WIWT

[Creature]

1970's US Navy issue Peacoat
JCrew lambswool ribbed watchcap
handmade scarf
GAP sweater
BR flannel
Orient watch
BR chinos (tapered from the knee down by yours truly! first time tailoring)
Chippewa Service Boots

[Mercer]

^^^Cool outfit!




Now it's my turn:







LL Bean Shetland sweater
Lands End button-down
Levi's 505
Dickies belt (not visible)
Wigwam hiking socks
vintage LL Bean bluchers (made in USA)

[BikeandBrew]

My first time doing this:





Express extra slim fit shirt
Banana Republic Merino wool v-neck
Express tie
Banana Republic wool slacks
Florsheim Imperial Classico monk straps

[MeatheadJohnson]

My first time doing this:





Express extra slim fit shirt
Banana Republic Merino wool v-neck
Express tie
Banana Republic wool slacks
Florsheim Imperial Classico monk straps

Nice monkstraps!

[LesserBlackDog]

Casual Friday... LEC ODBC, J.Crew fleece jacket, Levi's jeans, L.L.Bean boots.

[Shomas]

I haven't posted here in a while, but I'm feeling sharp today:



Suit: J Press
Shirt: Ledbury
Shoes: Alden
Tie: Kent Wang
Tie bar: The Tie Bar
Pocket square: The Tie Bar

[vespertiliovir]

Great look, Shomas. Which Aldens are those? And is that just color no. 8?

[Shomas]

Great look, Shomas. Which Aldens are those? And is that just color no. 8?

Thanks! They're Halleck boots from Unionmade - and yes, they're color 8.

[ninpb]

I haven't posted here in a while, but I'm feeling sharp today:



Suit: J Press
Shirt: Ledbury
Shoes: Alden
Tie: Kent Wang
Tie bar: The Tie Bar
Pocket square: The Tie Bar

I wonder with the people that think American shoes are too clunky and like the sleek Euro shoes if they only have either shoes in their closet.

Shomas, you've turned into a halfway house for Aldens this past year, do you feel the need for the sleeker Euros?

I only have the "clunkier" Americans and the sleekest shoes I have are Park Aves.

EDIT: I take that back. I ebayed a brown pair of some Italian cap toes. Definitely pointier and sleeker and I only feel comfortable wearing it with a nice suit to a wedding.

[Shomas]

I wonder with the people that think American shoes are too clunky and like the sleek Euro shoes if they only have either shoes in their closet.

Shomas, you've turned into a halfway house for Aldens this past year, do you feel the need for the sleeker Euros?

I only have the "clunkier" Americans and the sleekest shoes I have are Park Aves.

EDIT: I take that back. I ebayed a brown pair of some Italian cap toes. Definitely pointier and sleeker and I only feel comfortable wearing it with a nice suit to a wedding.

Yeah, it's gotten a little out of hand with the Aldens. I need to stop looking at the Styleforum Alden thread. I don't really have more European-shaped shoes. I have a couple of pairs of Grensons, but they actually aren't all that "sleek" and I actually don't wear them much anyway. Dating back to when I wore Doc Martens in high school, I've always preferred more substantial footwear shapes. It's pretty consistent, actually, now that I think about it.

[geauxtigers]

Yeah, it's gotten a little out of hand with the Aldens. I need to stop looking at the Styleforum Alden thread.

That thread can be a very dangerous thing...but damn those are some good looking shoes!

[Shomas]

That thread can be a very dangerous thing...but damn those are some good looking shoes!

Indeed. Thanks!

[andrewlcraft]

Casual Friday. As usual, colors on my phone are a bit off. Pants almost look green, and they're very much gray.





BR printed chambray blazer
Luxire shirt
Bonobos Weekday Warriors "Friday gray"
Varatos boots
BR belt

[madmanSCDP]

Casual Friday. As usual, colors on my phone are a bit off. Pants almost look green, and they're very much gray.





BR printed chambray blazer
Luxire shirt
Bonobos Weekday Warriors "Friday gray"
Varatos boots
BR belt

What are the Luxire shirts like? I follow a menswear blogger who seems to swear by them so I'm curious.

[andrewlcraft]

What are the Luxire shirts like? I follow a menswear blogger who seems to swear by them so I'm curious.

Once your fit is nailed down, they're great. You can make a shirt with exactly the details you want, so there's no "if only the sleeves were a little longer" or "I wish the collar was a bit bigger". So there is obviously a lot up to you to make it a great shirt. I have pretty much everything perfect on my third shirt, which is that white one and now my favorite dress shirt. Construction is excellent, and there is a wide range of prices and quality for fabrics, I've spent an average of about 70 bucks. The first two, one dress shirt, one a shorter casual oxford cloth, are plenty wearable, just not "perfect". I had to figure out my collar construction preferences, and realized that I had too much taper in the waist. As lower priced fabrics the sky blue oxford and lustrous fine white are excellent.