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submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[-] [email protected] 43 points 6 months ago

It might just be the picture, but it looks like if anything the tie washes out a little too much relative to the shirt.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago
[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I'm not a big fashionista or anything but I would also say that the tie is not a good fit.

It needs to go on something it can contrast with and there it just sort of blends in.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

The "general" rule is that your tie should be darker than your shirt. Unless you're Regis Philbin and you're hosting Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?, don't get cute with classic suit rules. No "Eldridge knot" bullshit, no crazy colors, NO HATS.

[-] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago

Personally I would not ask a bunch of Linux nerds for fashion advice

[-] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago

I have no male fashion hobby or interest, but as a layman lurker from /new, I think it looks great.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Also not a regular here, but my first impression is that the gray is an issue here. I think that the pink and the gray would work well, especially with other cooler tones, or lean in on the warm brown with the pink instead (maybe with a dark brown vest?).

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

The lighting was bad. The vest is actually light blue ๐Ÿ˜…

[-] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

It's impossible to give advice on color if the lighting was bad for the picture.
To be honest, all the colors look completely off to me.
But I can't tell if it's my screen, your screen while you white-balanced the image, the lighting or the actual color of the clothes.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Fair. I only realized the blue looked off when I read the comment. The brown and pink do seem to match how they look irl tho

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Ahh, I'm sure it goes together much better in person then!

[-] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago

It took me too long to find the pink.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I still can't find it. Nor the brown.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

thatswhatshesaid

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Oh no... I guess I didn't realize how bad the lighting was ๐Ÿ˜“

[-] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

Imo the tie and shirt do work together, but they're both quite light and washed-out, so the waistcoat being much darker than both prevents the tie from popping out the way it should. To rephrase : if I squint, I can't really make out the tie from the shirt compared to the waistcoat.

Changing just one thing, a rich/dark red tie or perhaps a lighter waistcoat might work well here.

Otherwise I think you're pretty fly :)

[-] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Please message me before you go out so I know to keep my girl inside.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

The way your wearing it it does.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I don't think so. The patterns are clashy, and neither color really is playing as an accent... But I think the worst part is the white collar against the pink tie TBH. To me this is loud but doesn't say anything.

Edit: then again, basically no matter what vest, shirt and tie you bring to me I'm going to say no, esp if you're going to accessorize like a train conductor... But you know, I might not be the target audience.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago
[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Lol

I will say I think this outfit has a better chance of working if you're a black dude, an indian dude, or I guess generally have a very dark complexion. Would not look good on my pasty ass basically no matter what.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

A solid white dress shirt would make the whole outfit immediately pop more, in my opinion.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I think that demands a more saturated pink tie. Putting that one on white would probably look extra washed out.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I think I'd simplify either the shirt or the tie. They're kind of fighting each other for attention.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago
[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Something about this makes me feel like I'm looking at a negative (inverted) image.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago
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