[WanderingSoul]

Grab a black Friday suit? What did you get?

[Peregrine]

Custom suit in the mail -which company did you go with (I'm assuming you went with an online M2M company)? I'm currently debating between Indochino and Black Lapel, which both tend to receive favorable reviews. Haven't considered the others yet.

[Kaizen]

(11-30-2013 07:44 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  

(11-30-2013 05:40 PM)bigxxx Wrote:  

I like rocking a chain. It does get girls' attentions as they will make a comment or play with it in the bedroom. It's the one accessory (in addition to a watch of course) I feel naked without.

The Yurman ones are a good option.

Like what?

I wear a thin Silver Chain from Links of London. Forget the exact length but it ends just above nipple line.

Has a classy look.

Seems to add a nice subtle touch under a dress shirt (top 2 buttons always undone), V neck, or whatever.

[Ubietza]

Hey, bigxxx, can you post a link of what kind of chain you're talking about? I searched, but couldn't find anything.

[Ubietza]

Hey, bigxxx, can you post a link of what kind of chain you're talking about? I searched, but couldn't find anything.

[j r]

Etsy is a great place for reasonably priced accessories. Also TheTieBar.com is good for ties and pocket squares at good prices.

[The Beast1]

Surprised no one mentioned this:

Watches?

I own an old school Omega Seamaster from 1962. One of my favorite watches. I see all sorts of makes and models, but I prefer having a trusty go to watch all of the time.

[WestCoast]

Going with a tie definitely helping, tie bar not so much no change but I like to match it to the square when it's a real nice venue.

Custom suit = through a friend/stylist dude I know. Any of those made to measure ones are probably gonna get you the same reaction assuming you are not getting bad quality material.

Saw the watches mentioned was gonna rock a breitling but never been a watch guy.

[thegmanifesto]

(11-30-2013 06:48 PM)WestCoast Wrote:  

So far no reaction on the tie bar. Not really any downside either.

Picked up new cuffs and have a custom suit in the mail.

I get the feeling the suit + square is all you really need. Overkill with the tie + tie bar

Yeah, that is exactly what I was saying.

Trust me when I spit out info on this stuff, I have been doing and experimenting for years.

I have forgotten more stuff than a top pua will learn in his entire lifetime.

[WestCoast]

^ the tie seems to make a difference though. Girls will pull on it when dancing etc.

Going to rock square + mis-matched tie for now.

Thing is a tie on Weekends seems to be overkill, tie + square on Monday To Friday is better.

[Kaizen]

(12-01-2013 03:49 PM)Ubietza Wrote:  

Hey, bigxxx, can you post a link of what kind of chain you're talking about? I searched, but couldn't find anything.

http://www.linksoflondon.com/ca-en/onlin...ag-pendant

Something like this.

Don't have the dog chain but I like that look also

[Ubietza]

I love/hate this site. Thank you, OP, for making me spend $200 on earrings(getting them pierced this week), a tungsten ring, two bracelets, and a money clip with a chain. Fuck, I'd be in the Dark Ages if it weren't for you gentlemen.

[Gunner]

What about nice belts? There are some cool Ferragamo, Gucci, Cartier.

[rudebwoy]

Bigxxx - great site you posted there my man. They make some of the best cuff links you can find.

[WestCoast]

(12-03-2013 07:13 PM)bars Wrote:  

What about nice belts? There are some cool Ferragamo, Gucci, Cartier.

No need for a belt if you have a custom suit, they come without loops.

More seriously I would say stick with brand matching. Walking around with a Gucci belt and $25 Levi's is not going to make sense.

Wen it comes to belts it's best to find high quality COLORS such as brandish where the fade matches the fade on your shoes.

[Christian McQueen]

"Saw the watches mentioned was gonna rock a breitling but never been a watch guy."

^Really?

Rock a watch. Always.

Shocked you're a finance man and don't dig watches.

Tailored suit, badass expensive dress shoes, custom dress shirt, pocket square, cuff links and watch and you're golden.

Wear a watch for You, but I guarantee you'll get opened from wearing a good watch. I get opened almost everytime I'm out because of my watches.

[WestCoast]

^ links to the good ones that you think look good.

I hate em because they scratch up and i hate scratched glass, I hate smartphones more so could do it.

[Aliblahba]

If I must wear a suit, then I wear boots with it. In that case the belt needs to match the footwear.


   



   


Not western or gaudy, but pronounced. It shows rebellion from the status quo of suit wear. I like a little more silver showing in the belt to match the bling. Ties are a no go, btw, even at a funeral. Girls like bad boys, and you can't project that with a piece of silk hanging around your neck.

The boots and belt circumvent the need for a watch, which is played out.

[Vaun]

Have a Seamaster for everyday wear, but I have been wearing this to work, and get compliments on it a lot, chicks dig it

[WestCoast]

^ that's a cool one, kinda dig the straps but then the coordination to shoes and belt is a bitch. Give & take.

[Vaun]

its a good watch if you are not a watch guy, and will get respect in a finance environ but not too flashy. the seamaster I have had forever.

[Christian McQueen]

@WC: I'll link some tomorrow for you.

@Ali: "The boots and belt circumvent the need for a watch, which is played out."

^I'm a big fan of boots, but when is a watch ever played out? Guess James Bond didn't get the memo.

A watch is the only real men's accessory.

[Aliblahba]

(12-03-2013 10:58 PM)McQueensPlayboyRules Wrote:  

@Ali: "The boots and belt circumvent the need for a watch, which is played out."

^I'm a big fan of boots, but when is a watch ever played out? Guess James Bond didn't get the memo.

A watch is the only real men's accessory.

Yeah, but James Bond isn't a real man but a fictional character made up by Hollywood to push Omega watches. Gay men are telling the masses how to dress. Unplug my friend.

I went through the watch phase when I was young, and left two nice ones in Mexico. I get more compliments off bracelets I pickup overseas, for a fraction of the price. Plus I'm rough, and anything attached to my body is going to get tore up quick, especially a watch.

[All or Nothing]

(12-03-2013 11:07 PM)Aliblahba Wrote:  

Yeah, but James Bond isn't a real man but a fictional character made up by Hollywood to push Omega watches. Gay men are telling the masses how to dress. Unplug my friend.

The original James Bond sported a Rolex:



Steve McQueen was notorious for wearing a Rolex:



But even then, the who's who the world over historically have worn nice watches:


Putin with a Patek Philippe strapped to his wrist.


Duke Ellington wearing a Cartier Tank.

I personally believe that a nice watch is the greatest accessory a man can own.

Maybe I am too young to understand. Yet, if almost every single man who resides in the upper echelons of society has a high quality watch strapped to his wrist, there might just be something to having one.

[Christian McQueen]

"Yet, if almost every single man who resides in the upper echelons of society has a high quality watch strapped to his wrist, there might just be something to having one."

^A Young G in the making.