Showing posts with label FH80F-06-RD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FH80F-06-RD. Show all posts

Monday, November 9, 2009

Red, White and Blue

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In keeping with the blog's fascination (obsession?) with  Brown suits I show here a brown suit with, red, white (actually off white) and blue ties.

First up a Blue thick twill tie with a predominantly red  square.  The red square was used to brighten it all up a bit.



Tucked away in the pocket the ensemble looks like this:



Moving right along to the deep red solid tie you get this look.  Here I left the square but repositioned it so that there was more blue peeking out.  Even then I didn't like the red, thinking that there was enough red with the tie so that it now looked cheap, so I swapped it out for the one below.



There, that's better.  The parasol square here tones it down introducing some burgundy and off white with traces of blue yet mainly browns.



Really now, isn't this  square magnificent?



Here the off white mini paisley tie adds a subtle look to the brown and blue combo.  The off white blends well with both the blue of the shirt and the brown of the suit.  The square again serves only to complement the entire look.



Finally, having had this multi stripe tie out from last weeks work I slipped it in there.  As you can see, the purple does quite well with the brown. That dear reader though is for another day ;-)

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

A night at the Symphony

I have been really busy but here is a question and a request from a customer.
"The occasion will be for the Symphony once a month, and for rare social occasions that I cannot foresee, and all for evening. I am retired from business with no contacts. Perhaps 25% of the men at the symphony wear ties, and maybe 10% wear suits - including me. My wife is inclined towards red. I am inclined to something more "winey" but not as dark as burgundy. That is why I was wanting to compare the two. The blue tie was just my idea as an alternative, and something to go with a medium gray suit with muted blue windowpanes."

OK. The customer suggested two and a third in the blue family. I offered some suggestions centered on the Burgundy theme.

Here are the shots. More information to follow: