With Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner, it is time to start thinking about Holiday attire. One of my favorite holiday items is tartan, and in this photo, I am sporting my tartan wool bow tie. My advice is to only sport one tartan item at a time (sport coat, trousers, tie, etc.) Unless, you are brave enough to go for a full tartan suit, which I have often contemplated. If you choose this route, my advice is to stick with a dark tartan like Blackwatch.
11 comments:
Black Watch, or any tartan without white (so-called "dress" tartans traditionally reserved for ladies), probably works best. The tie in this pic, IMHO, is borderline.
I'm not so sure that a wool plaid bow is best paired with a worsted pick-stitched peak lapel coat.
In my opinion the best tartan is blackwatch. It's not loud, but subtle.
I agree one tartan at a time....classic!
One of my favorites of your collection Richard!
anon 7:20, who in the world cares besides someone as sartorially obsessed as you? all most people see is plaid + navy blazer = good
Come on, Ricky! When are you going to avenge your KO loss to Chensy?
Actually, 7:41, I'm on the same page as 7:20. Not a good combo at all.
For the uninitiated, here's a blackwatch bow tie:
http://s3.media.squarespace.com/production/530685/6321971/updates/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/J.Press-Blackwatch-BT-480x233.jpg
Show a bit more of that jacket... looks nice.
Anonymous 7:41 thinks that's a blazer.
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