How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Suit

[Sly Style]

To those who say only patent leather can be shined to a mirror finish, aparently you have never been in the military before.........

 

[FreddieVonRost]

It's the British Invasion!

Its all jolly hush hush but .......

my mission, should I choose to accept it, is to hold a little tea party in Boston.

London Lounge? Please explain

 

[Micawber]

Its all jolly hush hush but .......

my mission, should I choose to accept it, is to hold a little tea party in Boston.

London Lounge? Please explain

Milk no sugar please.

http://thelondonlounge.net/gl/forum/

 

[GOK]

Its all jolly hush hush but .......

my mission, should I choose to accept it, is to hold a little tea party in Boston.

London Lounge? Please explain

Heheh! lol

Freddie, the London Lounge is a forum dedicated to extolling the virtues and wares of those fine chaps, Savile Row tailors. http://thelondonlounge.net/gl/forum/ (I hope it's ok to post this link)

Chaps - I hope I haven't offended any of you with my procrastinations; if I have, may I unreservedly apologise? My post was merely stating my opinion of what for me, ruins the appearance of a good suit. It wasn't my intention to insult anyone or state that my word should be law.

One interesting thing has come out of this - the difference in our cultures! It seems that what is traditionally thought of as being lacking in gentlemanly d?©corum over here is perfectly acceptable across the pond. I'm not even going ot speculate over the perceived rights and wrongs of this; I shall merely say, vive la diff?©rence...or something like that!

Can we agree however, that designer stubble is wrong? lol

 

[Senator Jack]

On designer stubble:

All right, I'm going out on a limb here. I'd always thought designer stubble was right out, but then I see someone who just has this look, and does it well, and it changes my old curmudgeon mind. It's rare, granted, but it does happen.

I went out and about my city to surreptitiously take photographs for this article and I happened to pass three youngish Italians - early 30s - who were all in tailored suits. The three of them had the designer stubble. At first, I thought, 'Yes, that should be on the list,' but you know what? The stubble suited all three of them. They had it right. And I think what made it all right was that they were all impeccably dressed with knotted ties and real shoes. I think it's the style (non-style) of jacket, jeans, untucked shirt - that casualness that seems to be favored by those of the stubbled chin - that makes us cringe, and not the stubble itself.

Regards,

Senator Jack

 

[GOK]

Well obviously being Italian, the young men in question had a head start!

However, as much as I am not questioning your sartorial judgement my dear Senator, for me personally, I just don't like it. But I concede that this dislike may in part, be due to the painful memory of suffering stubble-burn from an over enthusiastic beau!

That said, a certain whip-wielding archaeologist, sporting a well lived in fedora may be excused for a day's growth....but even he is clean shaven when wearing a suit!

 

[katiemakeup]

Ha! GOK you are right- the stubble has to be handled carefully... but I don't mind a little scruff now & then... As long as he is put together and nattily dressed he's okay in my book

 

[Wild Root]

To those who say only patent leather can be shined to a mirror finish, aparently you have never been in the military before.........

How right you are! But, on the flip side, I don't want my shoes to reflect sun light to signal aircraft either! lol

Something about a nice pair of brown or black dress shoes with a little patina! Not saying flat but, just the right amount of shine is nice... want my leather to look like leather, not plastic.

=WR=

 

[Wild Root]

Can we agree however, that designer stubble is wrong? lol

Well GOK, I sure can agree with you on that! I for one am not able to grow facial hair as well as some... when it starts to grow in, it looks pretty trailer parkish if you know what I mean! I feel like shoutin': Hey Ma! What's for supper? I hope it's Muskrat stew! lol To say the least, I shave it off and retain a clean appearance.

If a man wears facial hair, I like to see it trimmed 1930's style... thin mustaches and well trimmed beards... looks very sharp on some... stubble on the other hand... you'd better be a member of the Mob with a "Chicago Typewriter" in hand to pull off that look!lol

=WR=

 

[jamespowers]

Well GOK, I sure can agree with you on that! I for one am not able to grow facial hair as well as some... when it starts to grow in, it looks pretty trailer parkish if you know what I mean! I feel like shoutin': Hey Ma! What's for supper? I hope it's Muskrat stew! lol

You forgot mention wearing the wifebeater shirt and playing the banjo on the porch. Stubble is sort of sickly looking to me. It either says I can't actually grow real facial hair or it says I have been too sick to grow real facial hair. Either way it just doesn't work with a suit. I have not seen one person it looks good on. On a young man it looks like the can't actually grow a beard thing. On a middle aged person it looks kind of silly with the salt and pepper stubble. Kind of reminds me of the guy growing tweed on his face. On an older person it has many connotations---dirty old man being just one of them.

If a man wears facial hair, I like to see it trimmed 1930's style... thin mustaches and well trimmed beards... looks very sharp on some... stubble on the other hand... you'd better be a member of the Mob with a "Chicago Typewriter" in hand to pull off that look!lol

=WR=

I think you could go with a moustache there Root. It would add character. lol

Regards,

J

 

[ufguy11]

He's got a baby-like tie, or his shoes are slipper-like tennis shoes.