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June 29, 2011 9:26 AM Subscribe
I have a suit. It has no vest. What are the rules for picking a vest that is a different color/pattern from your slacks? (This is for my summertime shows and don't really intend to wear a jacket with it).
I purchased the suit about a year and a half ago from JC Penny's. It had no vest. First I will try to find out if they made a vest for it.
If they do not, I intend to buy a complimentary vest a' la cart. If so, what are the rules? Patterns? Solids? Colors? The suit is black w/pinstripes.
I am a largish guy--6' 1", 260 lbs. Very barrel-chested.
Thanks for the help.
I purchased the suit about a year and a half ago from JC Penny's. It had no vest. First I will try to find out if they made a vest for it.
If they do not, I intend to buy a complimentary vest a' la cart. If so, what are the rules? Patterns? Solids? Colors? The suit is black w/pinstripes.
I am a largish guy--6' 1", 260 lbs. Very barrel-chested.
Thanks for the help.
Black pinstriped pants can probably be worn with practically any shade of gray, tan, or navy in any form of plaid pattern or solid. I might avoid stripes (unless they're very different) for fear of looking like you're wearing 2/3rds of a 3-piece.
You can also experiment with brighter colors, but that would probably depend on your hair/skintone etc and whatever shades look best with you. If you're wearing a tie, that would be probably the best place to put a bright color, lavenders, pinks, light blues all would look good and definitely help the outfit look less drab.
For a barrel-chested guy, you'd do well to get the vest tailored I would think, something that fits around your chest will likely be very billowy at the waist if you're in good shape. Without a jacket, you want your silhouette to be trim, a good tailor can taper the sides of the vest to fit you smoothly.
When in doubt, go check out StyleForum, though their tastes tend to run idiosyncratic and sartorially adventurous.
posted by dnesan at 9:37 AM on June 29, 2011
You can also experiment with brighter colors, but that would probably depend on your hair/skintone etc and whatever shades look best with you. If you're wearing a tie, that would be probably the best place to put a bright color, lavenders, pinks, light blues all would look good and definitely help the outfit look less drab.
For a barrel-chested guy, you'd do well to get the vest tailored I would think, something that fits around your chest will likely be very billowy at the waist if you're in good shape. Without a jacket, you want your silhouette to be trim, a good tailor can taper the sides of the vest to fit you smoothly.
When in doubt, go check out StyleForum, though their tastes tend to run idiosyncratic and sartorially adventurous.
posted by dnesan at 9:37 AM on June 29, 2011
Response by poster: Thanks. For clarification I intend to wear the vest sans jacket, but with a tie. It gets far too hot on stage for a jacket this time of year.
posted by sourwookie at 9:45 AM on June 29, 2011
posted by sourwookie at 9:45 AM on June 29, 2011
Depending on the pinstripe, your trousers will probably read as just black most of the time. I honestly think it is going to be hard to go wrong. Have fun!!
posted by Medieval Maven at 9:48 AM on June 29, 2011
posted by Medieval Maven at 9:48 AM on June 29, 2011
For clarification I intend to wear the vest sans jacket, but with a tie.
In that case, I'll second dnesan's comment about not trying to match the vest to the suit. It may still be best to get your colour from your tie, rather than your vest, but I'd probably go with a dark grey or tan vest in your situation.
posted by asnider at 10:06 AM on June 29, 2011
In that case, I'll second dnesan's comment about not trying to match the vest to the suit. It may still be best to get your colour from your tie, rather than your vest, but I'd probably go with a dark grey or tan vest in your situation.
posted by asnider at 10:06 AM on June 29, 2011
Best answer: I saw a guy the other day wearing a black suit jacket with black suit trousers. The problem is, the blacks didn't match, and it was obvious in bright sun. for that reason, I agree that you should go for a contrasting vest.
posted by oneirodynia at 1:00 PM on June 29, 2011
posted by oneirodynia at 1:00 PM on June 29, 2011
... possibly matching the pinstripes. What color are they?
posted by oneirodynia at 1:02 PM on June 29, 2011
posted by oneirodynia at 1:02 PM on June 29, 2011
Why don't you just buy a pair of slacks and a vest that look good together? Wearing one piece of a suit more than another (and dry cleaning it more) will cause the color to fade faster in that piece.
posted by MrZero at 6:09 PM on June 29, 2011
posted by MrZero at 6:09 PM on June 29, 2011
Why don't you just buy a pair of slacks and a vest that look good together? Wearing one piece of a suit more than another (and dry cleaning it more) will cause the color to fade faster in that piece.
Always dry clean both pieces together, even if you haven't been wearing them together so that they will both fade (mostly) evenly.
posted by asnider at 9:48 AM on June 30, 2011
Always dry clean both pieces together, even if you haven't been wearing them together so that they will both fade (mostly) evenly.
posted by asnider at 9:48 AM on June 30, 2011
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If the suit wasn't specifically sold as a three-piece, I doubt you're going to find a vest that was made specifically for it, but black with pinstripes isn't exactly a rare look, so you should be able to find something that matches up pretty closesly.
Since the suit is black, "contrasting colour" can probably mean just about whatever you want, but you may end up looking a bit cartoonish if you go with a particularly bright and/or uncommon colour.
posted by asnider at 9:33 AM on June 29, 2011