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[LesserBlackDog]

Today's getup could also be described as "a study in things I like so much that I own two (or more) of them."

J.Crew denim shirt
LLB Norwegian sweater (In charcoal and white - also own the navy, red, and white version.)
LLB Signature shirt-jacket (Also own the orange plaid version.)
JCF cords (Own two more pairs, including one in the same color.)
Kenetrek zip-up pac boots (Purchased to rotate with my sherpa-lined zip-up Bean boots, which are stupidly comfortable and convenient but unfortunately out of production this season. The Bean boots are a bit lighter and therefore more comfortable, but the quilted wool/Thinsulate lining of the Kenetreks has less tendency to try to pull itself inside out when I take them off, and the Kenetreks even have a useful little rubber "spur" nub at the back that makes them super easy to "kick off.")
Hamilton watch

[jeff4]

Really like the fit of that shirt jacket Ben. Also, are those JCF cords from this season?

[3piece]

Love, love, love the layering!

[LesserBlackDog]

Really like the fit of that shirt jacket Ben. Also, are those JCF cords from this season?

Thanks. Yes, the cords are current-season, but it looks like they are sold out of this particular color (almond? something?) in the particular fit (Sutton aka urban slim) I got. I think I got these back in September.

[Mike B]

Ben,

How do you like the fit of the LL Bean Norweigian sweater? Are they a size small? I'm thinking of ordering the navy Norwegian Heritage sweater but I'm afraid that the fit will be too big (for reference, I'm 6', 140 lbs). This year I tried an LL Bean flannel shirt in small and it was huge on me.

Mike B

[LesserBlackDog]

Ben,

How do you like the fit of the LL Bean Norweigian sweater? Are they a size small? I'm thinking of ordering the navy Norwegian Heritage sweater but I'm afraid that the fit will be too big (for reference, I'm 6', 140 lbs). This year I tried an LL Bean flannel shirt in small and it was huge on me.

Mike B

They are definitely not very fitted. They are bigger than, say, my Woolovers sweaters. I've just been wearing mine as-is (a little too big) and plan on experimenting with very carefully shrinking them just a tiny bit in the dryer. Maybe a no-go for you due to your height and the danger of lengthwise shrinking.

[Mike B]

Thanks for the reply BenR, I love the style of the LL Bean Norweigian but the fit would probably not work for me.

For any tall, thin guys out there, my go to sweater is the J Crew slim lambswool sweater. It fits great, the material is nice and it doesn't really pill. I bought three at the beginning of the season and wear them everyday.

[JBarwick]

Wore this the other day. Thinking I need to get a couple brown and green ties.



Shirt: BB
Tie: Bruce Field
Jacket: Hickey Freeman

[Mercer]

I know I look like a lumberjack today; go ahead and sing the Monty Python Lumberjack Song; I don't mind! ;-) :-P

Lands End flannel shirt (one of several shirts I got for Christmas)
Levi's 505 jeans
Dickies belt (recently started having to cinch it tighter -- can't wait until I can discard it altogether and get a smaller belt!)
Woolrich socks
Red Wing Heritage boots

[BestGuyHere]

After Mass:

Jos. A. Bank blazer
PRL OCBD
Levi's 505
Dickies belt (it's reversible -- black on one side, brown on the other; that's why it's the one I'm always wearing ... also, since I'm losing weight I wanted a cheap belt so that once I'm down a pants size I will not have wasted money on a belt I won't be wearing much longer)
Lucchese Classics full quill cowboy boots
Not pictured: Dan Post Cowboy Certified socks

Boots look great man.

[Mercer]

Boots look great man.

Hey, thanks, dude!

The following outfit is from yesterday, when it was rainy.








LL Bean cotton-cashmere v-neck
Vineyard Vines button-down
Levi's 505s
Dickies belt
J. Crew camp socks
8" Bean Boots

[Mercer]

LLB Norwegian crewneck Heritage sweater (Christmas present)
J. Crew Secret Wash button-down
Levi's 505
Chippewa Arroyo work cowboy boots***

Not visible:
Dickies belt
olive green Georgia Boot work socks

***Hey Alan, you have the same boots, I believe!

[kwiley]

Nothing crazy, just felt like sharing :-D

Ralph Lauren quilted vest
Urban Outfitters peacoat
Express shirt

[sabrown]

^ Looks sharp! I especially like that quilted vest from RL.

[kwiley]

Thanks! GQ did a piece on the versatility of the QV some time ago and I've wanted one ever since. They're surprisingly expensive, but I was about to pick that one up for only 60 bucks. It looks good under a jacket or blazer, and can be worn over a sweater or henley during warmer weather. All in all a recommended buy!