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[theplayerking]

That was my concern as well.

Agreed. If you want to wear a bow tie, go with a different color.


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[Rocco]

I feel like a black satin bow tie with a dark suit would look too close to a tuxedo.

That was my concern as well.

[LesserBlackDog]

I feel like a black satin bow tie with a dark suit would look too close to a tuxedo.

[Rocco]

I have a choral concert this week. It's not a strict ensemble, volunteer not professional. Dress code is dark suit, white shirt, dark tie. My go-to is navy suit with black TTB grenafaux.

Thoughts on black satin bow tie instead? I have one from my black tie rig.

[ELNJ]

I snagged the J Crew herringbone blazer mentioned on the front page (picture here) in both grey and navy before my size sold out. Probably can only keep one of them for budget reasons, and trying to decide between the two.

Grey seems like the more traditional choice for herringbone, and I don't think I've ever seen blue herringbone before, so kind of leaning towards the grey.

I already have navy/light grey/brown sports coats FWIW.

Thanks!

Nice - I just looked at those this morning, and they are all sold out in my size. Perhaps just as well... The last time I bought a tweed blazer I ended up selling it because it looked too stodgy and professorial. (And I am, in fact, a college professor, but don't necessarily want to go for that stereotypical look.) The unconstructed look of this one looked like maybe it could help work around that a bit, though. Curious to know how you like them.

On a related note, has anyone tried that wool "bomber jacket" sweater from J Crew?