What are you wearing today??

[Patrick Murtha]

^ Truly loving the boots, Alan. They have been on my must have list ever since you posted an earlier pic.

 

[anon`]

I just got my favourite suit back from the tailor, so of course I'm wearing that! No costume, though. I hit on inspiration much too late this year, which is a shame =/

-Navy four-on-one double-breasted suit by Society Brand in an awesome, tight weave with little Columbia Sportwear logo-looking pattern woven into it and lapels the size of a carrier deck
-Off white spread collar shirt with double cuffs & double-faced abalone links
-3" butterfly bow tie with little stylized flower-lookie things on it in a darker shade of navy
-Black AE cap toe bluchers with boring solid navy socks =/
-1934 Longines tank watch
-Burgundy braces (not that y'all need to know that)
-Brown (yes, brown) Dobbs Rainbow, rakishly cocked to the right
-My favourite goes-with-anything whipcord overcoat

After work, I'm planning to go terrorize mattresses by removing their tags, which will then be wrapped around rocks and thrown at windows of abandoned houses.

Hair was behaving this morning, so I snapped a couple of photos, pre-hat, on my way out the door. Might put up later if I remember.

 

[WildCelt]

After work, I'm planning to go terrorize mattresses by removing their tags, which will then be wrapped around rocks and thrown at windows of abandoned houses.

Why bother with the mattress tags? Wouldn't rocks work just fine by themselves? Inquiring minds want to know!

 

[carter]

We need a Jack-O-Lantern emoticon

Why bother with the mattress tags? Wouldn't rocks work just fine by themselves? Inquiring minds want to know!

I have the same question. Is this an All Hallows Eve tradition known only to Oregonians?

 

[anon`]

Rocks would work fine by themselves, and I'm not aware of this being an Oregon tradition. Though come to think of it, I wouldn't put it past Portlanders to do just that

Nah, I was just having a little fun with a reply Zohar made in Bevman's Wearing hat cocked to the side thread

 

[Trotsky]

In honor of Halloween I am at work wearing my reproduction Royal Navy RNVR Sub-Lt's uniform. The pants shrunk. But, we overcame that. I must say, I believe I look rather dashing.

 

[Garrett]

Pictures please?!

 

[Slim Portly]

The last thing I recall is being in my state room, preparing for the evening meal. All I can remember after that is being very, very cold.

What's this?

Well that certainly explains a lot!

Credit where credit is due:
Suit from Target
Bailey wool derby
White pique vest from UniformalWearhouse
Black silk bow tie from eBay
Vintage lorgnette with new ribbon
Vintage pocket fob and chain
Crystal cufflinks by Swarovski
Cotton Club spats by Spatterdash
Tussy mussy (with white rose bud) from some forgotten wedding supply company
Bulldog cane from Gentleman's Emporium
Boston Globe newspaper reprint from eBay
Shirt, cotton pocket square, shoes and socks from various department stores
Makeup and mossy seaweed from Halloween Experience

I hope you had as much fun this holiday as I did.


Edit: I also had a pair of grey gloves and a satin opera scarf from Gentleman's Emporium that I forgot to wear for the pictures.

 

[Bingles]

The last thing I recall is being in my state room, preparing for the evening meal. All I can remember after that is being very, very cold.

What's this?

Well that certainly explains a lot!

OUTSTANDING!!! :eusa_clap

 

[anon`]

OUTSTANDING!!! :eusa_clap

What he said! Simply fabulous.

 

[donCarlos]

Slim, you´re killing me lol Great idea!

No halloween here, but my dear grandfather will be 80 tommorow and invited the whole family for lunch to a rather expensive restaurant today. I hope I´m not overdressed (of course I am, but not as much as a lounger can be). Plus, it´s one of the few pictures I´ve posted here, where I´m wearing more than one "vintage" item (by which I mean oldest I could get) at a time - the pocket watch is probably 40´s, the cufflinks can be from the 50´s, the tie is late 40´s, the scarve 50´s and the coat as well.

And a special detail for the cufflinks, because I love them so much.

 

[PADDY]

ICEBERGGGGGGGGGGGG....straight ahead!!!

Slim..."Damn you Sir!!" - just OUTSTANDING SIR!

You must wear that outfit with the wonderful spatz and waistcoat..et al...to the Queen Mary (and hopefully the only ice you'll hit will be in that glass of single malt!! ).

 

[scotrace]

And a special detail for the cufflinks, because I love them so much.

Fantastic - very well put together. And those cufflinks are some of the most interesting I've ever seen. Is there a story? And please tell us how the celebratory dinner went!

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Those are interesting cufflinks, what's the scoop?

Here's me on casual day at work. I salvaged the vest from that beloved brown suit of mine whose pants fell apart! The tie is a skinny Barbour hunting tie that I wear all of the time. The jacket was a purchase from the Lounge! (Thank you very much!) The shirt is tattersail, but you cannot tell from this cell phone pic!

Oh, and I have total helmet hair from the Vespa!

 

[Mossyrock]

The day after Halloween and, as usual, no trick or treaters. I guess that's what I get for living down a long, dark, country road. They must have visions of maniacs with chain saws or something. Probably a good thing since I didn't even remember it was Halloween until I was on my way home from work after a twelve-hour day. Since today is a day off, I am sitting here in a pair of old, beat up 501s, a post-WWII vintage khaki US Army shirt, and my beloved Alden 405's. When I go out later today, I will add an A2 jacket and a fedora of some sort...the jury is still out on that one....oh, and a 1969 Omega Seamaster 300 divewatch. Given my choice, I will probably be buried in the Aldens and the Omega....

 

[Bugsy]

Fantastic - very well put together. And those cufflinks are some of the most interesting I've ever seen. Is there a story? And please tell us how the celebratory dinner went!

Wonderful outfit. I love the cufflinks.

 

[Slim Portly]

donCarlos, I must agree with scotrace. A very well put-together outfit. Lovely warm tones in the scarf and pocket square. I'm sure your grandfather will be pleased.

Here's me on casual day at work...

Egads! If only my coworkers considered this appropriate attire for "casual day"! Well done.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Egads! If only my coworkers considered this appropriate attire for "casual day"! Well done.

Thank you! Your outfit above is extraordinary and just shows how you can bring something together from a variety of sources. Cheers! :cheers1:

 

[donCarlos]

There were questions about the cufflinks - I´d love to know something about them too. I bought them in one thrift store and I was told that they are probably from the 50´s and that the thing with wings (or whatever it is) is a logo of some company - I still don´t know which company´s logo it can be, but it looks like something with aircrafts, so it suits me well

 

[pgoat]

wow...I've been away from this place too long!

How sexy are mandarin collars?
Yum!