The London Lounge

Anyone remember it or know what it is? I'm wondering how the American Army's standard of dress has affected formal (well, lounge/business) dress in the United States: Edge of belt buckle, edge of shirt placket and edge of the trouser fly/placket all in a crisp vertical line. It's how I 'dress' and I'm curious if it is the standard for dressing well or if, as usual, I've missed something. (Let's not slip into a discussion of belts vs braces vs side tabs, please!)

Also, a quick to determine if a guy is a lefty is if he wears his belt backwards making a proper gig line impossible.

This brings back memories of my father telling me to fix my shirt. The gig line, as I understand it, is the lining up of the shirt placket, with the trouser-centre/fly.

Being left handed, I do wear my belts reverse and simply centre the belt-buckle so the amount of overhang is the same on both sides. Then again, I rarely wear belts as I find them annoying.

JamesT1 wrote:This brings back memories of my father telling me to fix my shirt. The gig line, as I understand it, is the lining up of the shirt placket, with the trouser-centre/fly..

And the edge of the belt buckle.

I think as more sophisticated form of dressing is to have items deviate from the center line in an ever-increrasing gap following the Fibonacci series.

dopey wrote:I think as more sophisticated form of dressing is to have items deviate from the center line in an ever-increrasing gap following the Fibonacci series.

Does your tailor have a box to check for that under "Trousers-- dress:"?

Concordia wrote:

dopey wrote:I think as more sophisticated form of dressing is to have items deviate from the center line in an ever-increrasing gap following the Fibonacci series.

Does your tailor have a box to check for that under "Trousers-- dress:"?

Yes - there is a box for left, right and Fibonacci.

dopey wrote:I think as more sophisticated form of dressing is to have items deviate from the center line in an ever-increrasing gap following the Fibonacci series.

Sounds maniacal! However, it may look quite elegant:



... and intriguing!