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Originally Posted by firebug
Not bad, I'd rate this about a 7/10 and appreciate the effort.
What I'd like to see more of is some increased contrast between the garments. IMHO, your shirt, jacket and pants are all too close in color, texture and brightness which then places too much attention on your shoes.
Wearing an orphaned suit coat doesn't necessarily 'look bad' its more just 'wrong' - but only a tiny percentage of men would even know the difference. A sport coat in that scenario would add some texture and maybe a bit of pattern to break things up a bit for you.
The shirt would be the easiest upgrade for that outfit. You could have a loud pattern or bright colour which wouldn't overpower things as it's under your jacket but still would add some visual interest.
All in all, you look better than most, but still have some runway for improvements.
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Thanks for the feedback! I do notice I tend to wear blues and dark blues 80% of the time. Indeed when I go home, I even hang up the suit jackets at work and go home in a navy members only jacket. It must my safe play since it's still a color while not looking like I'm going to a goth gathering or funeral.
I don't wear bright colors or express myself in terms of shirt colors or patterned suits as I manage people and it's part of trying to remain somewhat conservative in a management role.
I have a ton of orphaned suit jackets as we used to wear suits everyday (I have everything from Christmas party dark red to Obama tan) until covid started which kicked in a casual policy and now not wearing jeans makes you not fit into the corporate culture.
Dressing down whole-cuts is definitely something I used to see during double meat fridays in the downtown Calgary culture and probably where I picked it up.