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2 Fair Isle sweater vests
Sold pending payment. And no, Mike, these weren't up on Ebay recently. I just picked 'em up from a local charity shop today.- Orgetorix
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- Forum: Classifieds
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2 Fair Isle sweater vests
Two very nice Fair Isle vests today. First is a vintage Abercrombie & Fitch, from when they were still cool. Very soft lambswool with a little bit of nylon blended in. Gray base with red, blue, and gold pattern. Tagged size is XL, measures 45" unstretched pit to pit and 27.5" long...- Orgetorix
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Vintage-style Navy Linen DB suit, 40R
Hard to remember, but I don't think so. I think this one came from The Clothes Horse.- Orgetorix
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- Forum: Classifieds
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Tab Collar Shirts Still Available?
No. It's sold for a man with a 16-16 1/2 inch neck. Factor in RTW breathing room and shrinkage allowances, and it probably actually measures close to 17". When I sold MTM shirts, we took a bare-skin neck measurement and added 3/4" to arrive at the collar size. 1/2" of breathing room and 1/4"... -
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Vintage-style Navy Linen DB suit, 40R
I bought this a year or so ago thinking I'd lose enough weight to get into it, but it hasn't happened yet. It's a great navy linen double-breasted suit with faux mother-of-pearl buttons. It has great vintage-styled lapels and fairly high-waisted trousers, and the overall look is one of classic...- Orgetorix
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Midnight blue
Nope, nor I you. Nothing wrong with that! Differing but well-informed and well-reasoned opinions is one of the things that make this place enjoyable. :) -
Belt loop removal?
I've done it on a couple pairs of pants with a seam ripper. If you pay someone to do it, I wouldn't pay more than $10.- Orgetorix
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- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Midnight blue
One other argument that occurred to me a couple days ago: Midnight blue is favored for dinner jackets because it's supposedly "blacker than black" under artificial light. So wouldn't one want one's whole tuxedo to be "blacker than black?" Why would anyone want to combine a less-black cloth... -
Midnight blue
I guess I'd just say that in artificial light, the midnight tux's lapels wouldn't match the body fabric any more than the black lapels of a black tuxedo match the black body fabric. Of course there is difference in texture and sheen. That's a no-brainer, and I agree it's supposed to be that... -
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Midnight blue
James, apart from the bowtie issue Anon mentioned (which I've addressed already), none of these objections have anything to do with the color issue being discussed in this thread. I posted that photo, as requested, as an example of the midnight/midnight tuxedo which some folks seemed to think... -
Travel Suits (airport and waiting around)
Honestly, wear what's comfortable. Hopefully you have something that feels good and is a bit stylish too, but don't make yourself uncomfortable for the sake of looking good. If the standard of dress for air travelers has changed in the last several decades, air travel has changed too. Planes... -
Midnight blue
Ok, fair enough. I don't share your opinion, but I can understand it. I do think that if one is going to the trouble of having a midnight dinner jacket made up, it wouldn't be that difficult to get a length of silk from your tailor and send it to one of the companies that do custom bow ties... -
Midnight blue
Ok, here's one example. Midnight blue coat with midnight blue grosgrain facings. Much more harmonious than this contrasting example, don't you think? Apparently midnight blue grosgrain isn't so impossible to find, after all. Does this one "hunt," James? -
Midnight blue
I don't need to see a good-looking purple house to know that all the ones in my neighborhood are ugly. I can tell from the ones I have seen that I'd rather my house be blue. Which is not to say it's impossible there could be a purple house somewhere that looks good. -
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Midnight blue
I honestly don't know. I don't think I've seen one in person--but then, like other men here, I'm not normally focused on others' outfits when I'm at a black-tie function. And even if I have seen one, I may not have recognized it as blue--after all, the whole point is that it looks black... -
Midnight blue
What is it I'm championing? I'm not arguing for anything. And I realize that sometimes the color contrast between a blue coat and black lapels may not be so stark. Paddy's pictures illustrate that well. But all of the ones I've seen in person--quite a few--have been much higher contrast. -
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Midnight blue
Black lapels still don't match a blue coat, no matter what they "read" as. It's obvious, every time, that they're different colors. -
Midnight blue
IMO, black accessories--tie, cummerbund, shoes--are no problem with midnight blue evening wear, because they're separate pieces. My problem is when you combine the two different colors in the same garment. The difference in color is obvious because the fabrics are sewn together, and I...
