My Suit. Let Me Show You It.
Jan. 27th, 2010 01:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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The suit is bespoke, and fits perfectly. I'll have pics of me in it later on (better lighting). The suit itself is a full-canvas 2-button charcoal grey wool with a chalk stripe, ticket pocket (right side), working sleeve buttons, and dual vent. The lining is purple silk. The trousers (not shown) are straight-leg, no pleat with belt loops, and no bracer buttons.
Shown here are some semi-recent shirt purchases as well. The plain white oxford is a poor-fitting-but-purchased-in-an-emergency number from Banana Republic. The white-with-purple-and-grey-stripes is Kenneth Cole and fits better (17-35), even if not optimally. I really love that shirt, and wear it often. The blue-grey shirt is Calvin Klein Collection, and feels so wonderful against my skin. The fit is somewhere in between the BR and the KC shirts. I wear that one often as well. Most of these, I wear under something that will hide the ill-fit. Soon I'll have 3 bespoke shirts to go along with the second suit.
The complete set can be seen in my Flickr set here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmh/sets/72157623292804342/
Of course, you can see all my images (well, the public ones anyway) here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmh/
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Date: 2010-01-27 06:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-27 06:30 am (UTC)I wanted something a bit loud to match with what is otherwise a very conservative suit (if you don't see the lining ;-) )
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Date: 2010-01-27 01:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-27 06:17 am (UTC);-{D}
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Date: 2010-01-27 03:30 pm (UTC)Yeah, once I saw the purple in the swatch book, I had to make it happen. My tailor actually pointed out that purple would be a good match. They don't have a *huge* selection of lining choices (although I am sure I could order something from somewhere). I am thinking I may want the next one to be patterned, just to add additional visual interest (to me, as no one would se it).
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Date: 2010-01-27 04:39 pm (UTC)They excite me.
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Date: 2010-01-27 05:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-27 05:59 pm (UTC)the world could use more of that in its design forms these days. I miss it.
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Date: 2010-01-27 08:02 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-01-27 12:42 pm (UTC)The paisley tie -- winner winner!
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Date: 2010-01-27 01:40 pm (UTC)HUGS!
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Date: 2010-01-27 03:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-27 07:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-27 08:41 pm (UTC)With you wearing it… and nothing else =)
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Date: 2010-01-27 03:29 pm (UTC)The elevation of Chrisopher!
Date: 2010-01-27 02:45 pm (UTC)and tie
and purple lining!
Handsome to the nth degree mister!
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Date: 2010-01-27 02:59 pm (UTC)Congrats on an excellent choice! I can't wait to see photos of you in it.
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Date: 2010-01-27 03:23 pm (UTC)To my eyes, the purple is bordering on hallucinogenic. I love it!!
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Date: 2010-01-27 04:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-27 09:26 pm (UTC)My typical winter suit is a black or charcoal with a dark blue shirt and dark blue tie - with the tie being a different texture than the shirt. You can see this look often on Conan O'Brien or other redheads.
With a pair of sunglasses, I look like a bodyguard...
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Date: 2010-01-27 10:06 pm (UTC)Purple Paisley
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Date: 2010-01-28 04:43 am (UTC)*happydance*
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Date: 2010-01-28 05:39 am (UTC)Beautiful.
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