Suit Night Friday Night September 23rd v Chicago Fire
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Was gonna say that we have Don Johnson on the forums but u beat me too it!! I loved that look too!! Rocked it in the 80's if I don't say so myself....
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The only black suit I would ever wear is a tux. That's a severe no-no.
Wrong answer. Correct is who cares. Someone hated you enough to bury you in a black suit.
This is true. But I submit 90% of the people who think that applies to them are dead wrong. They are the sort who mistake fashion for style.
Trick question. One does not wear a black suit, except to a funeral.
Or if you're a Reservoir Dog.
On the Allen-Edmonds tip, I have to give a shout-out to my Alden shell cordovan wingtip boots, which are my favorite shoes that I own.
This is how I had learned it.
Back when I had more disposable income, I made a couple of trips to a personal shopper at Saks. He made it clear that brown is perfectly acceptable for grey or black, though not required; the same is not true in reverse - black does not work with blue or brown. Now, this was 15 years ago or so, but I don't think things have changed that much. I personally prefer black shoes with lighter greys, and brown shoes with blacks.
I'm impressed.
So maybe there's an argument to just go burgundy/cordovan and brown? See, the NO BLACK SHOES rule is both stylish and pragmatic.
I actually used to wear black shoes with gray suits a fair amount, until I got into consulting. If I were going to be somewhere 4 days, I didn't want to take 3 pairs of shoes. Ergo, I resurrected the burgundy shoe. One pair burgundy, one pair brown covers everything for the week.
And yes, 2 pairs are necessary. Back to back all-day wears of good shoes is a no-no if you want to keep them in good nick.
I think that color would be much closer to their purple though. Our sky blues should contrast a bit better.
Suit Night was a rousing success as evidenced by our thrashing of Chicago. The crew pictured here with our guest of honor, Section 234's very own CHOI!
