Ties

[frank_a]

Tell me, what would the rabble say to a shirt and tie like this (I'm wearing with a black suit today) with my Ancient Campbell kilt and a tweed jacket?

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[creagdhubh]

Tell me, what would the rabble say to a shirt and tie like this (I'm wearing with a black suit today) with my Ancient Campbell kilt and a tweed jacket?

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I think it would look rather smart, Frank.

[frank_a]

Thank you, just looking for an opinion. Most of my dress shirts are solid color, mostly white, and this is my casual Friday look. I do have some new fangled solid color shirts, but am looking to maybe buy one or two tattersall just for the heck of it. I'm projecting to next week and having my newly VMac tailored Harris Tweed kilt jacket! Victoria tells me it is being shipped today.

By the way, that is a terrible picture, but it was the best of 3 shots!

Busy day today here so far, but thanks again. I must get back at it.

Frank

[BCAC]

Tell me, what would the rabble say to a shirt and tie like this (I'm wearing with a black suit today) with my Ancient Campbell kilt and a tweed jacket?

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It's difficult to say. Normally stripes and tartan is a no-no (not because of any so called rules or anything, simply because it doesn't look good).

[Tobus]

It's difficult to say. Normally stripes and tartan is a no-no (not because of any so called rules or anything, simply because it doesn't look good).

That seems to be the generally accepted view of it, but I'll be darned if I can understand why. One would think that stripes would be less of a conflict with tartan than tattersal. Maybe it's because stripes tend to visually jump out more than a subtle tattersal pattern.

But on that subject, it's not a universal rule that stripes can't be worn. Here are three photos from the Argyllshire Gathering and Oban Games (as posted by Kyle). I don't care for the look, but it's certainly not the kind of thing that will get you arrested by the THCD police.



Note, however, that these are basically white shirts with coloured stripes, not two-tone striped shirts that are dark.

[frank_a]

Aha! I have white shirts with colored stripes in the man closet, probably 2 or 3. Also I have some new fangled solid color shirts I can't for the life of me describe. Plus I just got them, am near 60 years old and am feeble brained, so don't expect much! More pics soon. And don't mind me, I'm a newbie on a limited budget, and just looking for the rabble's comments, which of course are simply forthcoming!

Cheers! (Or cheese as the case might be...)

Frank

[frank_a]

Amazon has a bunch of tattersall shirts on sale, so I found one in my size and bought it. It's a Savile Row men's navy, pink & white tattersall check formal dress shirt. they didn't have many in my size, so this was the only one on sale I could find!

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[BCAC]

Amazon has a bunch of tattersall shirts on sale, so I found one in my size and bought it. It's a Savile Row men's navy, pink & white tattersall check formal dress shirt. they didn't have many in my size, so this was the only one on sale I could find!

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Do you have a link for that sale?

[frank_a]

Try this:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...vile+row&ajr=0

[Tobus]

That ought to do just fine, although I think I'd probably skip the pink elephant tie.

I don't know why, but lately I've really been wanting a yellow-based tattersal shirt. I have several with a white base and overchecks in various colours. But I really like the way that a yellow-based tattersal tends to give an 'earthy' tone to an outfit, especially with weathered/reproduction colours or jackets that are green or brown.