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Which suit is the Modern Classic?
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Which suit is the Modern Classic?
Let’s be honest. When it comes to blue suits, there are a lot of choices. Navy blue. Cobalt blue. Air Force blue. Light blue. Want me to keep going?
Even when you’re talking about a classic navy blue suit there are any number of gradations in color tone - dark navy, mid-navy, light navy - as well as options for subtle patterns to make it stand out from the pack.
Yet even with all of those choices in that classic navy blue suit conversation, some guys, especially those who might be considering their very first blue suit. Back in the day, when I was finally going to make the commitment to dressing well and building a classic and versatile menswear wardrobe. I became sort of fascinated with the idea of doing more with less in terms of clothing.
I didn’t necessarily want to do the uniform thing like Steve Jobs did so famously - though that did fuel one of the more interesting sartorial experiments I’ve ever undertaken — but I thought that by building a thoughtful and well-curated classic wardrobe, that I’d be able to get the most out of the money I planned to spend.
However, there was one issue I was wrestling with internally. I knew that I wanted to build a “classic” menswear wardrobe, but I didn’t want it to be “boring.” Not that there’s anything with “boring” style, as I’ve recently opined.
But this was a bit of a different era and I was just cutting my teeth on classic menswear. I wasn’t into Fashion but I wanted to be somewhat unique without falling into the trap that so many do when first starting out and making that most awful of men’s style mistakes. Well, I did end up doing a bit of that myself - nobody’s immune - but to borrow an extremely overused phrase during that era, I was basically looking to do something that was “classic with a twist.”
It’s easy to roll our collective eyes at that now but the spirit was that I wanted to dress in a classic way but put my own personal stamp on it. And by “personal stamp” I didn’t mean a contrasting color button hole, silly suit jacket lining, or “funky” socks.
Even back then I was team “First Suit, Navy Suit,” but given my desire to step into the menswear world by standing out just a bit, a navy blue suit just seemed, well, too old fashioned for me. I wanted a something that made just a bit of a bolder statement without going too far. I wanted something a little more modern than the traditional navy blue suit.
And I found what I was looking for in a royal blue suit.
It was the perfect mix of of classic and modern. It wasn’t quite as versatile as a classic navy blue suit because it doesn’t really break into separates, but I did still find it to be extremely versatile situationally.
It gave business looks more of a modern flair. It was a striking color without being too bold. I also had a vest made, which increased its wearability and made more than a handful of appearances at weddings I attended.
More than anything though, it felt like me. It was my style and I wore the crap out of it - still do!
Even when you’re talking about a classic navy blue suit there are any number of gradations in color tone - dark navy, mid-navy, light navy - as well as options for subtle patterns to make it stand out from the pack.
Yet even with all of those choices in that classic navy blue suit conversation, some guys, especially those who might be considering their very first blue suit. Back in the day, when I was finally going to make the commitment to dressing well and building a classic and versatile menswear wardrobe. I became sort of fascinated with the idea of doing more with less in terms of clothing.
I didn’t necessarily want to do the uniform thing like Steve Jobs did so famously - though that did fuel one of the more interesting sartorial experiments I’ve ever undertaken — but I thought that by building a thoughtful and well-curated classic wardrobe, that I’d be able to get the most out of the money I planned to spend.
However, there was one issue I was wrestling with internally. I knew that I wanted to build a “classic” menswear wardrobe, but I didn’t want it to be “boring.” Not that there’s anything with “boring” style, as I’ve recently opined.
But this was a bit of a different era and I was just cutting my teeth on classic menswear. I wasn’t into Fashion but I wanted to be somewhat unique without falling into the trap that so many do when first starting out and making that most awful of men’s style mistakes. Well, I did end up doing a bit of that myself - nobody’s immune - but to borrow an extremely overused phrase during that era, I was basically looking to do something that was “classic with a twist.”
It’s easy to roll our collective eyes at that now but the spirit was that I wanted to dress in a classic way but put my own personal stamp on it. And by “personal stamp” I didn’t mean a contrasting color button hole, silly suit jacket lining, or “funky” socks.
Even back then I was team “First Suit, Navy Suit,” but given my desire to step into the menswear world by standing out just a bit, a navy blue suit just seemed, well, too old fashioned for me. I wanted a something that made just a bit of a bolder statement without going too far. I wanted something a little more modern than the traditional navy blue suit.
And I found what I was looking for in a royal blue suit.
It was the perfect mix of of classic and modern. It wasn’t quite as versatile as a classic navy blue suit because it doesn’t really break into separates, but I did still find it to be extremely versatile situationally.
It gave business looks more of a modern flair. It was a striking color without being too bold. I also had a vest made, which increased its wearability and made more than a handful of appearances at weddings I attended.
More than anything though, it felt like me. It was my style and I wore the crap out of it - still do!
