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Whether can wear classic trouser with not classic shirt? The trouser (pleated fronts). A shirt with long sleeves, the number of buttons is similar to the classic shirt, two side cuts to wear...

George;
I know that in South America the Guyabera, which can be a very business-like and formal shirt, is worn outside the trouser. So I suppose, if I understand your question correctly, my answer would be: it depends on one's location.

Cheers,
CCox

I wonder whether these rules of classic style admit it or not? For example, polo and classic suit trousers (pleated fronts).

George;
The classic Lacoste tennis shirt would have been worn with white flannel trousers by Mr. Lacoste while on the courts. Fred Perry was similiarly attired, I recall from some "later" pictures.

In our era of casual "business dress," it's acceptable, if a bit expected. Preppy weekend style allowed for a polo collar under a blazer (or under a button down under a blazer...)

Would Mr. Astaire have worn the combination? Maybe, if practicing a routine. Probably with a neckerchief and a tie for a belt, though. The look is sporty and active, instead of formal and business-like.

Regards,
CCox

Thank you!

If I will dress classics jeans, running shoes, polo (the classic Lacoste tennis shirt) and classics watches (gold dial and leather thong)... Is it wrong?

Dear George,

Nothing that is not obscene is wrong to wear in casual clothing.

That said, you'd be wise to balance comfort with suitability: what is compatible with the place and society in which you find yourself? For example, running shoes and a nice wristwatch would make an odd-looking combination in southern New England, where I find myself, and running shoes at any time would, in some circles, create a poor impression of their wearer; remember Beau Brummell's dictum, that a gentleman never draws attention to himself by the style or cut of his clothes, which must nevertheless be of the highest quality! (We are still in that two-century-old sensibility in the West: not since the eighteenth century have men in general dressed extravagantly.)

Yours,

Robb Storm

Thank you very much all!