Not a What I Wore...

I was going to ship service a What I Wore Lord's Day or mayhap a What I Wore on My Anniversary Dinner Out (WIWOMADO), but today turned into to a greater extent than of a What I Wore to Urgent Care sort of day, thus I decided to select things inwards a unlike direction. You may cause got caught this post. If yous didn't, cheque it out.   Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 skillful (and good dressed) friend of my hubby in addition to I, a certainly Vinson, made some interesting in addition to insightful comments on said post.  I volition reprint them hither for your enjoyment. And, for context, he currently calls Vienna home.

Vinson wrote:

I mean value Italian men cause got to a greater extent than of a masculine feel of vogue in addition to then the Austrians. In Italy they telephone band it sprezzatura. It's a similar an intentional casualness inwards their dress. They know they could await better, but they restrain. Look at the gentleman inwards the 3rd film amongst the greyness conform in addition to the sneakers. The juxtaposition is prime number event of this. Good weblog Mary! Love it!

I responded:

Thank yous for commenting, Vinson! I've noticed sprezzatura, but I could never seat a lift to it; give cheers yous for that, too! How would yous divide your style? How has it changed since living inwards Europe exclusively?

And Vinson replied:

Mary, cheers for the comment to my comment :-) I would rate that my vogue tin survive defined every bit modern classic. I honey men's vogue inwards which yous can't pinpoint the eact fourth dimension period. In add-on I would throw inwards the discussion Americana. I mean value that living inwards Europe has genuinely given me a greater appreciation of classic American vogue (i.e. repp ties, Levis, navy blazers), but amongst the European gibe (tailored in addition to cutting to gibe about the body). Can I role the term, modern-classic-Americana?

I mean value since living hither I cause got also come upward to honour dressing for the occasion in addition to venue. This is apparently assuming yous don't article of apparel flip flops in addition to t-shirts everwhere (unacceptable inwards Rome). I cause got noticed that Europeans (esp. Italians) tend to exercise improve is article of apparel appropriate attire for the correct identify in addition to time. For example, if yous are inwards the solid set down yous article of apparel tweeds in addition to flannels in addition to heavily brouged footwear. If yous are inwards the city, yous stick to dark, simpler in addition to slimmer plumbing equipment pieces. I similar this mentality in addition to it brings yous dorsum to a fourth dimension where gentlemen dressed similar gentlemen in addition to life inwards the ascetic feel was (in my opinion) a fleck to a greater extent than refined in addition to beautiful. :-)

And in addition to then I said:

Wow, what a keen answer... thus many things to respond to! I mean value yous cause got summed upward your vogue quite nicely! I similar how yous laissez passer on a nod to the best of American style. It seems to me that these genuinely skillful "Americana" elements cause got been popping upward to a greater extent than inwards European fashion, in addition to the to a greater extent than European streamlined silhouette has been gaining traction hither inwards U.S.A. - a melding of sorts seems to survive occurring betwixt the 2 extremes of men's fashion. I honey it. 

Dressing for the occasion is a keen topic! It seems to me that much of the youth [ re-reading this, I realize how former this tilt makes me sound!] hither see that every bit an imposition in addition to criminal offense against self expression, where genuinely it is merely the opposite! I too, honey dressing according to environment, occasion, in addition to "what is inwards the air." I feel a ship service theme here...

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