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By request I thought it should posted. I think this is probably a good thread because some ideas might need to be discussed, laid out and mulled over; well, certainly for me they do. Clothing can be tricky sometimes, especially when mixing textures and patterns, hence this thread.
I will start by posting some of my ideas for purchases. Some are solid ideas and easy to plan, but others are more tricky and l will probably seek feedback.
A list of planned purchases over the next 18 months.
1). Bespoke tweed 17oz boxcheck tweed sportscoat with various bespoke heavyweight trousers.
The tricky thing is deciding what to match the coat fabric with. My tailor has limited heavy clothes, so choosing trousers is difficult, especially if l need to order cloth online (hard to know the true colour....maybe ordering a few swatches would be a good idea).
Above is the cloth l have chosen, but what about matching that with these clothes below for trousers?
A brownish olive cavalry twill in 17 oz,followed by a 21oz cavalry twill in navy, followed by a 17oz in beige
So all up, l would probably need at least 3 pairs of trousers. All high waisted. When worn with various coloured turtlenecks in winter those combos should be winners, ie, beige trousers with chocolate or dark purple turtleneck, navy trousers with blood red turtleneck, olive trouser with bone turtleneck etc. Same goes with combining various turtlenecks with combos below, should blow it out of the ballpark me thinks.
QUESTIONS
a). Would these colour twills work with the tweed coat?
b). Would this overcoating moss twill for trousers work with my coat? Ie, would that texture for trousers work with the tweed? I think it probably would work.
MORE QUESTIONS
c). O.k, how about these fox flannels working with my tweed coat?
d). And what about navy, blues and greys working with another tweed coat ordered in this 17oz fabric?
Everything else is easy, but the matching of the coats with trousers and colours/textures is the tricky bit.
The goal
To have few items that mix and match to make exceptional combinations worthy of an excellent dressed man in the Bruce Boyer league. I think l can do it, but it will take some serious thought. Once it has been nutted out l will never need to think so hard again.
Other stuff to order
- high quality bespoke or MTO panama hat.
- bespoke necktie to go with navy blazer and grey trousers for a perfect traditional combo
- a rust paisley pocketsquare from Sam Hober
- a light blue bespoke business shirt in Alumo 120's cotton
- two bold striped bespoke business shirts in these fabrics in Monti fabrics
- maybe some sox next December if the exchange rate is good.
Summery
This year is mainly about getting trousers and coats right. Time to move up the clothing ladder to become a BIG daddy, ie, master of excellent combinations of worldclass clothing. Time to really enjoy my clothing and have fun. As my tailor said, it is time you owned a proper wardrobe, ie, proper coats and trousers made properly, and made to fit properly.
Owning a small wardrobe of quality things with potential for maximum combinations. These lists are good to write down because it keeps me focused on the most important things without being distracted by nonsense things (shoos).
Suggestions are always welcome. Will need to mull over things for a while.
I will start by posting some of my ideas for purchases. Some are solid ideas and easy to plan, but others are more tricky and l will probably seek feedback.
A list of planned purchases over the next 18 months.
1). Bespoke tweed 17oz boxcheck tweed sportscoat with various bespoke heavyweight trousers.
The tricky thing is deciding what to match the coat fabric with. My tailor has limited heavy clothes, so choosing trousers is difficult, especially if l need to order cloth online (hard to know the true colour....maybe ordering a few swatches would be a good idea).
Above is the cloth l have chosen, but what about matching that with these clothes below for trousers?
A brownish olive cavalry twill in 17 oz,followed by a 21oz cavalry twill in navy, followed by a 17oz in beige
So all up, l would probably need at least 3 pairs of trousers. All high waisted. When worn with various coloured turtlenecks in winter those combos should be winners, ie, beige trousers with chocolate or dark purple turtleneck, navy trousers with blood red turtleneck, olive trouser with bone turtleneck etc. Same goes with combining various turtlenecks with combos below, should blow it out of the ballpark me thinks.
QUESTIONS
a). Would these colour twills work with the tweed coat?
b). Would this overcoating moss twill for trousers work with my coat? Ie, would that texture for trousers work with the tweed? I think it probably would work.
MORE QUESTIONS
c). O.k, how about these fox flannels working with my tweed coat?
d). And what about navy, blues and greys working with another tweed coat ordered in this 17oz fabric?
Everything else is easy, but the matching of the coats with trousers and colours/textures is the tricky bit.
The goal
To have few items that mix and match to make exceptional combinations worthy of an excellent dressed man in the Bruce Boyer league. I think l can do it, but it will take some serious thought. Once it has been nutted out l will never need to think so hard again.
Other stuff to order
- high quality bespoke or MTO panama hat.
- bespoke necktie to go with navy blazer and grey trousers for a perfect traditional combo
- a light blue bespoke business shirt in Alumo 120's cotton
- two bold striped bespoke business shirts in these fabrics in Monti fabrics
- maybe some sox next December if the exchange rate is good.
Summery
This year is mainly about getting trousers and coats right. Time to move up the clothing ladder to become a BIG daddy, ie, master of excellent combinations of worldclass clothing. Time to really enjoy my clothing and have fun. As my tailor said, it is time you owned a proper wardrobe, ie, proper coats and trousers made properly, and made to fit properly.
Owning a small wardrobe of quality things with potential for maximum combinations. These lists are good to write down because it keeps me focused on the most important things without being distracted by nonsense things (shoos).
Suggestions are always welcome. Will need to mull over things for a while.
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Haven't bought shoos in ages, so l think l deserve a treat.
