I want to be someplace warm and tropical but if I dress that way up here I'll freeze my nads off.Dress to where you want to be in life.
Sharp looking monkey though. I would have hired him before some of the slobs I I interviewed.monkey suit
When I look at most guys these days, I feel like I`m looking at Pee Wee Herman..
Back in my days of being on the road as a sales rep, I always took pride in my appearance, and maintained a pretty good wardrobe. When I look at most guys these days, I feel like I`m looking at Pee Wee Herman, i.e., most of their suits seem to be a size or two too small, which to me, presents a rather awkward picture.
One thing I learned over the years was that it`s more than just simply owning a nice suit, it`s knowing HOW to wear it....
Is it wrong that I dress in shirt and pants that are of the same material? ( white t-shirts in summer and gray in winter, and sweat pants/shorts)
I either dress like folkie-era Bob Dylan (boots, Levis, and work shirts) or in a suit (because of my job).
Make sure your suit fits. Yes. Kids wear 'em too tight and old guys wear 'em too loose. I'd rather wear a tailored Chaps suit from Kohls (great value, BTW) than an ill-fitting Canali.
If you are older and you want to look good, it is advisable to adapt just a bit to what looks good now. That means no super-padded shoulders, no blousy shirts, eliminate that "break" on your shoes no matter what your dad taught you, and allow yourself to wear a brown shoe (gasp) every now and then with a blue suit. Black suits should generally be avoided. I have a closet full of crisp, white Lands End, tailored fit, straight collar dress shirts w/ light starch from the local cleaners. Old white shirts become old yellow shirts. Fast.
Here's a cat in a Canali suit. Nice fit.
My father, the opera buff/singer, was also in the union, and spatter holes were part of his work wear. He taught industrial welding at the trade school and did industrial welding during the summer breaks. I did not follow his footsteps, having my own interests but wear his award ring for 30 years at the school.When I worked (35 years Boilermakers Local 1, Chicago) I was blue collar dress for success—good quality work clothes from Big Mac, Oshkosh and Carhartt, Redwing 877 boots, a <real> American Bridge hard hat I got working for, you know, American Bridge, and hot mill gloves with the big “don’t **** with me” cuffs from Blue Collar Supply. And a mill jacket.
Shirts and pants were clean every morning but bibs, Carhartt jackets ( the old fashioned 4 button blanket lined one, in brown duck) and mill jackets were washed less frequently. I went through at least one set of Carhartt bibs and jacket and several mill jackets a year; overhead welding, burning and arc gouging eats your clothes up.
In my retired dotage living as a full time RVer I ususally wear 511 tactical pants (very practical and comfortable) and a Columbia sports shirt.
On vaca I plan to wear a linen shirt and pants, either white or tan. Maybe a linen sport coat for restaurant dining ... and no, I'm not trying to channel Sonny Crockett
100 percent linen works in a shirt. And jackets. The shirt will be spent by the end of the night, but you will look sharp. Linen pants will expand in the seat and get baggy almost the second you put them on. Look for a linen blend for slacks. I have a khaki poplin suit from L.L. Bean Signature for summer weddings and less formal hot weather business occasions. Rep tie, crisp white shirt, and a NATO band on my watch and I look smart.
Or perhaps one of my favorites.Living here in the South I should get a seersucker suit or a linen ice cream suit. Then I could look like Strother Martin in Hard Times.
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