tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post4176451138907347279..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: What do you call a suit without a tie? David Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-13209717571035830992014-09-30T22:58:25.105+01:002014-09-30T22:58:25.105+01:00Sheep in sheeps' clothing.Sheep in sheeps' clothing.Will Birchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00814825192050776654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-74797175428337768092014-09-30T09:17:31.422+01:002014-09-30T09:17:31.422+01:00An American friend of mine used to say "when ...An American friend of mine used to say "when in doubt about your clothes ask yourself, what would Steve McQueen wear?"<br /><br />I live in Brighton and notice a lot of older men (including me) tend to walk around looking like aged rock stars and only a few of us actually are. Maybe it's a Brighton Waitrose thing.Nackohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908694273020453053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-86361320922956034192012-11-18T14:55:11.929+00:002012-11-18T14:55:11.929+00:00'Any man over the age of 40 who has more than ...'Any man over the age of 40 who has more than one pair of trainers really should have a word with himself'.<br /><br />Really? Why? With age, I find trainers are actually the most comfortable footwear for my feet thanks to their cushioning. Certainly more than a pair of traditional English shoes.<br /><br />You've just drawn an arbitrary line in the sand, really, haven't you?Tonimoronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666293294393253177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-83354798194578713892012-11-16T16:55:58.191+00:002012-11-16T16:55:58.191+00:00Dare one even mention the hordes who happily fill ...Dare one even mention the hordes who happily fill our streets clad in dun-coloured quilted duvet covers bearing the legend 'the North Face'? <br />I have no need to wear a suit or tie, as I work alone. <br />However, I just feel better when thus dressed. I've also just developed a strange yearning for the vintage full paisley. <br />Grey ties can get you some strange looks from the ladies these days.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982707315074309733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-452027027956286502012-11-16T11:43:24.118+00:002012-11-16T11:43:24.118+00:00the significance afforded a piece of cloth tied ar...the significance afforded a piece of cloth tied around the neck never ceases to amaze me, since i was walloped at school for not wearing one <i>properly</i>, to the way it makes a sharp suit correct. Also, not for nothing, but I wouldn't characterise 'what would Sinatra do?' as a viable design for being a solid citizen, unless you've the requisite angelic tonsils.Trakkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007158734010767925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-39728578037934372342012-11-15T15:24:18.264+00:002012-11-15T15:24:18.264+00:00Is it OK to be 50 and own a pair of trainers and a...Is it OK to be 50 and own a pair of trainers <i>and</i> a pair of plimsolls (ie: canvas Converse All-Stars)? <br /><br />I do wear shoes to work but there is the weekend to think about.londonleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431179744928331353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-84289064119434923782012-11-15T05:04:55.997+00:002012-11-15T05:04:55.997+00:00I haven't owned a pair of jeans since I was 35...I haven't owned a pair of jeans since I was 35 years old; over ten years ago.<br /><br />I think they look very scruffy indeed.<br /><br />What's happened to me...?....<br />......must warn.. the others..Andy Brimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583748523594485211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-6396332709999610432012-11-14T15:29:07.309+00:002012-11-14T15:29:07.309+00:00Not only open-necked shirts, but white open-necked...Not only open-necked shirts, but white open-necked shirts. The blandest of the bland.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142563496808039242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-7063826958573441132012-11-14T14:26:25.282+00:002012-11-14T14:26:25.282+00:00I don't wear suits (or even shirt and tie) to ...I don't wear suits (or even shirt and tie) to work. This is for practical reasons, not for any dislike of suits. In fact I love suits, but currently only own three of them. <br /><br />And yet I have - I counted them last week funnily enough - 35 ties. What the hell do I want with 35 of the buggers? I did throw away a dozen of them last week, because they were things I bought over 20 years ago and never threw away. But the rest are all fairly recent purchases or presents. Given that I spend most of my time in casual clothes this begs the question why why why? Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163017415448622471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-72762376812060137702012-11-14T10:43:44.315+00:002012-11-14T10:43:44.315+00:00There was a great comment by Nassim Nicolas Taleb ...There was a great comment by Nassim Nicolas Taleb (who wrote The Black Swan) alluding to the fact that you should never trust anyone who wears a tie. The idea being that the tie signifies that the person knows what they are talking about, without any evidence whatsoever that they do. I think he's absolutely right. In all the instances you mention it makes a person look as though they have authority, without them in reality having any at all.Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252766855035438100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-66350132394161670242012-11-13T21:50:47.086+00:002012-11-13T21:50:47.086+00:00It's the look of dress down Fridays, exec-casu...It's the look of dress down Fridays, exec-casual. Piers Morgan, stand up comedians.. a suggestion rather than a statement.<br /><br />T M Lewin used to do this <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gentleman-Timeless-Fashion-Bernhard-Roetzel/dp/3833110619" rel="nofollow">volume</a> for ten pounds. Well worth adding to your Gentlemen's CollectionMondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-15231663694394598212012-11-13T20:21:01.910+00:002012-11-13T20:21:01.910+00:00Interesting. I've always believed that if you ...Interesting. I've always believed that if you can't see the validity of my words because all you can see is "HE'S NOT WEARING A TIE!" then your opinion is probably meaningless. Oscar Wilde may have said "Only the shallow do not judge by appearances", but even he was wrong occasionally. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05874971733723914974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-62926527847280784982012-11-13T20:04:41.619+00:002012-11-13T20:04:41.619+00:00I currently own a pair of ties. A shiny bottle gre...I currently own a pair of ties. A shiny bottle green one and a black one that belonged to my Grandfather. I occasionally wear the latter to funerals. My grandfather, incidentally, worked for Shell UK, which was by his accounts a Darwinian company particularly in the upper echelons.<br />I don't imagine that he so much as undid his top shirt button while in the office. <br /><br />I don't own a suit and I think that's something that needs to be addressed. I was in court recently, as a witness, and frankly my choice of clothes made me resemble an off-duty secondary school art teacher. backwards7https://www.blogger.com/profile/04902342759719621771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-88994746605405373992012-11-13T17:54:49.928+00:002012-11-13T17:54:49.928+00:00"Any man over the age of 40 who has more than..."Any man over the age of 40 who has more than one pair of trainers really should have a word with himself."<br /><br />Wonderful! Done a lol!Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-57621978282238574542012-11-13T14:05:06.120+00:002012-11-13T14:05:06.120+00:00What about the over-forties in woolly hat and t-sh...What about the over-forties in woolly hat and t-shirt combos? Or those who find it impossible NOT to wear shorts at all times? <br /><br />Kids and parents dress almost identically now. It's like that pre-teenager time when there were no teenage or children's fashions and people wore what their parents wore. Except it's now been turned on its head. Parents wear what their kids wear. Jon Peakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471926651090670258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-34905750217613946952012-11-13T13:23:15.033+00:002012-11-13T13:23:15.033+00:00I quite agree.
The thing that really bugs me is t...I quite agree.<br /><br />The thing that really bugs me is the sight of men walking through the city with unknotted ties round their neck.<br /><br />I assume that they think that this gives out the message: rebel.<br /><br />In fact it says: I think of myself as a rebel, until someone tells me what to do, then of course I'll do it. And in the meantime I'll walk around looking as if I've forgotten how to dress myself.<br /><br />About as grown up as schoolboys following the fashions of (alternately) tying their tie right at the thick, or the thin, end.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01826512321840299199noreply@blogger.com