Fashion sense? What's that?

[lethargic_man]

[Poll #1251222]

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[liv]

I feel bad about pointing this out, given that I gave you the bow-ties in the first place, and even worse, I'm the one who stupidly cut up the bow-tie that directly matches that waistcoat because I thought it was too girly for you and you wouldn't want it. But the worst kind of clash is between orange-y reds and blue-y reds, so this combination is impossible to carry off. Sorry.

[lethargic-man.livejournal.com]

Cut up? I don't understand. I'm the one who's been cutting up bow-ties: I cut up the two fake bow-ties you gave me and reassembled them into real ones. :o)

[liv]

So you can turn a fake bow-tie into a real one by cutting? That's rather useful!

The story is, when I bought you that waistcoat, it came with a cravat and bow-tie in the same material, and I concluded that you couldn't possibly want to wear a waistcoat with a matching tie, it would be far too effeminate (and that waistcoat is not the most masculine garment even on its own). So I kept the cravat and bow-tie (I think it was a false one, I forget). Then one day I was going to a goth event and had no suitable jewellery, so I cut up the bow tie and made it into an improvised choker (just wearing the strap part of the bow tie round my neck with the buckle prominent.) Only after this did I discover that you actually like flamboyant bow-ties, but by then it was too late to give you the one that goes with this waistcoat. I feel bad about that, because it's going to be difficult to match that fabric. The blue bow-tie might be slightly better, but I'm not sure, it's bright blue which might or might not work with a greeny-blue.

[lethargic-man.livejournal.com]

So you can turn a fake bow-tie into a real one by cutting? That's rather useful!

Well, it struck me that it obviously had the same amount of material as a real bowtie, and so long as I didn't end up cutting or stitching in any part which faced outwards, I'd be okay.

The story is, when I bought you that waistcoat, it came with a cravat and bow-tie in the same material

I don't supposed it came with any spare buttons? (The top one fell off and vanished at the last Limmud.)

Only after this did I discover that you actually like flamboyant bow-ties, but by then it was too late to give you the one that goes with this waistcoat. I feel bad about that, because it's going to be difficult to match that fabric.

Well, you weren't to know. The blue bow-tie goes well with that waistcoat with my red, long-sleeved shirt (and indeed that's what I wore at Limmudfest). I'm not sure it would stand out enough against the blue short-sleeved shirt.

[rav-hadassah.livejournal.com]

It does clash a little because there are too many colours and patterns going on here. If the bow-tie were worn on a simple white (or even pale, baby pink) shirt, with a monochrome waistcoat in a similar tone, it would be fine. Or if the waist-coat was worn with a monochrone (non-patterned) bow-tie, that would be fine, too. It's that the paisley design of the waist-coat AND the striking blue shirt AND the light pink polka-dot of the bow-tie is a little too much. Take out one of the ingredients and you should be fine! :-)

[darcydodo]

It does clash, but despite that I chose "Flash!" because the whole point of those bowties was to be extra flamboyant, and how better to be flamboyant than by clashing with the rest of the outfit?