Ten rules for being well-dressed: to follow, or to flout?

[french frank]

And there I was thinking that the female members of this forum had better things to do!

Perhaps I should have made clear that I don't possess any jewellery, hence I am not tempted to mix anything with anything else. I have better things to do

[MrGongGong]

Never wear red trousers

http://lookatmyfuckingredtrousers.blogspot.co.uk/

[teamsaint]

foul and abusive language on a fashion thread.
Should be a card to match the Red Trousers.

no mention of "Onesies, " I see, Cals......They popular in legal circles?

Actually, gives me some ideas........imagine A Brahms Onesie........ might go well alongside the masks range.

There are no fashion rules in publishing at all. We're like that.

[pastoralguy]

Never wear red trousers

http://lookatmyfuckingredtrousers.blogspot.co.uk/

[Anna]

And can we please have some opinions on leather trousers....

Essential for bikers!! Non-essential for anyone else apart from ageing rockers. (I imagine they are very uncomfortable and sticky to wear?)

[amateur51]

Essential for bikers!! Non-essential for anyone else apart from ageing rockers. (I imagine they are very uncomfortable and sticky to wear?)

They also have a tendency to creak and cause stifled laughter in others.

Certainly when I'm around

[Serial_Apologist]

Never wear red trousers

http://lookatmyfuckingredtrousers.blogspot.co.uk/

Gosh you're right! - though I do remember having slightly flared maroon trousers back in the early 70s which looked OK, I think.

[amateur51]

Gosh you're right! - though I do remember having slightly flared maroon trousers back in the early 70s which looked OK, I think.

Me too, S_A.

[teamsaint]

Gosh you're right! - though I do remember having slightly flared maroon trousers back in the early 70s which looked OK, I think.

what do you mean, " back in the early 70's"?

I am worried now.......

[Mary Chambers]

Hmmm....my version:

Don't wear denim if you're middle-aged onwards, and preferably not at all. I leave it to you to define middle-aged.

Blue and green can look marvellous. Look at peacocks.

If you wear vertical stripes everyone will think you're trying to look slim, but aren't really.

If shoes and bags always match it can look too careful. Don't bother.

I hope it's permitted to mix white gold (which looks rather like silver) with yellow gold. I do, because I wear my mother's white gold engagement ring with my grandmother's yellow gold one and my own gold wedding ring. And I shall go on doing so!

Break all rules.

[Anna]

I once shared a journey from Southampton Central with a wonderfully dressed older gentleman. He had on purple trousers, a pink jumper, an Astrakan coat with a devoré velvet scarf. He got off at Salisbury - he was going to the opening of an exhibition - and he'd contributed to the catering which we tasted on the way. Now, he was a very stylish gent!!

[Serial_Apologist]

Friday afternoon froth.

This piece discusses the (alleged) ten rules in question: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24019737

For ease of reference, the 'rules' are as follows:


1. Don't do denim with denim

Denim jacket & jeans fine (though you wouldn't find me in such butch attire!); denim over denim (eg shirt), too much of a muchness, especially both in blue.

2. Men shouldn't wear white socks

Fine with light-coloured clothing

3. Legs or cleavage - never both

I wouldn't know!!!

4. Vertical stripes are slimming

Yep

5. The tip of a tie should always cover the last button of a shirt but never go below your belt

Agreed - the current (ie last 20 years) of ties covering lower regions has looked naff for far too long

6. Never mix patterns

Agree - too much 'busyness' is self defeating from a visual pov

7. Straight men should only pierce their left ear

Again I wouldn't know! Don't like piercings in general, regardless of gender/orientation.

8. Shoes and bags/shoes and belts should always match

Non-committal on that one.

9. Blue and green should never be seen

Disagree - blues is in green, after all!

10. Never mix gold and silver jewellery

Can't see why not - but I never wear joolery in any case.

For what it's worth, of the ones that are relevant to me, I follow 2, 5 and 6

Of "don'ts" so far not mentioned, I never got the one about not wearing socks with sandals, ahem.

[MrGongGong]

Of "don'ts" so far not mentioned, I never got the one about not wearing socks with sandals, ahem.[/I]

[Serial_Apologist]

You ain't seen my feet!

Edit: men's feet look revolting in any case.

[Mary Chambers]

Actually I do have a few rules, sort of.

1. Never wear formal shoes with bare legs.

2. Natural fabrics are better than synthetics.

3. Overweight people, male or female, shouldn't wear tee-shirts. (Is that how you spell it? T-shirts?)

4. Don't wear sleeveless tops if your upper arms wobble.