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| Purple Label R. Lauren |
"In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing," Oscar Wilde. Such is the phrase of our armariums to the engenders of our day. It is no small matter to appropriate our habiliments to the accordance of our lifestyle's. As the wardrobe of a Gentlemen goes, there are however, some aphorisms or a perennial dictum at hand. Be that as it may, it is not the agglomeration of a mans wardrobe but the assemblage that is the staple of his profligacy. It is better to have one expensive suit than five cheap suits. When donning ones wardrobe with its first suit, I think it wise to avoid black. Undertakers, Hitmen, and the dead wear black. Consistency is the refuge of the unimaginable and black is insufferably consistent, and limiting in the same fashion. One can do very little with a black suit. Therefore, I beseech you in your purchase, again, if this is your first suit, to procure a Heather Grey Suit or a Grey suit of some type. Grey is incomparably versatile as it can be worn with either black or brown accentuation. There are two outer wear garments one should obtain, a trench coat of brown or gray aesthetic in a wool, or wool/cashmere blend, and a traditional Pea-Coat, preferably in a Navy Blue as if one is wearing a Pea-Coat it will most certainly not be a convivial event and will require a more subtle touch to his kismet. His shoes should be as complimentary to his wardrobe as his shirts, these are one in the same. One's shoes should be selected carefully, and spare no expensive on the pier nadir of your stature as it is the foundation for our posture, and a Gentlemen's playact speaks volumes to his character as he is the main protagonist in the dramatic persona that is his life. Upon the anthology of shoes there should be 1 pair of black dress shoes of considerable refinery and shoes trees - as well as box and shoes bags kept appropriately; 2 pair of brown dress shoes, I recommend a lace up oxford and a monk strap or slip on. (Not to be confused with a loafer, loafers are old and fashionably ugly, especially the one with tassels on the top, those bloody tassels are most insufferable. Loafers have their place, another topic for another day I'm sure.) The hue of browns should not be same, one should be of a mahogany or walnut and the other of a tan or camel color (it's safe to suggest the shoe that is to be most worn should be the mahogany or walnut depending on your pleasentaries). There should also be a pair of each black and brown casual tennis shoes, and by tennis shoes I am not referring to a proper athletic shoe, rather a more informal driving shoe or wonderfully athletic inspired shoe that can be worn with jeans or khakis. On a very quick note, your dress socks are an extension of your pants, I cannot stress that enough, and they should never be bunched around your ankles. The dress shirt is the pinnacle of style, the collar of your dress shirt should be complimentary of your physique (see your local upper echelon clothier for fittings in this matter i.e. F. Camalo in the Oil Center) and should be as crisp as the crease in your pants. The foremost worn dress shirt is the traditional, yet always classy white Oxford. Again, no expense should be spared in this purchase, you should expect to pay $150-$225 for this calico. The white dress shirt is of most importance in the wardrobe of any man, not just one of supreme declamatory fortitude. As a final point of wardrobe reference is the sweater/sweater vest of which I think both should be an obligation, although many opinions are not of mine. If this is the case then it is becoming to keep in part with a Cashmere, Wool, or Cashmere/Wool blend in a sweater. Here, unlike many other areas of the trousseau conglomeration there is some margin of expense that can be spared. Sweaters of the aforementioned materials range from $49-$349, purchase to your liking in congruence with your chiffonier of course.
A Gentlemen knows that dressing up may require going to great pains, but it does not require that he feel any pain at all.
PS - The shoes pictured are by Romano Martegani, one of my personal favorite designers. I can orate for days about shoes...
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