The Well-Dressed King

Mik

Is that what that miserable excuse for a tie knot is? Ugh. I see it all over the place these days and I hate it. Half-Windsor FTW. Symmetrical and neat. I was always very particular about how my tie looked, and generally wore Talbot ties and the like.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@Mik said in The Well-Dressed King:

Is that what that miserable excuse for a tie knot is? Ugh. I see it all over the place these days and I hate it. Half-Windsor FTW. Symmetrical and neat.

QFT!

But I find the other points interesting.

I find the current trend of too-small and too-short jackets silly.

And don't get me started on trousers.

Mik

I agree that other than the tie, he's impeccably done.

Also agree that nothing looks worse than too tight clothing, on anyone. And this trend toward high-water pants I just do not understand.

I actually missed wearing suits and ties to work. It was much easier to get dressed in the morning, although my dry cleaning bill was higher. Now people look like they're going on a picnic or out to work in the yard.

Axtremus

@Mik said in The Well-Dressed King:

Is that what that miserable excuse for a tie knot is? Ugh. I see it all over the place these days and I hate it. Half-Windsor FTW. Symmetrical and neat. I was always very particular about how my tie looked, and generally wore Talbot ties and the like.

Ppfffttt … if you want symmetry, full Windsor FTW.
My full Windsor knotted Walmart tie is the gold standard.

If I want to go fancier or just need to fix the tie in place, I add a Donald J. Trump branded gold plated tie clip accentuated with three small diamond studs from Macy’s.

Horace

I use a 1.46 windsor. Have no truck with those who go less than 1.24 windsor.

LuFins Dad

@Mik said in The Well-Dressed King:

I agree that other than the tie, he's impeccably done.

I’m not a fan of the spread collar.

Axtremus

@Mik said in The Well-Dressed King:

I actually missed wearing suits and ties to work.

Sometimes I do feel nostalgic about the old days of wearing suits to work. That time coincided with a period of my life when I was younger and everything just felt more hopeful with endless possibilities back then.

It was much easier to get dressed in the morning, …

Now it’s even easier because I either stay in my pajamas or pick one from my dozen or so Columbia “fishing” shirts.

Copper

The modern 2-sizes-too-small look in men's suits is ridiculous.

The king looks good in that picture

Here with the wife, she has a little of the Jackie O look in this picture, is that on purpose?

Someone, please ask Mr. Trump to button that jacket for the pictures.

And a couple buttons to hold that collar down wouldn't hurt.

Mik

@Axtremus said in The Well-Dressed King:

@Mik said in The Well-Dressed King:

Is that what that miserable excuse for a tie knot is? Ugh. I see it all over the place these days and I hate it. Half-Windsor FTW. Symmetrical and neat. I was always very particular about how my tie looked, and generally wore Talbot ties and the like.

Ppfffttt … if you want symmetry, full Windsor FTW.
My full Windsor knotted Walmart tie is the gold standard.

If I want to go fancier or just need to fix the tie in place, I add a Donald J. Trump branded gold plated tie clip accentuated with three small diamond studs from Macy’s.

If you full Windsored a Walmart tie the knot would be the size of a softball and about 6 inches left below.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@Copper said in The Well-Dressed King:

Someone, please ask Mr. Trump to button that jacket for the pictures.

Yes.

Have to admit that Biden (when not on the beach, of course) always looks well-dressed at official events.

Axtremus

As for the Twitter thread, it’s easy to make tall, slim men look good. I would like to see all the author’s “principles for good tailoring” stress tested on the likes of Peter Dinklage and Kevin James before calling them good.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@Axtremus

The jacket appears appropriate. Four-in-hand knot. Lapels right width and the sleeves and jacket are not too small or short

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Trousers too long, but the jacket seems OK.

LuFins Dad

Kevin’s jacket looks a little tight in the sleeves. I also prefer Peter’s collar to the King’s

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@LuFins-Dad said in The Well-Dressed King:

I also prefer Peter’s collar to the King’s

Same here. Although the collar "pointing" to the lapel notch is a nice touch, I prefer the longer down-pointing collar, or, like @Mik , a button-down.

LuFins Dad

@George-K said in The Well-Dressed King:

@LuFins-Dad said in The Well-Dressed King:

I also prefer Peter’s collar to the King’s

Same here. Although the collar "pointing" to the lapel notch is a nice touch, I prefer the longer down-pointing collar, or, like @Mik , a button-down.

For a practical dress shirt I prefer button-down, but for a more formal dress shirt I prefer no buttons… I saw a dress shirt requiring cuff links, but with a button down collar. Stupid.