Black and white and drunk all over.
So, there's a black-and-white themed party this weekend, which isn't necessarily an introduction to interracial swinging (though i can't suggest the opportunity won't present itself) but really more about the monochromatic aesthetic. Dresses of a particularly stark contrast! Crisp white shirts and well-pressed black slacks! Or, you know, shit like that. Anyway, today i exhumed the old black suit from it's place of eternal sleep and decided to try it on, see just how i might make manifest my notion - thought made flesh.
The captcha for Tinypic was "over the top". LMFAO.
Sneak peak! I can't take a full picture of myself, it's impossible.
The classic black suit is a tough customer to work with. Aside from an appropriate occasion - funeral, themed party, being an FBI agent, etc - you should really keep clear of them. Save it for evening wear, out on the town. Even then, there are options you might see to first, from shitty clubwear to semi-casual dress (something a nice pair of chinos or slacks with a military-style short sleeve button-up?). Who knows, maybe i'm wrong. The point is, i appreciate taking advantage of the rare opportunity to wear a black suit.
I decided to mix it up a little, too; instead of going black tie (which would've been a knit or solid silk) i decided to go unbuttoned with a black silk neckerchief, like a slim cravat. Obviously throw a vest in there. Not pictured is an white silk pocket square with an off-white paisley pattern. It was a tough call! Part of me wanted to dazzle 'em with a splash of color, and then i wondered if i should go plain cotton with a black border, but i wasn't sure how it would show against the black of the jacket. Anyway, this seemed like a nice compromise. Besides, the color will come in from the socks - blue&black stripe from Vivarati.
So, yeah. Decidedly pumped. I really don't have a much chance to dress outside of t-shirt and jeans most days - i've been out to the shitty club recently, and was more than a little overdressed in a blackwatch plaid wool blazer, nice cornflower blue shirt and my brown AEs. Sunday, i had a brief meeting (LMFAO) and threw on a brown tweed jacket and a nice blue oxford. Wish i could get some more play with sweaters, but until recently the weather has been garbage. Oh well!
Whatever! Big month. Syndicate, and... well, i guess that's it. Katsucon next week, and still not sure if i can manage the trip. I'd like to, even if it's for the last time. I'm too old for this shit. Even around here, any time i go out i'm surrounded by people five years my junior. Maybe it's my fault, trapped as i am in this state of arrested development.
I feel good! That's not true, i'm completely ambivalent. But, my hair looks great, i'm in better shape every day, and i'm writing much more often. Little things are okay.
The captcha for Tinypic was "over the top". LMFAO.
Sneak peak! I can't take a full picture of myself, it's impossible.
The classic black suit is a tough customer to work with. Aside from an appropriate occasion - funeral, themed party, being an FBI agent, etc - you should really keep clear of them. Save it for evening wear, out on the town. Even then, there are options you might see to first, from shitty clubwear to semi-casual dress (something a nice pair of chinos or slacks with a military-style short sleeve button-up?). Who knows, maybe i'm wrong. The point is, i appreciate taking advantage of the rare opportunity to wear a black suit.
I decided to mix it up a little, too; instead of going black tie (which would've been a knit or solid silk) i decided to go unbuttoned with a black silk neckerchief, like a slim cravat. Obviously throw a vest in there. Not pictured is an white silk pocket square with an off-white paisley pattern. It was a tough call! Part of me wanted to dazzle 'em with a splash of color, and then i wondered if i should go plain cotton with a black border, but i wasn't sure how it would show against the black of the jacket. Anyway, this seemed like a nice compromise. Besides, the color will come in from the socks - blue&black stripe from Vivarati.
So, yeah. Decidedly pumped. I really don't have a much chance to dress outside of t-shirt and jeans most days - i've been out to the shitty club recently, and was more than a little overdressed in a blackwatch plaid wool blazer, nice cornflower blue shirt and my brown AEs. Sunday, i had a brief meeting (LMFAO) and threw on a brown tweed jacket and a nice blue oxford. Wish i could get some more play with sweaters, but until recently the weather has been garbage. Oh well!
Whatever! Big month. Syndicate, and... well, i guess that's it. Katsucon next week, and still not sure if i can manage the trip. I'd like to, even if it's for the last time. I'm too old for this shit. Even around here, any time i go out i'm surrounded by people five years my junior. Maybe it's my fault, trapped as i am in this state of arrested development.
I feel good! That's not true, i'm completely ambivalent. But, my hair looks great, i'm in better shape every day, and i'm writing much more often. Little things are okay.