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I have a MTM Kiton suit that I love, but sometimes have a hard time finding an occasion to use. It is a medium brown herringbone tweek with rust/orange overstripes. I have no trouble putiing it together with things, as it always looks good, but am sometimes unsre as to what to wear it to. Usually I just go ahead and wear it (obviously not to semi-formal events or business meetings), but thought I would ask for your input. Here is a (bad) pic.



The fit is typically slim Neapolitan with very soft shoulders, if that makes any difference.

Thanks in advance.

my firiend, wear it anywhere and anytime you want except for those occasions where a dark suit is appropriate-seems quite nice. And I hope you have suede shoes for it.

I agree with the previous poster. It is an elegant suit and does beg for a pair of dark brown suede wingtips. May I suggest wearing it out to lunch or dinner at a charming but not overly formal restaurant with a lady whose company you fancy? Were it my suit, that is what I would do.

Thanks for the input. That is how I have worn it in the past, and will continue to do so. On the subject of suede wingtips, I have a hard time finding suede shoes that seem to be as well made as some of the calfskin offerings. I have a pair of JM Weston suede split-toes that I love, but find that many good shoemakers do not offer suede shoes readily in their hand grades. Any real classics that you knwo of, I would be especially interested in a wingtip.

EG offers their shoes in a variety of colors of suede.

And for instant gratification while you wait for your EG order:

http://www.aldenshoes.com/DrawOneShoe.asp?CategoryID=34

My most comfortable shoe: http://www.crockettandjones.co.uk/New%2 ... bury2.html, the Finsbury from Crockett & Jones.

But I fear that the best reverse calf appears restricted to the bespoke ranges. I saw an absolutely glorious slipper when I dropped in to have a look at Tony Gaziano's bespoke samples at Edward Green. The quality of the leather is just so exceptional, the nap (not sure whether this is the right word) so short and fine, it must be seen to be believed.

There is definitely nothing I have seen in RTW, even John Lobb (Paris) or Edward Green RTW that comes anywhere close.

Gosh iammatt! The pic isn't very clear but that seems like a suit one can wear almost everywhere and anywhere. In fact if a man were to have only one suit this would be a good option; classic gray pinstripe. Great day time suit. It can be can be dressed up or down a bit depending on shirt, tie, and shoes.

It seems a nice casual suit.

Flaneur wrote:Gosh iammatt! The pic isn't very clear but that seems like a suit one can wear almost everywhere and anywhere. In fact if a man were to have only one suit this would be a good option; classic gray pinstripe. Great day time suit. It can be can be dressed up or down a bit depending on shirt, tie, and shoes.

The picture is definitely not clear. It is a brown tweed with orange and cream stripes. Here is a better pic:

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I feel I am repeating most of what the others have said, but this looks like a splendid informal suit. With Kiton, the pictures can never do justice to the effect when worn, and this suit will be splendid in town when not engaged in gainful employment. It should be ideal for travel, or some weekend occasions.

I believe the best advice I have heard on the subject of brown suits is to wear them in the fall like you would wear a seersucker or linen suit in the summer. Plus in the autumn it is a bit easier to wear a suit for more casual "country" pursuits obviously given the cooler weather.

Beautiful suit. Perfect for a blind date lunch at the Cafe des Artistes. Or shopping in the east eighties. Or inspecting the Jackson Pollock at the Metropolitan Museum. Or tea. Or an afternoon drink at rhe Bemelmans Bar.

BTW, Alden makes a sturdy very dark brown reversed calf wingtip. (I wore mine today to a reunion lunch with grey trousers and a black Oxxford blazer.) These shoes would look great with your herringbone suit. Like all Aldens, they are a but clunky, but for the price hard to beat.

Edit: I didn't mean to imply that I had a reunion with my trousers, for goodness' sake--but rather that I wore my trousers to a . . . oh, well.