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PinkTiger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:26 PM
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Men who wear suits, please answer my question!!
Watching The Guardian and noticing at work that suddenly blue shirts are in. When did this happen? I'm a woman, never wear shirt and tie - but when did blue become the new white? Or am I being totally wrong here?
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DuctapeFatwa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:28 PM
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1. Way to out the suits, Tiger!

Let's see if you catch any :)
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PinkTiger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:36 PM
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8. OOH, I never thought of that.
But now that you mention it, that is cool. Outing the suits!!!
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youngred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:29 PM
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2. It's a "cool" thing to do
to wear blue, dark blue, red, etc. white is seen as old fashioned in some circles
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oneighty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:30 PM
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3. Not restricted
To white shirt. Shirt colors have been "IN" for years. Blue, yellow grey even pink for some. Ugh on just white.
180
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:31 PM
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4. I was told by my outfitter - shafiq...he does excellent work if your ever
Up this way....anyway Shafiq said that you only wear white if you're going for the corporate look.
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PinkTiger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:38 PM
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11. Shafiq the outfitter? Whoa.
Sounds very cool. Will he do women? I mean, will he outfit women?
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:42 PM
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13. Not sure the store he works at only sells men's
But he is awsome...this guy, you have to make an appointment to see him, he is that good. Once I just showed up..waited 45 minutes. He knows everyting, never makes a mistake, you always look awsome when you leave. And you look in your bag and think, "Shit I bought a belt" but it's all good.
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The Lone Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:32 PM
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5. Always wear a colored shirt if I must wear a suit.
and its not Board day.
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:35 PM
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6. what I wanna know is why three-piece suits aren't in anymore!
Or they aren't in my area anyway
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The Lone Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:36 PM
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9. I want to know why "union suits" are not in vogue?
:hippie:
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:38 PM
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12. your reply is one under....oops!
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:35 PM
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7. I am not one anymore, but blue was in when I was in the CG
Light blue shirts and Dark blue suit coats, thus... sorta..
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:37 PM
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10. I've never been to England but I her they still wear em there
:shrug:
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:47 PM
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14. Not a man, but....
When a man at my office wears a suit -- especially with a white shirt -- we always ask if it is a job interview or a funeral. Pastel colored shirts are great.
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:57 PM
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15. A lot of the men at the places I work wear blue shirts
but the bright or dark-coloured shirts with ties in the same or an incredibly similar shade are even more popular.
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FlashHarry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 08:59 PM
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16. Having worn them both here and in Europe...
...I've noticed that American execs (at least Midwestern ones) tend to wear white shirts, while Europeans tend to wear colored (especially blue) shirts. Think Savile Row. Personally, I favor solid blues, or blue or lavender patterns, especially gingham checks. Morley Safer does, too, by the way!

By the way, as I'm sure you all know, you should never wear a button-down shirt with a suit!

So, I'm "outed." Sigh. There goes my 'librul' street cred... Actually, as a 'creative,' I only have to wear suits for client meetings and agency events, thank god. Normally, I sport jeans and a Lacoste shirt or polo-neck sweater. I'm a dandy; what can I say?
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5thGenDemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 09:09 PM
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17. I'm known to wear a suit
Edited on Tue Oct-21-03 09:10 PM by 5thGenDemocrat
My favorite one (I have several) is a mossy grey-green. And I wear a pink shirt (and, usually, one of my silk Jerry Garcia ties) with it.
John
I've never had a "librul street cred." To make matters worse, I also have Izod (gator) shirts in just about every color possible and I wear them with the color up -- like my preppy friends I worked with on Mackinac Island taught me to do.
Open Fire!!
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