If I'm not the best-dressed man at the on-site quarterly financial planning meeting, I'll *die*.
I am normally not a fan of shiny ties, but this one is an exception. It's this shimmery copper in person.
1940's-ish vibe - please don't drive me crazy by calling this Victorian or earlier. This is also all separates and not a suit. (Jacket and trousers would match if a suit, and there would be some cut differences, fwiw.)
Coat is less than 20 years old but is stylistically close to a hacking jacket, new vintage shirt from Darcy, new vintage trousers from Oldfield, boots are Taft, waistcoat and tie are true vintage, though at least a decade apart. (While this waistcoat is shorter than modern, it is still a tad long for the silhouette I want. So, alas, cannot completely slut it up today.)
It was a 2-day planning meeting.
These are vintage (1950s) "doeskin" (combed cotton) waistcoats. West of England and Dunn & Co. are two labels here. I see them pop up fairly frequently on ebay and Etsy.
My trousers this time are new vintage from Chester Cordite. Shirt is once again Darcy, with a true vintage tie.
Oh yeah --
Every time I post about these, it's new to someone, so here's from this morning's prep for work: if you have a problem with your neck being a bit too large for your dress shirt, you can get collar button extenders for that top button. Your tie will look a bit looser, but a collar bar helps hide everything. (Similar exists for waistbands.)
Being a trans man, this has been very helpful for me - I am between sizes in some way for all of my clothes (T added almost 2" to my neck, but a 15" dress shirt will be too large everywhere else).
