It's TWEED Season!

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I love this pic. Newman clearly loved clothes and was a big fan of Ivy in the '50s and '60s. But beyond that, the pic is great for its setting, its architectural details (like the penny rounds he's standing on), his wife (it's always interesting when a woman marries a man who is prettier than she) and the memory it evokes of picking through street bins just like that for books back in the day.

 

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Both feel like they might be dupes, hopefully, at least one isn't.

N.B. @eagle2250, note in the top pick, almost lost amidst the boutonniere and pocket square, it looks like our old friend the watch chain attached to the lapel buttonhole with the pocket watch itself in the breast pocket.

 

[eagle2250]

Both feel like they might be dupes, hopefully, at least one isn't.
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N.B. @eagle2250, note in the top pick, almost lost amidst the boutonniere and pocket square, it looks like our old friend the watch chain attached to the lapel buttonhole with the pocket watch itself in the breast pocket.

You have a good eye, my friend. This early in the AM, I would have missed the watch chain.However, a question remains...in the bottom pic, is that a gold rimed white button on the wine hued cardigan or vest, whichever the case may be? In any event, I like that jacket!

 

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You have a good eye, my friend. This early in the AM, I would have missed the watch chain.However, a question remains...in the bottom pic, is that a gold rimed white button on the wine hued cardigan or vest, whichever the case may be? In any event, I like that jacket!

Good question, but on my old screen, it just gets blurrier as I enlarge it. Maybe someone who's bought a computer in the last five years can tell us.

 

[David J. Cooper]

Skinny Jeans? Where?

The trousers in that ensemble appear to me to be black button fly skinny jeans.

 

[Oldsarge]

The trousers in that ensemble appear to me to be black button fly skinny jeans.

Really? They look like moleskin knickers, to me.

 

[delicious_scent]

The temptation to have another DB coat instead is very strong

 

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I like the sport coat and sweater together and the shirt's okay, but the pocket square and tie don't work at all in this outfit, IMO.

 

[Peak and Pine]

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Summer tie and square. Winter coat and sweater. Another mess.

 

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[eagle2250]

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Interesting picture...it inspires me to paraphrase Beyonce' from her song Single Ladies, "It's a fine tweed suit...if you wanna wear it, you shoulda put a tie on it" LOL!

 

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[eagle2250]

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I am generally not a fan of pleated pants, but the pair pictured in you post look pretty darned spiffy. The fabric pattern would make for a very handsome suit!

 

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I am generally not a fan of pleated pants, but the pair pictured in you post look pretty darned spiffy. The fabric pattern would make for a very handsome suit!

The material reminds me of the suits in the illustrations in Apparel Arts from the 1930s.

 

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[Troones]

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Proof that blue jeans can and do go very well with tweed!

 

[eagle2250]

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True confession(s); I just ordered an additional pair of my beloved Levi 541's. Thanks my friend, I really needed that/those! LOL.

 

[Oldsarge]

Proof that blue jeans can and do go very well with tweed!

With the overcoat, yes. But not with that jacket--which doesn't fit, anyway.

 

[krock]

With the overcoat, yes. But not with that jacket--which doesn't fit, anyway.

In any case, I would pass jeans with single-strap monks.