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A Subtle Damnation

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I have a clear affinity for go-to-hell clothing. The world of men is a very serious one and sometimes your clothing should reflect that you’re not always as serious as your environment. However, the idea of wearing loud, in-your-face colors and patterns is disconcerting for a lot of men.

subtle go-to-hell socks

Thankfully loud clothing is more of a spectrum than a binary. Smaller patterns like those on the socks above are a perfect way to strike a balance between work and play.

If you want to give the world a more subtle damnation go with more muted colors, on smaller articles of clothing, and in smaller patterns. It’s a far cry from the patch madras pants you’ll see on Hampton’s men this summer.

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5 comments on “A Subtle Damnation”

  1. Peregrine John says:
    7 January, 2013 at 12:44 PM

    Yes, well, Bill Murray can do that outfit because he’s more or less made of Go To Hell, heavily seasoned with a reputation for Teh Funni. Me, I’ll stick to socks that amuse.

    1. Tanner says:
      7 January, 2013 at 2:08 PM

      True. Murray can wear whatever the crap he wants. The rest of us should probably tone it down at times.

  2. Aleph One says:
    7 January, 2013 at 3:03 PM

    If you replace those wingtips with a pair of cordovan penny loafers, and the socks with a similar color scheme but red Superman logos instead of dots, then you’d have what I wore to work today. Conservative gray suit, white shirt, red tie… and Superman socks. The surprising thing is how few people notice.

    1. Peregrine John says:
      8 January, 2013 at 9:27 AM

      That is entirely awesome. I’m going to get some Superman socks. Or maybe with little Batman logos.

  3. OffTheCuff says:
    7 January, 2013 at 7:17 PM

    I like the combo here.

    However, the only time I’ve seen the go-to-hell colors pulled off, and not come off as try-hard-hipster-ironic… is Big Money.

    I don’t have that kind of money, but I see it playing gigs to the MA coast/Cape/vineyard/Newport set occasionally.

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