Keith is a friend I’ve had contact with since the early days of the blog. He was even one of my first clients. While he’s always dressed well, he’s been able to take his style to the next level over the last year.
This morning he sent me two pictures of a New Year’s annual black tie masquerade ball he attends.
This first shot is from New Year’s Eve 2011 ringing in 2012. He’s dressed appropriately and looks solid. Most guys would be happy to look this good in a suit.
And here he is from last week. While the differences are small and subtle, the overall change in appearance is incredible. In 2011 he looked good, in 2012 he looks rakish (yes the creative pocket square helps).
There is a very large gulf between dressing appropriately and dressing well and Keith has crossed over to the other side.
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7 comments on “Reader Submission: New Year’s Eve Then and Now”
I agree that his style is much better, but I am most impressed with his improved posture – due in part, I am sure, to improved confidence after gaining mastery over his wardrobe.
Agreed. Crazy how even that is a small change that makes a huge difference though. He’s sitting in roughly the same position but the difference in posture is huge.
I don’t recall ever seeing a peak lapel that narrow before. It looks sharp; I think that’s the most important change from last year. It has a night-out look, compared to the business-day look of last year’s notch lapel.
I like the new socks, too.
The narrowness is why it works for him. A larger peak lapel would dwarf his shoulders and make his head look disproportionate with the rest of his chest.
Yep, just look at the shapes his clothes are making. First picture – triangle angling out over his hips minimized the chest and maximizes the waist/belly. Second picture – much wider shape over the chest tapering to the waist maximizes chest and shoulders. The second picture is simply more physically imposing.
And as a woman, wouldn’t you say that the second picture is also more physically attractive?
I agree with the others. While his suit is more fitted and there are some small details that make his new look exceptional, if he just buttoned his blazer and improved his posture in the top frame, he would almost replicate the bottom frame. This reminds me to work on my posture.
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