Pinstripe on navy background: options besides white stripes

[kolecho]

I understand that white pinstripe on navy background is considered a staple business suit. I would like to get a pinstripe suit on navy background, but probably not with white pinstripe as I find white pinstripes too prominent.

Is there another combination that is a little more subtle that still falls into the business staple category. I would not want anything that is too trendy.

Appreciate your advice.

[Concordia]

Moving away from pinstripes, there is the option of pale grey or blue chalk stripes. Probably best in flannel, but you might find worsted in that combination.

[pchong]

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to photograph this especially beautiful suit made from a vintage material (new old stock). Very nice effect, don't you think?

[Richard3]

I recently bought a navy suit with subtle yellow-goldish pinstripes. Sounds weird but the stripes are only visible at close inspection. As soon as I have the suit at home I try to post pictures which show what I mean.

[kolecho]

[quote="pchong"]Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to photograph this especially beautiful suit made from a vintage material (new old stock). Very nice effect, don't you think?

I like it, but cannot pull it off myself.

[DD MacDonald]

Concordia has a good idea here - I've seen some marvelous blue and lilac stripes on blue suiting that range from understated to fairly bold. Grays and pearls are a lower contrast approach to stripes than white. But its been a while since I've looked at those books and couldn;t tell you where to go.

DDM

[whittaker]

From time to time I still wear a navy blue worsted I purchased off the rack at Richard James a few years ago. The pinstripe is pale blue. It remains conservative and more subtle than white.

[sierpinski]

Look into the amadeus series by Dormeuil.

They have a lovely deep purple (kind of like a very deeply bluish/purple similar to a tanzanite) on a dark navy blue.

I've had the purple on black made into a fine 3 piece but they look very similar.

It looks stunning!

[Richard3]

That`s the suit I wrote about. Actually there are subtle blue-yellow stripes:


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[Connemara]

I like that shirt/tie combo, Richard. Where did you get the shirt?

[Richard3]

I like that shirt/tie combo, Richard. Where did you get the shirt?

From my shirtmaker. But I don`t know the manufacturer of the fabric.