Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalog - 1972
Useless -
I don't like suits with out ties...too much. I think, with tan gabardine or poplin, you can get away with it in Summer. Just. Otherwise, you're gonna look like President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
I don't like pocket squares...too much. Here my 'Dick Cavett Jacket' loses its understated charm thanks to an overpriced piece of silk. In fact, no pocket square with turtlenecks is my rule. And Trad rule's rule.
This black cashmere turtleneck was a Christmas gift 15 or so years ago and it's still going strong. Elegant and 'at home' in the '70s, the turtleneck seemed a natural with men's blow dried hair, longer sideburns and driving gloves.
Of course I'm General Ising. And I am an army man.
What about with a V-neck? I recently saw a dapper young gentleman sporting a tartin (I think) sportscoat, v-neck sweater (or jumper as an Australian would say) and a pocket square. Have to say I thought he looked damn good.
ReplyDeleteNo jackets with shooting patches...unless you are actively engaged in shooting!
ReplyDeleteI concur on the pocket square prohibition with T-necks
That is a magnificent plaid sport coat, sir. Where did you obtain it?
ReplyDeleteDid you notice my question regarding J. Press Oxford with the flap pocket?
Happy Holidays.
Pocket squares belong everywhere.
ReplyDeleteIt's MY rule.
Alice- He's in the clear. V neck with pocket square is fair. Gen. Ising
ReplyDeleteMain Line- Unless you're shooting people. Gen Ising
Hilton- Brooks Bros outlet in Orlando, FL four years ago for $99. I'll sell it to you for $200.
Yes, I like the flap. People who don't like the flap are evil and mean and never pay their share of a bar tab. Gen Ising
David V - I outrank you. Sorry. Gen Ising
ReplyDeleteOh, good lord, I misspelt tartin. Got mixed up between cooking ingredients and accessories (which are essential ingredients in an overall look).
ReplyDeletePocket squares are a moveable feast, it all depends on whether the overall look is over ornamented or not and that's a judgement that can only be be made when you look in the mirror. With a grey or blue suit it's hard to beat the white linen hankerchief in a simple fold. The shrubberies should be used selectively with sport coats when worn with ties. Blazers never. And the only pocket square that's ever going to work with that jacket tintin is a solid or tiny pattern.
ReplyDeleteThe jacket is head n shoulders above the pocket square(s) and t'neck. Outclassed. Speaking of... wanna bet on that Army/Navy game this weekend, Army Man?
ReplyDeleteOn this note of tieless dressing_ help me out, what the hell do i do witha blue blazer, double breasted one, brass buttons etc..I love it on the hanger, but everytime I put it on I seem..overdressed, too sea captain?? any thoughts? Casula with jeans? -the great zamboni
ReplyDeleteAlice - I thought that was a pun. Gen Ising
ReplyDeleteJoe- One man's over - ornamentation is another man's aluminum xmas tree. Gen Ising
Stew- You mean the West Point - Annapolis game? Army Navy is a store where you can buy tube socks and ruck sacs. Gen Ising
Anon- Wear it at Halloween with a white turtleneck and complain about the 'halon supression system' in the 'broadcast booth.'
Sorry, carried away there...I know what you mean. I don't wear mine much outside London. Try very dark grey trous with a double cuff shirt with stripes and no tie. Use silk knots instead of cuff links for a further reduction in Alpha Hotelishness.
DO NOT wear an ascot unless you're over 55 and live in London, Paris, Montreal or you have a Ted Turner moustache.
Jeans can also take a DB blazer down a couple notches. I think white Lee jeans with a pair of desert boots and a plain collar shirt would look smashing.
zamboni, wear it in your next scotch ad.
ReplyDeleteascot rules, believe you meant a john waters mustache.
brum joe, Hemingway titles, extensive knowledge of the leopard...keep on impressing me.
Kids now-a-days.
ReplyDeleteThat first paisley square is a beauty, though. My favorite color combo. The guy in the ad looks like Charles Grodin.
ReplyDeleteTintin you are wrong.
ReplyDeleteTrutlenecks are best matched with a crew cut and an assault rifle... possibly a watchcap and toothpick.
That Neiman's catalog shot looks suspiciously like Robert Wagner (aka Al Mundy) from the era. But please don't do work dressy '70s thing, unless you can absolutely pull it off. Looking like a police detective extra from John Wayne's 1974 "Mc Q" is not my idea of sharp dressing. No one will get it and it just looks...yeesh.
ReplyDeleteAlfred Hitchcock in any decade works, though. Turtlenecks, too.
-DB
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteOn this note of tieless dressing_ help me out, what the hell do i do witha blue blazer,
As tintin suggests it looks good with dark grey flannels, button cuff shirt (cufflinks of any sort clash with brass buttons imho),light blue shirt, quiet regimental tie (loose tie if you want), and brown suede brogues. Alternatively look at the front cover of Ralph Lauren's house journal. He's wearing one with light grey, flannel trousers, grey polo neck and brown suede brogues. And he looks very good. It also looks good as you suggest with jeans. No pocket squares!
tintin: DO NOT wear an ascot unless you're over 55
...do not wear an ascot...period.
Dallas said...
keep on impressing me.
I have a considerable appetite for martinis (gin), gin and tonic, and 18 year old Glenmorangie (although tintin thinks my taste in single malts "unsophisticated")
-DB: Looking like a police detective extra from John Wayne's 1974 "Mc Q" is not my idea of sharp dressing.
ReplyDeleteAgree entirely...the seventies was the nadir of men's fashion since the macaronis of the 18th century. I worked in Britain in the seventies and for kicks my wife got a couple of discs of a cop show we used to watch called The Sweeney. The plots had held up surprisingly well but the clothes were hilarious.
Joe- Untrue about the single malt. I said it was novice.
ReplyDelete"I said it was novice"
ReplyDeleteThe same thing surely in the context of drinking single malts or picking up women. I opened a new bottle of the 18 year old last night and it was pretty good.
Halon Supression System- Nice, I also got a flash of Ted Knight on Mary Tyler Moore, who either wore DB blazers, or does in my memory... i thank you for the Holloween tip and the ideas, like
ReplyDeletethe grey trous point, 'specially since I found a pair at Chez G.W.'s (good will) you're in top form again.. -great zamboni
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