Fashions you love/hate

[ChipWrecked]

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I believe this is a somewhat new thing, but also one of the best ideas ever conceived

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The concept itself isn't that new. The '79 Arkansas Razorbacks Final Four team practiced in shorts with 'Defense' on the back. I imagine there are other examples older than that.

[MrWookie]

Katy,

All those shoes I bought or considered w/ an eye towards dancing in them in addition to just wearing them around. They're both quite comfortable, and they both have flat, smooth soles that don't grip the ground all that well. The Mezlans will set me back about $180 -- not too much in the realm of dress shoes I suppose, but still a fair bit.

[Manque]

I think you would be overpaying for Mezlans at $180.

[katyseagull]

I like this tie. Is this horrible? too conservative?







I think the whole key to the tie/shirt pairing thing is just stick with solid color shirts, right?


I don't usually like light colored ties but this one caught my eye. I like it with a white shirt.




What do you think of my tie taste?







I sort of like this. Is this look in style right now?

[Blarg]

Like the first one. Good for the office.

Don't like the light pukey green on the second one. Not sure if it's a denatured military look or a gay one.

Third feels borderline/not for office.

Fourth is borderline just for my tastes. It does seem to match black better than it would white.

Fifth just looks fugly.

Sixth looks annoying busy.

Seventh looks okay but I'm getting a big time Guys and Dolls/40's greaser vibe. I like the shirt though. I tend to think a plain tie compliments a busy shirt and vice versa, and don't like a busy shirt with a busy tie much. But my fashion tastes aren't that well developed -- some people can make those combinations work. But I bet more people by far think they can do that right than actually can. And I really mean -- by far.

[katyseagull]

Yeah I'm changing my mind about #5 and #6. #5 looks bad to me now and 6 looks too feminine.

[katyseagull]

better?

[Blarg]

Good, reasonable, and good, by my lights.

[DrewDevil]

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better?

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Those are better.

BTW, there's no real good reason for a man to EVER wear a dress shirt that isn't solid white or solid blue. What's the point? Look at my lemon-colored dress shirt. Whoopee.

Men should stick to the basics.

Edit: of course I'm talking about with a suit and tie. Other-colored shirts can look very good with slacks and/or a sport coat.

[Maulik]

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Seventh looks okay but I'm getting a big time Guys and Dolls/40's greaser vibe. I like the shirt though. I tend to think a plain tie compliments a busy shirt and vice versa, and don't like a busy shirt with a busy tie much. But my fashion tastes aren't that well developed -- some people can make those combinations work. But I bet more people by far think they can do that right than actually can. And I really mean -- by far.

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I'll add when you're doing busy & busy for shirt and tie combinations the patterns are subdued when paired with a sportcoat.

The pairings imo are not good.