What Are You Wearing Today?

oh reweaving is verri expensive indeed. thank god I was only kidding. I'd rather bin my unshirts and get new ones.
 
Ello unbuttoned collar haters and smelly wax junkies

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Jupiter said:
I don't understand this trouser cuff obsession. It can be agreeable sometimes but why should it be an obligation? What's the added value? Motivate your views.
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Its complicated. At times I've been told different "rules".
  1. Cuffs (rollups) are by definition more casual/farmer - cuffless is more formal.
  2. Cuffs always with pleats, especially more than one pleat. No cuffs with flat front.
  3. Cuffs with wide trousers - no cuffs with narrow.
  4. Cuff on country trousers (cords, whipcord, cavalry twill, moleskin) no cuffs on city trousers
  5. Cuff heavy/substantial trousers (cord etc) no cuff lightweight trousers.
  6. Cuffs on lightweight trousers to give them weight helps improve drape etc.
Only very recently have I seen spouted by iGentts - Cuffs = formal on suits

I've had cuffs over the years but now have only one pair of trousers with cuffs. Almost all of my stuff is flat front. A few with one pleat. I had a suit made at the height of the online cuff mania. After 2 months I took it back and had cuffs removed. They don't work for me.
 
fxh said:
Its complicated. At times I've been told different "rules".
  1. Cuffs (rollups) are by definition more casual/farmer - cuffless is more formal.
  2. Cuffs always with pleats, especially more than one pleat. No cuffs with flat front.
  3. Cuffs with wide trousers - no cuffs with narrow.
  4. Cuff on country trousers (cords, whipcord, cavalry twill, moleskin) no cuffs on city trousers
  5. Cuff heavy/substantial trousers (cord etc) no cuff lightweight trousers.
  6. Cuffs on lightweight trousers to give them weight helps improve drape etc.
Only very recently have I seen spouted by iGentts - Cuffs = formal on suits

I've had cuffs over the years but now have only one pair of trousers with cuffs. Almost all of my stuff is flat front. A few with one pleat. I had a suit made at the height of the online cuff mania. After 2 months I took it back and had cuffs removed. They don't work for me.
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you forgot the only rule regarding cuffs that matters and the only one that must be followed. No cuffs ever on formal wear (tux, morning suit, etc...)
 
FriendCustomer said:
you forgot the only rule regarding cuffs that matters and the only one that must be followed. No cuffs ever on formal wear (tux, morning suit, etc...)
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I think all the rules have some sense at times - I think, in general, cuffs are inherently less formal. I see a lot of 2" cuffs on suits and many, but certainly not all, look alright to me.

I am thinking of cuffing that cotton suit as its very lightweight and the bottoms flap around too much for my liking. It would have to be a part faked cuff though as there isn't enough material to do a proper 1.75" cuff.
 
fxh said:
I think all the rules have some sense at times - I think, in general, cuffs are inherently less formal. I see a lot of 2" cuffs on suits and many, but certainly not all, look alright to me.

I am thinking of cuffing that cotton suit as its very lightweight and the bottoms flap around too much for my liking. It would have to be a part faked cuff though as there isn't enough material to do a proper 1.75" cuff.
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i think that is right. i like cuffs, I pretty much cuff everything if there is cloth, sometimes do the part faked cuffs when there is not enough. i do feel that i probably would not get a a pair of pleated pants without cuffs for some reason, i guess if they are busy up top, might as well be busy on the bottom, or it just adds to the old fashioned classic look which i like. definitely could live without on flat fronts be they casual or for a suit, but would still prefer them cuffed too.
 
The reason I don't like cuffs anymore is just becoming fatter. No cuffs and a slight break just looks better. I used to cuff pretty much everything before too.
 
rdiaz said:
Tweed and wax is more Engrish no?
I'm wearing socks too, and the buttons in my shirt are all done except the verri top
I'm not a good patriot
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I’d meant the pointy unshoos and the jeans in combination with the rest!

I should let the real Englishmen of this forum to parse out “lo stile anglese,” but I would say that those unshoos, the white shirt, and the jeans would be entirely out of place. Not that you should care!
 
The white shirt is oxford cloth but still not very engrish yeah
unshoos are tremendously confortable, should have bought the wingtip version rather than dub monks but oh well.
 
viaattovannucci said:
I’d meant the pointy unshoos and the jeans in combination with the rest!

I should let the real Englishmen of this forum to parse out “lo stile anglese,” but I would say that those unshoos, the white shirt, and the jeans would be entirely out of place. Not that you should care!
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You can break the rules, I personally wouldn't do a gamekeeper tweed with a button-down, but that herringbone looks good to my eyes.

I notice this morning the lining on my favourite herringbone jacket from J.Press is disintegrating:

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I can't quite make out the colour of those jeans but I do think that there's a very specific light blue wash that country and rugby types tend to wear fairly often. The dad will have it in a loose fit with tan brogues, the son in a very slim pair and darker boots.
 
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