Show us your suits

[Tomasso]

I’m just wondering on your views and views from the 30’s/40’s in regards to wearing a deep navy pinstripe suit with London tan coloured shoes… was this acceptable?

I don't think that match would have gone over too well back in the day, when dark business suiting called for dark (usually black) shoes.

Today, well, just about anything goes.......[huh]

 

[Nick D]

The old hard and fast rule is no brown shoes in town, and pinstripe is a town suit. Of course, looking at old Esquire illustrations shows they broke the "rules" all the time, but even today a dark suit would call for a darker brown shoe.

 

[Miss Tuppence]

Exactly what I had originally thought, but just wanted to make sure! I’ll have to get pops to pull out those old black shoes…
Silly me asking really as I never wear navy with London tan together.
Ta very much for the advice men folk of the lounge
Tups

 

[Bugsy]

Please tell me that's your car Bugs.

How I wish I could tell you that the car was mine. Alas no such luck. I don't have clue as what it cost to restore or what it's worth now. It's a 1924 Hispano Suiza that was once owned by the Mellons.

 

[Vintage lover]

How I wish I could tell you that the car was mine. Alas no such luck. I don't have clue as what it cost to restore or what it's worth now. It's a 1924 Hispano Suiza that was once owned by the Mellons.

Wow, now that's a rare car if there ever was one. A technological marvel of its day as well. You and it go well together. (Restoration cost would be gargantuan, as would be the price. Jay Leno owns one, and has a video of it on his site that briefly goes over the history of the company.)

 

[Miss sofia]

Yes that's a beautiful car, Paul McCartney has one which we often see him driving round in as he lives nearby. Sir Paul doesn't quite cut it on the sartorial front like Mr Bugsy though, someone should have a word!!

 

[Mr Vim]

Here we are, my latest suit, found by the fantastic Etsy seller Fab Gabs.

I need to take the pants in a bit and the jacket sleeves too, but it's a beaut, what do you all think?

The Vest:

The whole Enchilada:

 

[dhermann1]

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Mild mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper . . .

 

[Mr Vim]

Ha ha, yes I thought the same, it is very much a Clark Kent suit, isn't it?

He tended not to be growing a mustache, and probably shaved before taking photos, though.

 

[Bugsy]

Talk about Clark Kent.

 

[Mr Vim]

Very nice Bugsy, where is this photo from? That is you I take it. Please tell me you do radio work, and if not, just lie to me, I prefer this alternate reality compared to the real one.

 

[Zamyatin]

While most of these aren't proper suits, I don't know if it's worth a whole new thread for these. I don't have a camera myself, so I have to rely on action shots from me on Facebook. Not exactly the best format for looking at details, but it does give some context.

Here is my yearbook photo, which truly captures it all:

My Stroller (not exactly correct because the jacket is velvet, but I don't care! It's quite touchable). Peaked Lapels, double-breasted waistcoat and houndstooth trousers.

My stark black and white look. It's my 3x3 DB, but you can't tell in this picture. Heavy as can be. Now that I have a beard, I look even more Hassidic.

Here are two shots of me in my linen suit, worn quite differently:

 

[Zamyatin]

Here's me at Halloween in Brooklyn. Note, this was not intended to be a costume, I would have worn this on any cold day in the city. When people asked me what I was, I referenced this from SimCity 2000:

"Occasionally I idle time away by wondering what cities would be like, were they people. Manhattan is, in my head, fast-talking, untrusting, well-dressed but unshaven. London is huge and confused. Paris is elegant and attractive, older than she looks. San Francisco is crazy, but harmless, and very friendly."

Guess who I am?

Finally, here is my favorite piece, but none of these pictures do its absolute insanity justice. Under the right condition, the pattern is positively mesmerizing. The tie I wore was certainly too busy, but I was at a party of recent college graduates, so I just went all out and didn't look back.

Periodic Table Tie (worn "Periodically") and a blue lapel pin that says "Do Something About It!"

 

[Widebrim]

^^I would say San Francisco...And, yes, that is quite an outfit (the last one), but I think it "suits" you well...

 

[BinkieBaumont]

Talk about Clark Kent.

Love this ensemble Suit is similar to the Guy in this Guerlain advertisement (Vol De Nuit 1933)

 

[lostinperiphery]

my one and only suit, that I've owned for 10 years and worn perhaps 2 dozen times... the shirt and tie are new as of a week or two ago, and the hat is a vintage knox.

 

[Dinerman]

What do you make of this oddball suit?

 

[Tomasso]

At a glance I'd say SB converted to DB.

 

[Dinerman]

With unhemmed pants and all the tags still on?

 

[Tomasso]

Oh yeah,everything else would give me pause......but then maybe somebody tried doctoring the jacket and realized it wasn't working and gave up.....in any event it's a stylistic mess.