together. Add a third color in a necktie like the pink one on the gray stripe or the blue on the tan and you have an attractive combination for the day without looking overly coordinated.
In the photo, tan and gray striped shirts sewn by
MyTailor.com using cloth from D & J Anderson's DJA Popeline book.
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Nice post. My favorite neglected color for shirts is ecru.
Question, are both shirts in the photo gray? The shirt of the right looks tan but the last sentence in the second paragragh says it is gray.
Thank you for the copy reading. :-) it will say tan in a minute or two.
I like your monogram placement. Very classy.
Interesting post, and very nice looking shirts! And I agree, blue is worn way too often. Gray is a nice alternative.
-Emily (www.urbanadventurer.com/blog)
Great post. I'll have to go back and re-read your recent post on mixing blues, grays, and tans since this one really put what you were trying to say into perspective.
I wear green, and in my experience it is hard to find in the right shade. In the right shade, green has a similar functionality to blue, insofar as few have a green complexion and many colors complement it.
And what's the right complexion for these colours in your opinion? I'm white, with skin a bit darker than most English and lighter than most Mediterraneans, with green eyes and dark brown hair. I like how gray looks on me but never thought about tan. Thanks!
Can you tell us more about the ties?
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