﻿Is Breaking Up A Suit A Style Sin [0:00:00]
So, I received a question the other day, it goes like this, “Antonio,
can you pair a pinstripe trousers together with a solid navy or blue jacket? Does this combination
work?” Best regards, Aria. [Music]
So, first up, let’s look at these combinations; pinstripe trousers
with a blue jacket, pinstripe trousers with a navy jacket. What do you guys think?
In my opinion, this just doesn’t work. Now, some of you guys are thinking, “Antonio,
I can see that this doesn’t work. But, exactly why doesn’t it work? Can you explain it?”
So, the pinstripe pattern has been around for over a hundred years. It was a patterned design
for businessmen that wanted to be a little bit more flamboyant. And it was always seen in the
matching trousers and jacket suit. On a side note, the New York Yankees,
they wear pinstripes on their uniforms to symbolize when on the field, they mean business.
Now, it seems that it’s been an unspoken rule in menswear, but trousers aren’t something that
we have a lot of fun with. Why? Because of the canvas upon which we paint. So,
it makes sense to keep them simple and clean, have fun with your sports jackets, your blazers, have
fun with those caps, have fun with your shoes. But, when it comes to trousers, in general,
you’re going to see the vast majority are going to be solid. You’re going to see them in colors that
are easy to match; grays, tans, browns, blues. It’s so important because we’re not used to
seeing them as a focal point, matching trousers that have a pattern can be very difficult.
On a side note and this seems to contradict everything I just said, but loud trousers,
those that have a very strong pattern, maybe a check pattern that really is
using stronger colors and a high contrast, those I think are relatively easy to match.
Why? Because everything else you’re going to wear around them is going to be muted. You understand
when you wear trousers like this, they’re going to be the focal point of the outfit.
And that there brings us to the problem of trying to match pinstripe trousers. On their own,
they’re not usually strong enough to carry the entire outfit to be the focal point.
On the other hand, trying to match them with other pieces in the wardrobe,
it can be difficult, but it can be done. How to do it? Let me give you some examples.
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So, blue jackets aren’t going to work with these pinstripe trousers, but what will? How about the
matching jacket? I know this one seems obvious, but I want to remind a lot of you guys out there,
you can wear the suit casually, you don’t have to wear a necktie with it, simply have some,
you know, slip on right here, I’ve got some double monk straps, I’ve got my pocket square.
I think this is a solid combination and there’s no problem with wearing the suit casually.
So, the first odd jacket combination I’m going to propose is right here looking at this the leather
jacket mixed in with those striped trousers. Yes, some of you guys may say this doesn’t work because
you got casual mixing with a bit more formal. I think you can pull it off and, again,
anyone sees this combination, they just see that you’ve got a great looking jacket, the trousers
dressed up a bit, but it dresses down the whole outfit in my opinion and you can make it work.
Okay. I get it. Leather jacket not your thing, you want something a little bit dressier,
then look to suede. What I love about suede is this one of the most underutilized fabrics
in a man’s wardrobe. A lot of men stay away from it, they don’t know how to wear a suede,
they worry it’s going to be too much upkeep. Gentlemen, I’m here to tell you that suede really
can easily take your wardrobe to the next level. How? It’s all about the texture.
Now, unlike leather, which is made from the top part of the hide, suede is made from the lower
portion. It’s not going to be as durable, but what it loses in durability, it more
than makes up for in the overall feel and look. This is going to be something that supple, this
is something soft to the touch. This, when you put it on, it’s going to feel incredibly nice.
Now, check out the styles of these jackets; simple, clean, classic, elegant. For me,
when I look for something that’s going to be timeless in style, I want something that
doesn’t have a lot of frills, not a whole lot of whistles, just something that fits
the body well and looks good when you put it on. Now, I know some of the colors I’m showing you
here, you guys have asked in past videos saying, “Antonio, where are you getting all these awesome
suede jackets in these various colors?” Well, I’m working on a project and if you’re
at all interested, there’s a form down in the description of today’s video. You just
simply enter your email saying, “Antonio, I’m interested.” Basically, right now,
we’re gathering interests to see if there’s, you know, if I should make a line of suede jackets
which are going to come in these unique colors and really keep the style simple.
I think simply having a maroon suede jacket like this or maybe a blue suede jacket or a green suede
jacket, I think that color with the suede right there is going to be enough. And I don’t see
enough designers putting out something like this at a high quality level, so I’m looking to do it.
Again, if this is at all interesting to you, use that form down in the description
of today’s video and enter your email address, so that I can put you on the early bird list.
Now, what about an older casual jacket, like a jean jacket, can you actually pull this off?
I think in the right situation if you’re a younger guy, go for it. I think this combination,
a little bit more fashion forward, but, yeah, with the right colors the right combination there,
you could pull it off. [0:04:59]
Other jacket combinations that might work, check out this one right here. In a flannel, we’ve got
a military style jacket. Overall, this is going to be a more casual style jacket. But, I actually
like this combination. I think that could be pull of maybe not exactly this pair of trousers,
but I think pinstripe trousers in general or dressing up, this is going to dress them down.
I don’t know. We got a nice compromise here. Then, I look at corduroy, another great option.
The style here a little bit dressier, the same type of style we would see with a
regular worsted wool jacket, but overall that corduroy makes it more casual.
What I really like though is the contrast with those trousers. You can clearly see that this is
not to be made worn as a suit. And when it comes down to corduroy jackets, you could wear them with
jeans. I think this combination right here could work if you’ve got the confidence to pull it off.
That being said, gents, you have an opinion. I know this, so let me know down in the comments
anything you see you disagree with or you really like, let me know, I want to hear from you.
Now, these next couple of options I have to admit, I absolutely love this style and
that is the sweater jacket. So, right here, in a navy, we’ve got a single breasted sweater jacket.
I think this combination works really well. And so many guys forget about the sweater
jacket. They’re relatively affordable. They’re so much dressier than a lot of,
you know, definitely a hoodie. But, look this one right here, double-breasted.
I think that the color maybe too close and that’s why maybe the combination does it.
This one maybe works in my opinion if I had gone with a navy double breasted or maybe even,
you know, a color like olive green or a dark brown, maybe this combination could
have been pulled off. I don’t know. You guys like this? Let me know down in the comments.
And let’s not forget about just simply wearing a V-neck sweater with those trousers. Right here,
a solid combination. You don’t have to have the jacket. I know a lot of you guys maybe find these
pinstripe trousers at a yard sale, maybe you pick them up at a thrift store. You tore up the jacket,
so you can’t use it anymore. Or right here, you’re going to be able to get plenty of wear out of
those trousers with this sweater combination. And now, let’s talk about vest. So, tons of
options here and I think the ones that look best in my opinion are going to be the ones
with the high contrast that we can clearly tell that we’re not going for a matching look here.
I just happen to have this was the only double-breasted vest I have that fit like this.
So, yeah, I think that this is too close in the colors, but these other ones with
a higher contrast, I like the look. Even the casual one, I think could be pulled off
with confidence in the right situation. Again, let me know down in the comments
which ones did you like, which ones did you not like? I’m very interested to hear back from you,
guys, because I want to wear some of these combinations and I appreciate your guys’ opinion.
And with those suede jackets, don’t forget, if you’re all interested,
fill up that form down in the description of today’s video. Simply going to ask you for your
email address, so that I can keep you abreast of whether or not we’re going to make this.
We’re looking for interest and I’ll be sending out updates letting you guys know when and
how much they’re going to cost and all these stuff. Right now, we haven’t figured that out.
I’m trying to make it just as a project. The more I can make, the lower the cost is going to be.
All right, gents, so what video to watch next? How about eight modern accessories that will never
go out of style? Do you own these? Do you have them? I actually had a lot of fun making this
video. I think you’ll enjoy it. Check it out, guys, right here.
You thought I froze, right? No. No, I was there. I wasn’t – I wasn’t frozen.
Go check it out, guys. [0:08:12] End of audio