Define "business dress"

[FnG]magnolia;22450893 said:
Your shirt should compliment your suit, not dominate it. You will wear a chalk or heavy pin-stripe suit, blue of course, and you will wear a cut-away collar shirt from Thomas Pink and a pure silk tie (I'm thinking red, a bold red) with a half-Windsor knot. Your shirt will be either Flamenco Pink or Bright White.

Your shoes will have leather soles and will make a pleasant clack-clack noise as you walk. They're black, perhaps chestnut if you've gone for a royal blue suit.

You can choose your own scent but I would recommend Anteus by Chanel.

Your socks are black. This isn't open to discussion. All formal socks are black. Blue at a push.

For your hair, I recommend American Crew. If you have short hair then I'd go yellow lid. If you have slightly longer hair then I'd go blue lid. Both will give you a firm, matte finish, allowing you to later resculpt if necessary.

You will have clay-masked, toned, washed and moisturised before any of the above happens.

Good luck.
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I prefer the Half Windsor or the Four in Hand.
 
[FnG]magnolia;22450941 said:
I am tempted to take you up on this.
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Do it, I have a voice like an angel*.


*disclaimer: unless you have in fact heard the voice of an angel, this is open to my interpretation.
 
The four in hand essentially says that you can't be bothered.

The Half Windsor says that you're aware that there are better knots but you've chosen not to use them.

IMO, of course.
 
Personally, I feel that the full Windsor is too much, too large a knot and the potential to look like a school chav. The half Windsor does indeed suggest you know better knots. The Four in Hand, however, is the most symmetrical knot in my opinion, and produces a nice shape.
 
Full windsor. Always the full Windsor IMO.

It does have the potential to look chavvy, but if you make sure to tighten at every stage, the knot can look perfect every time :)
 
Never understood the point of a tie TBH. Im really lucky that in my job they dont believe in them either and not one of the dudes in there wears a tie.

A loose pointy bit of fabric hanging from neck..what is the point of that lol.

But I guess if your job demands it then you have to suffer with the thing :(
 
KatanaDV20 said:
Never understood the point of a tie TBH. Im really lucky that in my job they dont believe in them either and not one of the dudes in there wears a tie.

A loose pointy bit of fabric hanging from neck..what is the point of that lol.

But I guess if your job demands it then you have to suffer with the thing :(
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Ties look cool! (especially really bright ones :D)
 
[FnG]magnolia;22450893 said:
Your socks are black. This isn't open to discussion. All formal socks are black. Blue at a push.
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They should be the same colour as your suit trousers.
 
Nothing wrong with having colourful socks. I tend to wear Pringle socks when in a suit. Oh, and never ever wear white hose with your kilt. Ever.
 
Moses said:
Please create a thread telling me how to live my life.

I beg you.
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I'm sure you're being sarcastic but I might do it anyway :)

daz said:
They should be the same colour as your suit trousers.
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Now, this is where it gets tricky. The only properly accepted colour for a suit is blue. Again, this isn't up for debate and designers through the ages have always favoured a blue - typically darker and with perhaps a stripe - versus black or grey, both of which are very hard to wear well.

Having said this, I would never wear blue socks regardless of suit colour. I don't believe it's a fashion crime per se but it doesn't sit well with me. Black is the go-to for a reason. I shouldn't notice your socks. I should notice your shirt, suit and tie. And yes, I would judge you if I saw you were wearing blue socks.
 
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