Fashion Forward

[ask_aboutcoffee]

Spring is in the air (along with the only slightly fetid smell of wet dog) and that means wardrobe changes, even in Cardiff. Lighter fabric weights, looser cuts, and that all important "summer look" for the two days of the year when it doesn't rain in Cardiff.

"But Ianto," you say. "I'm a fashion-conscious man! All couture is focused on making

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[1_mad_squirrel]

Uniqlo plaid suit: mother of God. I think that suit is a capital offense in some dimensions.

[ask_aboutcoffee]

It would have been very popular with a certain class of Victorian gentleman, which I believe may be why that particular class no longer exists.

[1_mad_squirrel]

I don't think even the Doctor would be caught dead wearing a suit like that, and he's been known to wear vegetables.

[ask_aboutcoffee]

I'm afraid I may have to correct you on that one. Our archives have tagged this gentleman as one incarnation of the Doctor.

Though admittedly that's unconfirmed.

[51stcenturyfox]

LOL!
Question about second ginger model: Are those teeth or bones on the pendant and is that a voodoo thing or a caveman thing? Cannibal?

My husband needs accessories so would like to narrow down which look the designer is aiming for there.

[ask_aboutcoffee]

I could not even begin to be able to tell you. If I contemplate that necklace-over-tie combination for more than a few seconds my eyes start to water. I'm almost positive the model is not a cannibal, though; most of them avoid fatty meats.

Tell your husband that accessories are a tricky business, and he'd do well with a nice watch chain, simple ring, or solid-colour tie.

[51stcenturyfox]

"...he'd do well with a nice watch chain, simple ring, or solid-colour tie."

Yes, I think that silky red tie of yours would look great on my floor him.

[ask_aboutcoffee]

It really does go with everything. It's the little black dress of silky red neckties.

[ruth76]

You clearly have awesome taste! Is the ability to remove your clothes quickly for "emergency sex" ever a factor in your sartorial choices?

[ask_aboutcoffee]

Not so much a factor in choice ahead of time, but I've become very adept at repairing zips and sewing buttons back on.

I've never had emergency sex per se; it seems contrary to the idea of an emergency in general. When the Rift Alarm goes off there's really no time for sex of any kind.

[ask_captainjack]

When the Rift Alarm goes off there's really no time for sex of any kind To my chagrin indeed. That's why the concept of phone sex was invented

[51stcenturyfox]

That leaves none hands to gently brush my nipples with.

None hands! Taught thighs!

You need your own lexicon, Captain Jack. A sexicon lexicon!

[cruentum]

How much do you have to pay for a Paul Smith suit? Because that suit looks awesomely cool right there. I prefer the blue tie over the greenish one though.

But I do like the tie on the ginger kid without the bones necklace. Don't kill me?

[ask_aboutcoffee]

Those are from the London line; a suit runs in the range of £400-500. Unfortunately still a bit outside "reasonable" for men on a budget, but there are bargains to be found here and there.

And it pays to have an employer with a vested interest in professional-looking archivists.

I'm not going to kill you for liking that tie. I'm merely going to pity you.

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Those are from the London line; a suit runs in the range of £400-500.

Um. Okay, perhaps not then.

Those bargains...suggestions? We'll be in London in July...

[ask_aboutcoffee]

I've been out of the old city for two years so I'm afraid I can't really recommend the gentlemen I used to buy my suits from, who tended to find them after they fell off the backs of lorries. I suggest lurking and looking disreputable; always worked well for me.

[annlarimer]

Are you certain that's a hat? Could it be some sort of knitted life form that fell through the Rift and eats brains?

[ask_aboutcoffee]

I'm completely uncertain that it's a hat. I'm not even certain that what's underneath it is human.

If you squint they appear to be going for some sort of "Rastafarian Pirates of the Caribbean" look, but the neon kills the theme a bit.

The stick-on green eyebrows also perplex me.

[annlarimer]

I wasn't going to mention the eyebrows, in case it was some kind of Welsh cultural thing.

[ask_aboutcoffee]

Good god, none of these people are Welsh. Some of them aren't even British. The Welsh rarely have fashion shows; we're too busy getting all the actual work done.