From Esquire’s Big Black Book 2007. According to the book Generations of Style, Brooks Brothers claims to have introduced the style to America in 1910. Unfortunately they’re hard to find in stores now.
Category: Men’s Clothing (page 16 of 74)
Symphony season is in full swing, and questions about what to wear often show up. Nowadays for most performances, people visiting will be in a wide range of different attire, getting more casual as you move further west from New York and Chicago.
Here’s the general rule of thumb: dinner jackets are now typically only worn during opening nights and gala events. For all other nights, a dark suit or sportcoat with odd trousers are ideal – pair with a muted tie, pocket square, and captoe shoes and you’re all set.
Pictured above, a performance by the Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall.
The WSJ had a good article over the weekend on the three piece suit, and I think the author’s advice on how to wear them is sound. I would go a step further though and suggest considering a waistcoat with lapels, which add an extra bit of elegance to the overall V shape around the tie and shirt collar.
Like a suit jacket, there are different types to choose from (a few of which can be seen on Ede & Ravenscroft’s online store). An example of a notch lapel vest and matching jacket:
I just noticed that Ede & Ravenscroft updated their site recently with a small brochure for their Fall/Winter 2010 RTW collection. The double breasted jacket on the first page is great with that shirt and tie combo, and I also like the look of their trousers – side tabs, single pleats, and no belt loops (wearing a belt with a suit is more of an American thing).
A vintage ad from 1940. In another one, they described it as a hat with the “crown slopped rakishly”.
It has always been pretty hard to find nice ties in Seattle’s few clothing stores, and as a result I tend to experiment with quite a few different online sources instead. My most recent order was for an E.G. Cappelli made tie from ASW, which as far as I know is the only source for his ties outside of visiting the showroom in Naples.
This is my first Cappelli tie, and I’ve been pretty amazed with the construction and how easy it is to get great balanced knots with it. The color of the silk is described as “copper rose” and I’ve found it to be very versatile in my wardrobe, especially for this time of the year when I’m wearing darker colored jackets.
This particular one has a three fold construction, and is self tipped (a nice touch). The label is also very classic.
Has anyone else ever noticed that Brunello Cucinelli always has a perfectly disheveled look?
Perhaps I would look like this too, if I also sold some of the world’s most luxurious clothing. This photo is from the October 2010 issue of Men’s Ex where they visit him in Italy to tour his factories and explore the small details in his current collections (all the way down to his cashmere shoelaces).
The Engineered Garments eight piece newsboy caps have finally shipped out to stores, and are available this season in different leathers and heavy fall fabrics. Outside of Japan I’m not yet sure who is carrying them – I’ll update this post later if I find any.
Scans from an older photo spread for Paul Smith Fall/Winter 2009.
After waiting too long to order and missing out on a recent restock of Howard Yount’s wool trousers, I decided to try a pair in their new garment dyed cotton instead. The fit is similar to the wool versions, and the wine colored fabric will be perfect to pair up with other fall colors. Unlike many of the wool trousers though, these are actually in still stock.
Some of the colorful details added:
