Black and White Spectators- Clothes?

[rumblefish]

Can you offer up any photos of you or others wearing combinations that black and white spectators go well with.

I have the navy blazer and white trousers, so maybe something else?

Thank you,
Chris M.

 

[Fletch]

Don't seem to have any pics on my flickr, but will look thru my drive - I know there are a few. Meanwhile I offer a few guidelines FWTW.

I find black & whites work well with light grey solids, or black&white / black&grey patterns like houndstooth or glen plaid. I've even worn them with a solid black suit on occasion, if I can snazz it up with a bright shirt/tie combo.

I would avoid dark greys or stripes - too traditionally businessy. Also avoid anything with a hint of tan or brown - save those for the brown specs or white bucks.

 

[rumblefish]

Thanks Fletch.
Hope you have some photos.

 

[Michaelshane]

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[MisterGrey]

IMO, anything. The white, although the lesser of the shoe's colors in terms of area, is more dominant, so they're more white shoes than black; and white pretty much goes with everything.

 

[thunderw21]

 

[DanielJones]

Here are a couple that Johnny Depp seems to do well.

With this one you'll have to imagine the suit as a navy pinstripe & the shoes as B&W. It works very well actually as a stylish casual look.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Big_e]

Michaelshane and Thunderw21, nice shoes!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap The more I look at them, the more I'm convinced I need a pair of them. I just have a couple pair of brown Oxfords at this time and was fixing to get some black Oxfords (my favorite kind of shoe). I think I'll get a pair of Spectators instead. As posted above, they seem to go well with everything.
Ernest

 

[cookie]

Godfather Remade Digitally

Seeing the scene the other night where Jimmy Caan (Sonny Corleone) kicks the crap out of his errant wife-beating brother-in-law whilst wearing a pair of rather nice black and white specs gives you a good idea of the versatility of these type of shoes....

 

[Big_e]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMlv1TWsSSM&NR=1

Seeing the scene the other night where Jimmy Caan (Sonny Corleone) kicks the crap out of his errant wife-beating brother-in-law whilst wearing a pair of rather nice black and white specs gives you a good idea of the versatility of these type of shoes....

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

fftopic: I lovet he godfather movies BUT this awful seventies hairstyles together with an orange (!) 40s shirt look just like...uh.*yucky*
They spoil everything. Nice spectatos though

 

[rumblefish]

Thanks Michael, Thunder21, and Dan.

 

[cookie]

This is one of the classic shots in my opinion of that Golden Era look for a Miami cruise or for the LA Confidential type in the 40s /50s. It could be worn today as it is - in a way - very conservative but it's so "sharp" it would be immediately thought of as a vintage/retro look.

 

[Edward]

I wear mine with anything with which I'd be happy to wear black shoes. Avoid them with browns and earth-tones. Also, I tend to prefer shoes with off-white rather than white panels when wearing cream or other off-whites - a natural-hued linen, for example.