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Permanent style :: Huntsman tweed suit: Part 1

Delightful, especially the smoothness and luster of the tie against the tweed.

Agreed completely.  Texture is such an important part of dressing, and so under-considered, perhaps because it’s hard to photograph for a fashion magazine.  If you take a look at the Cary Grant photo we published yesterday, the colors are incredibly simple - it’s the textures that are doing the work.

It’s On eBay

J. Press Patchwork Tweed Blazer

I will send ten dollars to anyone who buys this and wears it successfully.  I’m thinking cream button-down shirt, maroon rep tie, brown cords?  Oh, yeah, and huge, pendulous, swinging balls.

Starts at $35, ends Monday

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For L.A.S

photo via StyleForum

I bought an old (I’d guess 60s) Brooks herringbone like this one at the thrift in February or March.  Got in a few wears before it got hot here in LA.  If it ever cools down again, this’ll be me all winter.

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IST66 illustrates Put This On’s explanation of how to wear Fall garments in Spring. In this case, the sky blue sweater brightens up the gray herringbone tweed.

You can’t see it in this picture, but he’s also wearing bright striped socks.

(via da-i-net)

Well played.

Q and Answer: Mixing Fall and Spring

Clifford writes: Is it okay to wear clothes designated for the Fall during the colder Spring days?  This is the only time of year where I get a little confused.  Yesterday I wore a tweed herringbone sports coat because of the chilly night wind but wasn’t sure if it was seasonally accurate.

Absolutely.

Remember that for the most part, the seasonality of clothing is about practicality, not some arbitrary outside rule.  There are a few items of clothing (holiday sweaters, white shoes, wool ties) which are very specifically seasonal.  For the most part, though, you should wear what feels right.

A good guideline, other than weight/warmth, is to remember to wear seasonally appropriate colors.  Spring is a time for brighter colors, fall a time for earthier tones.  Your colors should to some extent reflect the world around you.  So the green Barbour coat above can comfortably do double-duty in a way that a brown tweed might not.  Even still, that brown tweed, brightened with the right accessories, could be just fine.

Here’s how it works: you send us a picture of some Irish farmers looking fresh to death.  We post it.

(thanks, Alan)

It’s On eBay

Vintage J. Press Donegal Tweed Sportcoat

I love Harris Tweed, but my stepmother is from Belfast, and Donegal is her favorite place in the world, so I have a soft spot for the Donegal stuff.

Started at $9.99, ends Sunday

This photo, in our series of pictures of real men who dress well, is of Rob, from Brooklyn (and his adorable daughter).

Rob’s dressed for the serious weather they’ve been having in New York lately.  The coat is the boldest statement here - that pattern is called a gun club check.  It’s traditionally a country pattern (yes, there are traditional city and country clothes), but I think given the weather and the Brooklyn milieu, that’s entirely excusable.

Greg’s wearing this heavy coat with a pair of dark jeans.  I think jeans are best paired with more casual fabrics like the tweed Rob’s wearing - they both have a more utilitarian feel.  Rob’s shoes, a pair of heavy brogues which toe the line between city and country and form and casual, tie the jeans to the coat.

Rob’s also committed to growing that beard until he and his fellow teachers have a contract, which we’re on board for 1000%.  The good news for Rob is that it looks great on him.

Why do you think they call him Sir Charles?

(thanks James!)

A tweed down vest.

A simple vest and a heavy shirt or shirt jacket is a wonderful way to keep warm into the winter.  (We cannot in good conscience advocate the vest-over-sportcoat look, but at the same time, we’re not going to fight you on it, because it has its charm.)

This vest and more in a roundup at Inventory