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u/GoodBreakfestMeal 11d ago

Labor Day’s almost here! Who else is pastelmaxxing while they still can?

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u/Mit10chocolate 11d ago

I am!

My stone chinos, polos and poplin shirts are getting their last wears for the season.

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u/Rich-Somewhere2915 11d ago

Thoughts on wearing an Oxford with more formal wool trousers? Is the mix of casual and formal too much or is it fine

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u/Not-you_but-Me 11d ago

Define formal? I wouldn’t wear an OCBD with evening wear but they’re quite acceptable with lounge suits. The obsession with formality you see somewhere like MFA is mostly nonsense.

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u/MrandMrsMuddy 10d ago

And honestly, in a pinch—well, Dean Martin pulled off a white OCBD with a tux pretty damn well in Ocean’s Eleven. Obviously not the most traditional look, but if you keep the other details very classic, it works better than you’d think.

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u/GuitarStuffThrowaway 11d ago

OCBDs are the every shirt as far as I’m concerned (save for black tie or similar occasions, etc.). The only problem I’ve run into when wearing them to dressier events with a proper worsted suit is I feel more like a professor than a person attending a wedding or nice dinner.

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u/pulsett 11d ago

That sounds great!

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u/Adequate_spoon 11d ago

I would echo the other comments about oxford shirts being fine with most tailoring outside of formal dress. I would also add that it’s more a question of culture and style than formality. An OCBD would look unusual with a structured Savile Row suit because historically OCBDs were only worn as casual suits in the UK and never with business suits. However, with a more softly structured suit, an OCBD would be at home as historically they were worn with natural shouldered sack suits.

Obviously you don’t need to tie yourself to historic norms but it helps to understand them so that you can make informed decisions. For example, I’m British but I frequently wear OCBDs with suits and sport coats because I prefer softer tailoring, I like to take some inspiration from Ivy style and dress codes are much more relaxed these days. For more formal occasions I will go with a more traditionally British semi-spread collar though.

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u/gimpwiz 11d ago

Oxford shoes or oxford cloth shirt?

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u/Rich-Somewhere2915 11d ago

Shirt

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u/gimpwiz 11d ago

Rock on. A crisp white oxford cloth shirt in the US is considered adequately formal for most events. If it was good enough for Robert Mueller when he was director of the FBI, it's good enough for most anyone, most anytime. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/on-and-off-the-avenue/robert-mueller-style-icon

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u/LeisurelyLoafing Croc of shit 11d ago

Was going to use Mueller as my example too lol. OCBDs are a staple of American formal tailoring - some old dudes may opt for a poplin or pinpoint ocbd but plain oxford is fine too. My dad is a super old head (worked at BB in the 60s) and one day asked why I was wearing a dress shirt with jeans 😂

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u/LeisurelyLoafing Croc of shit 11d ago

It’s 100% appropriate with anything from denim to a charcoal worsted suit. If I was really being particular about it, I’d wear a white shirt but I’ve worn blue and uni stripe ocbds with worsted suits in conservative environments.

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u/ricetristies 11d ago

I’m looking for some charcoal trousers. My go to is Spier but they’re so hit or miss on availability. These are the exact color I’m looking for and I love their high rise but I’m thinking about something with belt loops instead of the tabs.

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u/Safran61 11d ago

J Press is my go-to for dress trousers.

Tropical Wool trousers

I have the mid-grey version of these pants and a charcoal flannel pair for the winter.

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u/Aquableu_ 11d ago

I am waiting for the fall catalog to come out so that I can get some fall and winter clothes

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u/Adequate_spoon 11d ago

Try Cavour’s model 3 trousers. They are higher rise than Spier and have a slightly wider leg, with a generous seam allowance that you can let out.

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u/ExclusivelyVintage Brooks Bros Wage Slave 11d ago

What's your experience of them? I like a high rise, full cut, I usually prefer a 9" leg opening at 29" inch inseam. I vary between a 36-38 waist.

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u/pulsett 11d ago

The high rise trousers I have from s&m are more mid-high rise for me. I'd love them if they were at least 2 or even 3cm higher

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u/LeisurelyLoafing Croc of shit 11d ago

Occonnels is what you want

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u/Not-you_but-Me 11d ago

This jacket has too much waist suppression, right?

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u/whatmycouchwore 11d ago

It looks off compared to the full cut of the trousers, but otherwise I don’t think it’s that bad

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u/Not-you_but-Me 11d ago

I’m mostly concerned with the pulling at the waist, though a more traditional sack cut would definitely work better for the silhouette. I’ll probably get my tailor to let it out most he can.

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u/whatmycouchwore 11d ago

Fair, I zoomed in and can see that button earning his paycheck so a little room wouldn’t hurt.

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u/mech-ops 11d ago

Clothing style aside, the style of your photos has some serious vibes. I'm getting some strong liminal space feels on this one. It's like you're part of the space, and not a being just passing through the space. Not sure how else to explain it. Anyway, I enjoy your photos. Nice work.

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u/sammadet8 11d ago

As a man, can I just wear black blazer and blue jeans for business casual look at work ? All the girls do this all the time I rarely ever see men doing it

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u/westmoreland84 11d ago

I don’t think black would look good like this. Any patterned sport coat would look ten times better.

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u/LeisurelyLoafing Croc of shit 11d ago

Black tailoring isn’t super common in the U.S. but nothing stopping you.

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u/Mit10chocolate 11d ago

Long sleeve polos (instead of rugby) for fall, for work?

Is it still NB / trad or too casual?

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u/WorkingClassPrep 11d ago edited 11d ago

I have some decent ones from Orvis, that I wear anywhere I would otherwise wear a rugby or even a OCBD.

But they're unusually heavy weight, so they're more like solid-color rugbys than what people usually think of when they say "polo shirt."

I maintain my conviction that every single person on the planet looks better in an OCBD than in a polo, but sometimes having more give is comfortable.

The ones I have are basically this, but before they added whatever, "innovative performance tech" is. https://www.orvis.com/product/orvis-signature-long-sleeve-polo/3CS8.html

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u/Mit10chocolate 11d ago

You have a very valid point - OCBD ups the game more than a long sleeve polo shirt.

BB has some on sale and clearance and I’m wondering if I should get one or two.

I do short sleeve polo shirts in the summer along with poplin & broadcloth because I run hot. OCBDs are too heavy for me in the summer , but I’d like to mix it up a little in the fall.

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u/ML1310 11d ago

I think it depends on your office vibe. A long sleeve polo is probably right on the edge of casual depending what you wear it with.

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u/Mit10chocolate 11d ago

Always chinos, maybe a corduroy I plan to pick up this fall.

I don’t ever do jeans for work at least.

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u/Cookie_Independent 10d ago

Does anyone know the brand “the Uniform Shop?” My fiancé got a suit jacket from whistler in koenji  in Japan today. They said it was from the 1930s, the name of the brand is “the uniform shop”, and its address is 551 Columbus Ave. We searched on urban archive and 1940s map and couldn’t find the business. Thank you!!