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That color blue, probably, depending on the color of the black. If it's a blue black and that shirt was maybe a little more yellow blue (you may not know what I'm talking about when I say a red blue or a yellow blue; I'm referring to the undertones), definitely. If it's a red black, maybe not. Black black, only if the shirt is more yellow blue. Grey black, yes, almost certainly. Green black, no.
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I wear a brighter shade of that blue with black pants as a less dressy suit alternative, and it looks fine. In fact, fine is an understatement. It looks awsesome.
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quote:I wear a brighter shade of that blue with black pants as a less dressy suit alternative, and it looks fine. In fact, fine is an understatement. It looks awsesome.
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I worked in men's clothes for 4 years, and sold outfits to national broadcasters.
Mostly, yes. If it is a weird shade of blue then maybe not, and if it is navy or dark blue then never, but lighter blues are one of the best colors you can wear with a black suit or jacket.
Almost any color, providing it isn't really out there or really dark, works well with a black suit, which is why black suits are the best selling suit color.
Well, that reason and funerals.
Light blues are traditional business colors too, so they are multi-purpose. Posts: 15082 | Registered: Jul 2001
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quote:but lighter blues are one of the best colors you can wear with a black suit or jacket.
...unless they're the wrong light blue. Bright blue is excellent with many blacks. Well, many bright blues are. See my comments on shades of blue and black, above.
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quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: You know what I find to be tremendously appealing on a guy? A white shirt, pressed, with black pants and a black suit jacket.
Too bad you don't hang around with people who wear that sort of thing.
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Well, considering that the only guys I regularly see these days immediately after they take off their tefillin are my dad and brothers . . .
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quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: You know what I find to be tremendously appealing on a guy? A white shirt, pressed, with black pants and a black suit jacket.
French Blue? Eh.
It depends on the guys coloring as well. I am fairly pale, with very very blue eyes and dark hair, so most shades of blue look good one me...at least as good as any color will, that is.
A lot of people with darker complectons have to be careful with some light blues. It still loks good, but not as good.
Two different shades of navy at once? Not by choice.
That suit looks like a womans suit. European suits tend to be three button, and while they are narrow under the arms and through the torso they aren't usually THAT narrow....nor are they two button.
Pierre Cardin is a very good example of why GQ has NO clue about what people really wear off-runway. They are a classic three button, European cut suit that will NEVER be outdated. They button a little high for stocky guys, but for a lot of guys they are a great fit.
If a European suit IS a two button it usually us a double vented jacket as well....but this is the first time I have ever seen a man's suit that was tapered THAT much.
It IS a man's suit, right? I don't know you at all, so perhaps we are assuming too much? Posts: 15082 | Registered: Jul 2001
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quote:Originally posted by Mrs.M: I so, so agree with you, Kwea, about navy and black.
Only one exception, really, and it isn't ideal at all. I only works with the lighter shades of navy though.
Black looks heavy. You can (although I don't recommend it) wear a navy jacket with black pants and it looks OK. Not great, but OK, particularily if you wear a blue shirt.
You can't switch it around though, because the black in the jacket looks lopsided, and ruins the look.You look like you are top-heavy.
Most people won't realize WHY they don't like thaat look, but that is why...it is an optical illusion, but it thows our equalibrium off.
Gray is a MUCH MUCH better option than black with a navy jacket though. Posts: 15082 | Registered: Jul 2001
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I'm sorry but that CAN'T be a man's suit. Beside it being that tapered, you won't really see that kind of stripes very often on a man's suit. The whole just screams "feminine".
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My husband should so be a model. He's built like every male model I've ever seen in a suit, and things that you think would look good on nobody look good on him. My almost-step-mother and I have discussed this many times.
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Those are not the suit you linked. The suit you linked is a woman's suit. Here's the full product page from the same site. You'll notice the bust measurement. Plus the fact that I found it under women's suits.
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And fugu, I'm sure plenty of people have run into European cut suits, even if they don't know the name for it. That suit looks nothing like one.
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I'm also built like a male model -- although a bit short [ 5'10" 3/4] -- and while it's great that there are some designers that really work well with my body type [Kenneth Cole, for example], but the problem is that I can't afford too buy items that aren't deaply discounted, and it tends to be the sizes that are smaller and larger than mine that are discounted.
If somebody wants to set me up with a clothing allowance, though, I'd be happy to post photos of myself in all the clothes I buy with it in a semi-public forum. Posts: 3423 | Registered: Aug 2001
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I actually wore my black pants/blue shirt combo this weekend to a wedding. If I get any of the pictures from it, I'll post one or two as proof that it can be done.
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