The London Lounge

Do members feel it is appropriate to wear contrast collared shirts wtih Odd Jackets or Sports Coats or only with suits?

You will expect to see white colored collars with Morning dress. That should be an answer to your question. Shirts with white collars are best worn with suits in very formal situations and best left in the closet for sportswear.

Personally, I like to wear a contrast collar shirt with a pencil-striped body with more casual outfits in the summer. I think they go well with a tan suit with or without tie. I also like them with a blue blazer. For this use I prefer 3-button cuffs to French cuffs.

So, for me, they are either very dressy as Alden mentioned or very informal. I don't think I could pull one off very well with a business suit so I only sport this look on casual occasions.

I personally don't like them with jackets or when worn without a tie. Perhaps with something like a double breasted blazer, but even then I think it's a little too mixed. Not sure what's appropriate or not, I just don't think it looks right.

It's a classic look with a DB sportcoat-and a tie. Or so sayith Apparel Arts.

Each of my contrast collar shirts began its life as a self collar shirt. They are mostly worn with suits but occasionally with a DB blazer. One or two that have bolder patterns in the body might get worn with another sportcoat every so often.

Cantabrigian wrote: For this use I prefer 3-button cuffs to French cuffs.

So, for me, they are either very dressy as Alden mentioned or very informal. I don't think I could pull one off very well with a business suit so I only sport this look on casual occasions.

Well, Alden certainly knows the rules better than I, but I am along the same lines as Cantabrigian. I like to get my contrasting-collar/cuff shirts with huge collars and 3-button cuffs--and the cuffs are extra long, too. I think it gives a trendy look (certainly won't stand the test of time), but, hey, it looks great amongst the crowd of other early-twenties club-goers. I get comments all the time. Usually don't wear a coat with them, if they are made this way. No tie, first two buttons undone, letting the collar open nicely.

Disco anyone?

So, yeah...more of a casual thing for me, which seems to break the rules.

--chris

I usually only wear them with suits, I think they are ok with a blazer-I sometimes wear odd combinations like today I had on a wide striped blue and white shirt with a tiny stripe pink and white collars- I like that sometimes


Dean Martin wore shirts with three button cuffs. I always liked him, he was a great singer, very classy, a real tough guy who had no tolerance for organized crime

edhayes wrote: today I had on a wide striped blue and white shirt with a tiny stripe pink and white collars

That sounds pretty cool---any pics?

edhayes wrote:Dean Martin wore shirts with three button cuffs. I always liked him, he was a great singer, very classy, a real tough guy who had no tolerance for organized crime

Dino was the coolest guy in the Rat Pack, maybe in all of Christendom... although TB was the better singer....

I've always wanted to source a burgundy and bottle green contrast. Don't know which way around. I wouldn't wear it for casual; only to lounge.