Its not that I want to be The Man in The Grey Flannel Suit, its just that I want to own a grey flannel suit. I almost have one, I have a grey linen suit from H&M (for about 80 bucks) and its pretty dandy.
I don't quite remember when I got fascinated by formal wear but the hours of Internet window shopping and GQ archives have left me with more knowledge of suits than the salesman at most department stores. And at today's count I own three of suits (soon to be four): 1 three piece pinstripe with very odd lapels (hand me down from my uncle that fits surprisingly well), 1 two piece pinstripe (also from the same uncle but much lighter and classically styled than the first), my grey two button linen as previously mentioned and soon enough a navy, Calvin Klein that I can turn to when the weather gets too cold for the linen suit. Finding suits has been a bit of a difficulty for me because of my odd sizing. I am just barley short enough to wear a regular in most suits
I don't quite remember when I got fascinated by formal wear but the hours of Internet window shopping and GQ archives have left me with more knowledge of suits than the salesman at most department stores. And at today's count I own three of suits (soon to be four): 1 three piece pinstripe with very odd lapels (hand me down from my uncle that fits surprisingly well), 1 two piece pinstripe (also from the same uncle but much lighter and classically styled than the first), my grey two button linen as previously mentioned and soon enough a navy, Calvin Klein that I can turn to when the weather gets too cold for the linen suit. Finding suits has been a bit of a difficulty for me because of my odd sizing. I am just barley short enough to wear a regular in most suits
and at 35 inches around, too big and tall for boy's suits and too thin for most men's. Luckily, today's styles have brought about the slim fitted 36 regular which fits like a dream. My H&M suit was taken right off the rack with only minor alterations to the pants. Another blessing from today's trends comes from the thin Mad Men inspired ties that are considered cool now. A trend for most people but a short cut for decent proportions for someone as narrow as me (normal width ties end up looking way to wide on a thin guy.)
Sometimes when going to purchase something, I get a slight feeling that although it will look good today, 6 years from now someone could see it and go "Oh, you got that in 2010." I do my best to banish those thoughts and focus only on accommodating my 8.50 an hour budget knowing that as of today, the men's style world is meant for people like me.
-COBRA COMMANDER
Sometimes when going to purchase something, I get a slight feeling that although it will look good today, 6 years from now someone could see it and go "Oh, you got that in 2010." I do my best to banish those thoughts and focus only on accommodating my 8.50 an hour budget knowing that as of today, the men's style world is meant for people like me.
-COBRA COMMANDER
The H&M was pretty much this suit (pictured above) but
lighter in color......and not Brooks Brothers
lighter in color......and not Brooks Brothers
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