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Nick D said:Most of my suits are more appropriate for fall/winter weather, so I dress vintage or vintage inspired more in those seasons. I'd say four to seven days a week in the colder months, two or three in the warmer. I'm working on expanding my summer wardrobe, but I won't pretend I don't welcome the return to cooler temperatures.
This post makes me wonder... do particular eras lend themselves better to certain times of the year? I've just this weekend past boxed up all my Spring / Summer jackets, so I've been thinking about this a bit. I have half a dozen short jackets, a couple in a sort of Ricky style (though one cotton, and one polycotton - they look the part with a vintage look, but they're certainly no gab Ricky originals!), and I also have four Harrington-styles. I find these all great for that point in the late Spring and into the Summer when you might need a jacket, especially when there is a threat of rain or a sports jacket / blazer on its own might not be ideal, but it is too warm for a blazer and overcoat, even a light mac. The overall vibe I get when I dress with ones of these (despite the Harrington style having been introduced with the Baracuta G9 in '37) is very definitely 50s. In many ways, unless I'm doing the linen thing, I find a vaguely mid-50s look comes more naturally with my Summer wardrobe, 30s/40sish in the Autumn / Winter. Anyone else find this?
skyvue said:This describes my approach. I like to try to reproduce a particular era, but it doesn't bother me if my suit is from the 1950s, my tie is from the '40s, and my shoes are classic style but contemporary.
Yes, I often work on the 'if it looks right, it is right' approach day to day, though I would typical be fussier when dressing for a night out, a particular daytime event, or even for a normal day in the office if I'm seeing particular friends in the evening (always somebody whose opinion matters more than the others, right?