Very straightforward pima cotton v-neck sleeved sweater from JAB. (Thanks, Mater!) Mid-gray color means it coordinates well with the darker grays one usually finds in suiting. Suit is a JAB Signature Gold; necktie from a random brand at Davelle; Calvin Klein hidden-placket car coat from Filene's (requiescat in pace); Charles Tyrwhitt shirt with a great roll to the collar. For those cold, cold walks from the parking garage to the courthouse.
The only nettlesome thing about wearing a sweater with a tie is what to do with the bit of the tie that extends past the top of your belt. I have the best luck with just tucking it into my pants. It comes out a bit wrinkled at the end of the day, but it's, net, better than having your necktie peek out from the bottom of your sweater.
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Two thoughts:
ReplyDeleteTie your tie shorter?
Although I often wear ties with v-necks, I hear that it is considered very middle class. Supposedly, the reason for this is that middle class men folk like to show off that they are wearing a tie, whereas more sophisticated men only wear ties with crew necks because they always wear ties and don't feel the need to show off.
If I tie it shorter, the thin blade hangs lower than the thick one.
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Seems there is some support for this, at least as an attitude among people who think they are the classiest. The layers of irony and self-reference that support Trad/Prep clothing are so obtuse--I guess because they have to keep refining themselves so as not to allow anyone to be fooled.
Being fat, it isn't a problem. Plus the ties in the stores up here are for the New England Ergonomic Man, and thus shorter.
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I wonder if regional height disparities are part of why many Texans wear bolo ties.
ReplyDeleteThat could be.
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