Comments on A Suitable Wardrobe: The Temperature Gap

John, more blues than grays for summer and more gr...

2009-11-13T10:34:49.092-08:00

John, more blues than grays for summer and more grays than blues for the mid-weights. The sixth suit might be tan but one out of twelve is about right.

Artic, A "Friday suit" like a glen check is more flexible than any odd jacket, in my opinioon.

And Tucke's Dad, I deleted your comment inadvertantly. Were I you I'd get a sixth mid-weight, one or two summers and a heavy suit in that order.

Even mid-weights differ. A 12 ounce mid-weight is really only suited for the cooler six months of the Bay area climate, and a ten ounce is distinctly cool on a 60 degree day.

What a selection of beautiful suits! Almost all of...

2009-11-12T15:17:00.349-08:00

What a selection of beautiful suits! Almost all of my suits are gray, too, though I do not (yet?) have the same variety.

Alec (& AP),

May I suggest seersucker, poplin, and linen as your summer suiting fabrics? I would go with half-lined jackets.

John L.,

I may be in the minority here, but I believe that all your clothes should be in your seasonal palette. Color theory for people holds that there are four basic types, each called by a seasonal name, and that people look their best when they stick to colors from their season. In addition to always looking lively (rather than wan or sallow, as wrong colors can do), another advantage to this approach is that all your clothes go with each other. You can find out more by searching "color seasons."

@Alec: I second your difficulty.. Seoul's summers ...

2009-11-12T14:03:41.350-08:00

@Alec: I second your difficulty.. Seoul's summers are remarkably humid, though many of the men here seem to manage with unlined lightweight wool jackets. It seems the lining's the thing to mind as much as the weight of the fabric itself.

Will, for those of us who haven't built up to such a variety yet, does it seem sensible to acquire odd jackets of varying weights to deal with the changes in weather or do you prefer to tackle suits before such jackets are purchased?

Will, I like your trimester approach to suits. ...

2009-11-12T10:05:07.592-08:00

Will,

I like your trimester approach to suits.

So you are recommending 6 mid-weight suits for Fall and Spring, 6 Summer suits and then 4 Winter suits? What colors do you recommend for each of these 3 wardrobe seasons?

-John L.

Excellent points. The real issue for me is less...

2009-11-12T07:45:39.179-08:00

Excellent points.

The real issue for me is less winter than summer. The New York City sweltering August can be quite moist in a tailored suit. Open to any and all suggestions...

Alec