really old guys: 1) zoot suits, 2) baggy double-breasted with pant's beltline 3 inches below armpits
old guys: 1970s suits with WIDE ties (hides the gravy stains in plain sight)
middle-agers: normal suits, 3-inch ties, brogues, and nice watch
young guys: only if your BMI is 1/3 your IQ: skinny everything.
major note: I've worked in several companies where some of the VPs first looked
at your shoes and made your career assessments in about 10 seconds.
My buddy and I when called by said execs, told me to break out the "ferragamos".
I recommend to those who aspire to the top of the chain, to wear the
most expensive (looking) shoes you can afford. buy new pair once
a year and build up collection (switch to sandals when leaving office),
and make sure they are oxblood - monk straps, skip the pull-up boots, no Nikes, etc
and remember during that EOY CEO presentation after the quiet period,
giving "the" speech and he looks out at the audience in the first row and
stops, at that first pair of oxbloods, looks up and sees the owner and
places him on the promotion list. brown shoe wearers get rated a 4 at
the next annual massacre...