Comments on: Six No-no’s for a Suited Man

By: What I Love | VanillaBeanDorcas

What I Love | VanillaBeanDorcas — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:54:16 +0000

[...] obsessed.” (Also, note the specificity of this love. I agree that the visible white tee is a no-no under a long-sleeved [...]

By: Seb

Seb — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:25:32 +0000

@BOB :

Do not confuse “traditional” with “white trash”. Now the trend is to get rid of what is traditional, because we’re told to do so by advertising. Not being as cool as the guy you saw in the D&G commercial does not mean that you’re a white trash. It only means that you’re not influenced by advertising and fashion trends. Wearing a wife beater is completely acceptable, and many people who belong to the highest social class wear them, while it’s clear that the middle-class teenager won’t understand that, because he thinks in terms of “coolness” and “uncoolness”, which is the language of advertising.

Obama is neither white, nor trash, and he wears “wife beaters”. See this picture: http://fotos.lahora.com.ec/cache/3/3b/3ba/3ba1/-2011118061004-3ba10495756e8c40765fea7acaad5ca1.jpg

By: RibbedTee Giveaway: Enter to Win 1 of 10 Packs of Undershirts from RibbedTee! | Primer

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 05:20:34 +0000

[...] but stylistically unacceptable A-frame tank top on the other. And as we mentioned in our list of Six No-no’s for a Suited Man, you shouldn’t be wearing white undershirts and “beaters” with light colored [...]

By: Why You Should Still Wear A Suit To Every Job Interview | Primer

Why You Should Still Wear A Suit To Every Job Interview | Primer — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:15:19 +0000

[...] A suit means business. It’s rare that anyone actually looks bad in a suit, unless it’s ill-fitting or something too colorful (i.e., what Lloyd or Harry wore to the owl benefit in Dumb and Dumber). If you don’t wear a suit, the employer might not take you seriously. Brush up on the six no-no’s of a suited man. [...]

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:39:02 +0000

Denis, That may be the case medically speaking. From a style perspective maybe we should be carrying less around with us.

By: Denis

Denis — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:12:17 +0000

@Barron: a briefcase is no different from a messenger bag in terms of health benefits. The issue stems from carrying a load on one side of the body instead of evenly distributing it. As such, a backpack is preferable if you carry a lot of things with you.

By: Fnark

Fnark — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:38:22 +0000

A man should never cultivate style as personal expression. It is manly only if it accentuates his role in the world.

The Fedora Lounge people are attempting to live sartorially in the 1930s-40s-50s, supposedly because they like it there.

In reality, that’s a big Fnark You to the rest of us real world folks and it ought to be called out for the rude and childish behavior it is.

By: Barron

Barron — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 06:15:34 +0000

Hello Bob / Ballagh,
Ascots, bro.

Hello Deaner / Tierney,
Yes. Black. You can. Plenty o’ shirts; start with white. You can, but ascots are usually more formal. Probably after August, unless you live in LA. Camel’s great year-round. So are elbow patches. Could be cool, depending on the color of the tweed. Online. It came naturally. No, but sometimes.

By: Deaner

Deaner — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:29:48 +0000

Hello Baron,

Can I wear black shoes with a blue suit? What color socks should I wear? What if the suit is striped? Can I wear striped socks? What about sear sucker? What kind of shirt goes with sear sucker? can I wear an ascot with that? is there a time of year not to wear white suits? What about Camel colored jackets? Elbow patches or no? My father has a tweed jacket and I want to wear it, but, it has green elbow patches and I can’t decide if that is cool or not? Is that cool? Where do you buy shoes? How did you get into fashion? Are you a model?

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:19:11 +0000

WHAT ABOUT BOLO TIES

By: Barron

Barron — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:41:40 +0000

I agree that if you’re carrying a ton of stuff for long distances, a backpack may be easier on your body. But it’s not super common for most dudes to be carrying back-breaking amounts of paper to and from work every day.

I stand by the messenger bag suggestions I endorse, but if shoulder pain does bother some readers, I’d go with a briefcase style bag (that has handles), which seem to be more and more available these days.

By: Wabasso

Wabasso — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:04:57 +0000

Backpacks, if worn properly, are better for your back than a carrying case that hangs off one shoulder (having the strap across your chest still counts as having it on one shoulder). I appreciate most of the advice here but health and practicality need to come first. Let’s push for backpacks being considered trendy and professional — an easier change than hoping your body will be OK with uneven load.

*** I just realized you could switch up what shoulder you carry the case on each day, but I’m betting a doctor will still recommend a backpack.