At The Collective - Green Seersucker Suit
First of all, great cut and great fit on this suit - pant length just about perfectThis is this gentleman's second time on The Sartorialist (I also featured him during Fashion Week back in Feb, he was wearing a great bowtie then also) I love that his style is just this side of Dandy. The cut and shape and quality are all very respectable but he makes this look outstanding by choosing a reasonable shade of green and then pairing it with high-quality, serious accessories.
In the wrong hands this could have gone clownish but he really pulls it off.
He has also created a signature for himself with his elegant bowtie. if you think about it most guys with great style have something that is their signature, (a color or brand or an accessory) it may be subtle but it is always there. Do you know what your sartorial signature is? Mine is always having a camera stuck to my hand!
He really could have messed up the whole look with the pocket square choice but instead of going outlandish he went subtle and choose an edging that complimented the tone of the green and even compliments the tone of his shoe color. Very Well Done - and a nice way to advance seersucker past just blues and tans.
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post a commentYou're right. He gets away with it and it could so easily have gone the wrong way. (Mind you, if he was a redhead, there's no way he could have done it.) If you'd said he was on set for filming, I would have believed it. As part of his 'regular scheduled program', that's amazing - have to applaud him for that!
dear scott schuman,
you put me in such a good mood with your observations!
you remind me daily how beautiful the world can be, and how everyone can contribute a little to our collective joy of living by caring about the minutiae of dress. i really think it's an optimistic ethic that you are subtly promoting here, a positive approach to life.
thank you for this.
warmly,
a reader
thank you very very much
Scott
living in washington you will see outfits like this one, conservatively put together but with a hint of something different, in this case the green seersucker.this being a town full of lawyers, this man looks like a gentlemanly southern lawyer circa 1955. the bowtie in washington is something the younger conservative men have adopted as a way of differentiating themselves from the rest of the "guys", rather like a badge of honor.
that is a beautiful photograph.
Excellent look. Nothing more splendid then a well executed bowtie.
Your subject is wearing the most perfect and beautiful white shirt I've ever seen.
he looks so great.
your eye for people amaze me.
this look is amazing - i wonder what he does for a living?? you are right; it is not clownish at all on him, but refined and elegant.
A pair of well crafted black shoes would be a much better match!
Beautifully done. Being a southern gal, I adore seersucker, but have seen it come a little too close to cliche at times. This gent certainly revamps the whole seersucker look and knocks it out of the park!
If I ever saw that suit in a store, I wouldn't have even thought twice. But you found a great example of how it can be turned into something classy and stylish. It's awesome.
black shoes?
no way they would be to heavy for this suit
Another great picture.
I agree, black shoes would be wrong. That said, there are better brown shoes out there to complement the suit.
Regards,
I've never seen green seersucker. I love it. And just to bring it up again, I like the jaunty quality of the wad-it-up-and-cram-it-in-the-pocket method of pocket square presentation, balanced by the understated style of the square itself.
This is one of those regional looks that works better on gents from the East Coast and the Southern States. It would be very difficult for a guy to pull off a Seerseeker in the Northwest without looking like a costume. Too bad, because a man who can wear a Seersucker with the kind of sophistication that this gentleman shows, is a man to be admired.
I am crazy about this. It's exceptional. Success is in the narrowness of the cut for me.
And I agree with the comment about your positive outlook. You are doing a good thing, Sartorialist.
WOW!!! He totally rocks the look and I LOVE the green bowtie. But I think a better pair of shoes for this suit are out there but not black.
p.s. I love your blog.
I'd wear white bucks with it.
Those lapels are fairly narrow.
As refreshing as a dish of lime sorbet.
Seersucker is also such a sensible choice for summer. It allows him to be all covered up without dying of heat exhaustion. (And I do prefer most men covered up, I have to say.)
He can't be real... he looks lite a man from a film or something!
Oh, god that's good. I HATE bow ties, precisely because they loudly proclaim "I'm a cunservitive, but still hep and fun, no really, guys" (Tucker Carlson), which annoys me, because I have a drawer full of them I can't wear. And this guy pulls it off. Genius. I wake up in the middle of the night dreaming of seersucker.
I have seen this gent at several fashion events, always looking pretty darn swell. We should probably be able to figure out who he is, as I believe he is a well-known designer of costumes.For the moment we can call him "Cecil Beaton 2006"!
Yes, but you left off the most important part: Where do I get one of these?
Crisp, clean, and very well fitted. I think summer suits are always more difficult. This one works, as opposed to some of the crumpled, slept-in, poorly fitted cotton suits that we've seen.
Sartorialist, are you having a bowtie fetish these days?
I don't have a bowtie fetish but I am a seer sucker!
Just seen this and agree the pocket square is just right - the perfect accessory. I always find it quite difficult when wearing one to get the look just right - any help would be gratefully received!
Some posters have picked this guy apart, but I feel they are wrong. Sure, some don't like seersucker, but then I don't like t-shirts and jeans, especially with advertising emblazoned boldly. He does this look well.
While unusual these days, it meshes better than I would ever have dreamt. He's sharp. Well done.
Isn't he David Zyla? I think so, and if so he even published a book about picking the right colors lately... I like this photo a lot. Dandy is the right word for it, it doesn't seem without effort, though.