tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post3336138116400930263..comments2024-03-15T04:27:26.708-07:00Comments on An Affordable Wardrobe: HalfsiesJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212956969066796818noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-50399862711968275092012-12-20T03:53:17.816-08:002012-12-20T03:53:17.816-08:00Well, now! My black pants never let me down and I&...Well, now! My black pants never let me down and I'm not going to let them down!BlueTrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008640585987540252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-36028963549611726042012-12-19T11:57:10.330-08:002012-12-19T11:57:10.330-08:00BlueTrain,
Please, put down the black pants, befo...BlueTrain,<br /><br />Please, put down the black pants, before we have to stage an intervention.Young Fogeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-34582491017742709352012-12-19T04:22:42.283-08:002012-12-19T04:22:42.283-08:00Ah! Someone else likes glen plaids, as I call them...Ah! Someone else likes glen plaids, as I call them. I still have one from about 20 years ago but unfortunatly, the jacket no longer fits. I had the waist let out in the pants but they really don't work on their own, in my opinion. <br /><br />I will agree with Mr Velde that a tweed suit is versatile, provided you have one in a suitable weight. However, you are correct in that they are unfindable these days, just like vests that came with a suit (along with a second pair of pants). I might add that suits in lighter colors also seem to be a thing of the past, even for summer weight suits, not that I wear such things anymore.<br /><br />Yet another versatile garment that no longer seems to be available are really decent poplin wash and wear pants in navy and various tans. I don't believe good ones have been available for 40 years--and yes, I'm dating myself. But then I think a pair of black trousers works very well with certain tweed jackets, so what do I know?BlueTrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008640585987540252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-54434291961943824022012-12-18T23:08:54.859-08:002012-12-18T23:08:54.859-08:00Hmm. I need to qualify my comment slightly.
There...Hmm. I need to qualify my comment slightly.<br /><br />There are stripes, and then there are stripes. A seersucker suit can be broken up (its texture and fabric make it OK), but I wouldn't recommend breaking up a worsted pinstripe or a flannel chalk stripe.Young Fogeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-8385100770948752902012-12-18T20:12:02.525-08:002012-12-18T20:12:02.525-08:00Have about that same suit, but a 3P Southwick, tha...Have about that same suit, but a 3P Southwick, that I got from AAAC Trad Thrift. Not your killer deals, but a good one. And , yes, I split it up, and get compliments on the separates. NCJacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-2913992019684278012012-12-18T15:12:08.532-08:002012-12-18T15:12:08.532-08:00Jolly good article and entirely true. Glen check s...Jolly good article and entirely true. Glen check suits even have an edge over a split tweed suit since although a tweed, o heavier wool suit is very versatile, hardly anyone has one anymore and they are almost none existent these days unless you bespeak one.<br /><br />Good urqharts are not exactly everywhere, but they can be had much more easily.<br />Roger v.d. Veldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171223872098970110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-25070680515624320672012-12-17T22:18:25.221-08:002012-12-17T22:18:25.221-08:00I love the picture with the cardigan and the pants...I love the picture with the cardigan and the pants. What a great look! Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925528625759615907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081206974005845104.post-70007926641073159802012-12-17T21:44:51.467-08:002012-12-17T21:44:51.467-08:00Excellent. Patterned and/or textured suits (like t...Excellent. Patterned and/or textured suits (like this one; also tweed and poplin, but not, as you said, stripes) are the only ones that can possibly be broken up successfully, and you show how to make that work well—as usual.<br /><br />Like you, I think a blue overcheck is preferable to red, but that's a personal preference and nothing more.<br /><br />Why, though, are you so down on navy pants? Incidentally, the guy who runs Ivy Style says he has an allergy to them—is disliking navy pants an East Coast thing?Young Fogeynoreply@blogger.com