Today's photo of tailor Edward Sexton is about as good as English dress gets in my opinion (I say English only because it differs from the Italian school, not because one or another is better). Save perhaps for the shirt collar the clothes are proportioned to his body (a man with a smaller figure, he wears a four by two double breasted buttoned to the buttom a la the late Duke of Windsor), the palette restrained, and the use of pattern will raise no eyebrows. All that said, the ensemble is anything but dull.
Were I to pick nits, I would substitute closed laced shoes for the open laced bluchers, narrow the necktie and for most occasions I might change the silk pocket square to linen or cashmere. But that is about all. Well done.
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An Englishman wearing brown shoes with a blue suit! Avant garde..
You narrow that necktie and you lose the whole darn rig. Respectfully disagree?
How about doing a bullet point comparison between English and Italian style for a future blog post? Thnx.
I think the suit is a four by one, not a four by two. I don't see a buttonhole for the top button, and it looks like the buttons are in a keystone, not a square like on the DoW's suits. With that style double-breasted jacket and brown shoes the outfit is quite Italian-influenced. But it's still a very nice outfit, and I like the derby shoes (probably 3 eyelets).
I stand corrected re the jacket but you should be ashamed of yourself re the shoes. :-)
Sexton's shoes in black are something I wouldn't hesitate to wear with a city suit. It's the James Bond influence, I suppose. I don't lump that style in with Alden PTBs. But rest-assured Will, I wear oxfords with my suits most of the time.
Actually,he James Bond of the books hated lace-ups!
"An Englishman wearing brown shoes with a blue suit! Avant garde.."
There's always the odd renegade....lol.....he looks great apart from the shoes (color and style)
Bob said...
You narrow that necktie and you lose the whole darn rig.
Respectfully agree. I thought, Will, that you despised narrow ties (or was that 'skinny' ties?). I like to wear a wider tie now and again.
A serious city suit always demands closed-laced shoes.
Brummagem Joe: 100% agree. Bob: You are right, no narrow necktie with Mr Sexton's outfit.
NJS, I definitely don't approve of Fleming choice of moccasins (or short-sleeve shirts) with a suit. Sexton's shoes in black are similar to what Connery wore in his first three Bond films. They are very sleek shoes, which is why I find them appropriate for a city suit. Oxfords are usually preferred because they are sleeker than the typical derby. But when a shoe is an rather elegant derby like Sexton is wearing, I see no problem.
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