re: Men's fashion question

I'll always favor the American classic, business-like look. Thinner ties don't necessarily contradict that, but you have to be pretty selective.

Yuck. I am traditional. Brown shoes with brown only. I see people in Ny dressed like nerds and laugh.

i only wear brown shoes with my navy suits. i just don't like black shoes. i also prefer navy suits a bit lighter than the classic midnight navy (which tends to be mistaken for black). my navy suits have brown buttons on them. i wear brown shoes with lighter gray suits as well (but not charcoal).

as i said earlier, you gotta keep your look relative to your situation. skinnier guys can wear skinny ties and jackets with narrower lapels. obviously this also works better for younger men. older and wider men should wear more conservative attire, as it just looks better. a linebacker doesn't look right in a skinny tie. however, if you think that's your look and have the stones to rock it, i'm not gonna hate

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Skinny ties should be banned. They look like shite. If I walked in and saw my lawyer wearing a skinny tie I would fire him on the spot

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You wouldn't fire me, brah. I look amazing in my suits.

What I learned from this thread is "never take fashion advice from jeauxbleaux"

Skinny tie =\= slim tie

Just like skinny jeans =\= slim jeans

Slim never goes out of style.

No kidding.

I rock skinny ties because they look good on me. If you have a slender look, they look better than broad ties and suits that push out too much.

Since when did brown shoes with a Navy suit become a terrible idea?

I have no freaking idea. If he's wearing navy suits with black shoes, then I don't know what to tell him.

And, navy with black works so long as it's a particular kind of navy.

That first dude is too fat for that look