As a man approaching middleage and well renowned as a snappy dresser its rare I need to come her for sartorial advice. However I need help with this one. I have recently been told by a young lady that polo shirts and V necks jumpers either separately or together are supremely naff. My fave combo is a burgundy polo shirt with a lavender V neck jumper. I am told this is irredeemably naff.
I have always favoured the polo shirt as being a bit more dressy than a t shirt but have been told this is not so and that I look "far too golf club"
What say the fashionistas of STW?
Don't stand for any nonsense from the youth. That combo is sound.
How young is this young lady and do you care about her opinion?
The young lady is a year younger than me and I do care about her opinion given I am attempting to entice her. Mind you I think she is wrong 🙂
Ask her what she thinks you should be wearing instead, if she mentions tank tops, crocs, sliders with socks, cardigans, expensive designer clothing (especially anything gaudily branded) I’d suggest stop with the enticement attempts and look elsewhere!
How young is this young lady and do you care about her opinion?
The young lady is a year younger than me and I do care about her opinion given I am attempting to entice her. Mind you I think she is wrong 🙂
Never mind the clothing tj, you need to get her to create an account on here so she can judge you by your acquaintances, you know, introduce us all.
(Definitely dont take that advice. 😁)
Get that sen a quarter zip.
129 actually
That's very specific! Lol
With or without jeans?Trainers or Crocs?
How young is this young lady and do you care about her opinion?
The young lady is a year younger than me and I do care about her opinion given I am attempting to entice her. Mind you I think she is wrong 🙂
You're at a critical point in the proceedings. Important decisions are required, and you need to move forward with great care. You could placate her and take a step back...which risks her seeing you as a push over. She won't respect you for that.
Or you could assert your masculine magnetism and bust out the mankini. It would send a clear message: this is a guy that doesn't mess around. He knows what he wants. In fact he even knows what I want. He can order on my behalf at restaurants.
Good luck.
I have recently been told by a young lady that polo shirts and V necks jumpers either separately or together are supremely naff
And she’d be bang on!
Polo shirts, with or without a jumper make a statement.
Unfortunately, the statement is… well… you really shouldn’t need it pointing out to you?
You might as well pop your collar, go the whole hog and change your name to Olly. Stonewashed jeans? Tan leather brogues?
Wear a t-shirt or a proper shirt under your jumper, and for gods sake make sure you coordinate the colours. Burgundy and lavender? Seriously?! FFS man, I’d look at that combination and assume you got dressed in the dark.
Nobody wants to look like a stockbroker from Surrey on his way to the golf club. That sounds Full Partidge Sports Casual.
Sorry Uncle Jezza. I love you dearly but for your own benefit never wear a polo shirt and jumper. PLEASE!
I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed
I was thinking more this kind of polo shirt than Partridge...
My fave combo is a burgundy polo shirt with a lavender V neck jumper.
You are Michael Portillo and I claim my five pounds.
You could always drape the V Neck across your shoulders for the full Golf Club effect 😁
PS I wouldn't take fashion advice from a 70 year old who still wears hoodies, jeans and skate shoes 👍
The current trend is long sleeve, light material polo (slightly loose, not skin tight) with a jacket or short sleeve polo (whatever fit you like as no one will see it) with a zip neck jumper, but how this really differs from a crew neck with a short sleeve is anyone’s guess. Since most of the zips seem elaborate or shiny, my guess is that it just adds bling of a sort…
Depends on how enticing she is surely?
Very enticing- the combo stuffed at the back of the wardrobe and a series of what ever works bought in
Medium enticing- one new set of whatever works for the next date before returning to normal
Slightly enticing- she can take you as you are or leave you.
My wife complained about a particular jacket of mine, I kept wearing it for a couple of years. It's mostly languishing in the wardrobe now.
My fave combo is a burgundy polo shirt with a lavender V neck jumper.
You are Michael Portillo and I claim my five pounds.
A great role model. Most men wear such boring clothes in boring colours. An entire wardrobe in shades of greyige 🙂
At least I wasn't wearing Cerise trousers tho
- Normal shirts and v-necks - fine.
- Short-sleeve shirts and v-necks - nope.
- Polo shirts and v-necks -nope.
- V-neck with nothing underneath - nope.
- V-neck with normal t-shirt - nope.
The problem with the v neck is that it’s basically your old school jumper from many years ago. Ditch it and go with a nice quarter zip in a dark colour, t shirt, shirt or at a push, polo underneath, in white or light neutral colour.
Burgundy and lavender reminded me totally of this poem:
https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/warning/
Just don't let the street wardens catch you spitting.
And the fashion pages inform me that the quarter zip is where it's at:
Jamj has it - a normal shirt with a v-neck jumper isn't awful, although can be a bit 'braying Yah'. But most other combos with a v-neck jumper are not good - the v-neck basically is showing a lot of the underlying layer, which looks irredeemably naff.
But then tbh I struggle to know what's a suitable jumper combo in this weather, that's why I end up with hoodies or overshirts
Anyone else waiting for a BBC Nature documentary with Sir David Attenborough doing the voice over, describing the courtship displays of the Lesser Spotted Leith Male?
Short-sleeve shirts and v-necks - nope.
How would you know?
I'm presuming it's because you wouldn't see the monogrammed cufflinks protruding from the bottom of the sleeves?
How frightfully uncouth
Don't try and merge into the background... wear what you like. If what you wear is a topic of conversation, is that a bad thing?
I don't wear v-necks ever... my teenage offspring does wear them... personal taste should always trump trends that are ubiquitous enough to appear in the press.
Tj is a style icon anyway….
Could this enticed lady not just be a figment of TJ's imagination?His long hair may be confusing the poor old fellow.😅
Earing?
its rare I need to come her for sartorial advice.
uh huh...
Polo necks are worn by either one of three groups of people; Working in a shop/business where the other parts of the uniform are a jaunty wee hat and a name badge, secondly, people actually playing polo, and thirdly; thusly
Your date is correct. they are naff, heed her advice...
Whatever the fashion advice here is - do the opposite!
Personally its a good style day for me when my clothes don't have any visible soup stains on them.
A v-neck and polo was my school uniform for six years. Hated it then, and haven't worn a polo since.
Nothing wrong with a Polo shirt. If you work in a petrol station. 😊👍
My rules:
V necks are fine things but shouldn't be worn with a polo. Polos are summer clothing to be worn with nothing over the top. Could be ok under a jacket of some description esp. long sleeve versions
Feel free to ignore that but the burgundy/lavender colour combo sounds frightful.
No form of knitwear should have a zip. Ever.
Style rather than fashion for the win.
I'm presuming it's because you wouldn't see the monogrammed cufflinks protruding from the bottom of the sleeves?
How frightfully uncouth
Oh dear - where do we start with this. Shirts that need cuff links - only with a suit or dinner jacket.
Short-sleeve shirts and v-necks - nope.
How would you know?
Short-sleeve shirts - when it is warm enough for a single layer and never, ever with a suit or blazer…
What is the world coming to when you need guidance on style from a 51 year old man…?
