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Dave: And moving on to our last – how about that one, Sean? That’s got a little zip to it, doesn’t it?
Sean: There you go. And maybe pop that up also. Pop up the full view – I don’t know if we did that on the last one or not.
Dave: Okay. Well, again, this is – you know, real men wear pink.
Sean: That’s right. If they’re comfortable with pink, right?
Dave: I love it. Again, this is a wool/linen, it’s a tri-blend, it’s wool, linen, and silk blend. It’s from an Italian collection, and it’s part of our grouping sport coats. And I’ve partnered it with the wool and linen trouser. The shirt that I selected here, Sean, was just a really basic, super lightweight, 140s blue broad cloth. And I just – you could put lots of different shirts with it. White would look good with it, cream would look good with it, you know, a really simple Hairline, or end on end custom shirt would be great, but I just thought this was nice with the basic broad cloth, and then kind of popped it with a classic, ribbon-striped tie.
Sean: Yes. I was just going to mention that the plain shirt works great with that tie because that tie really pops, so we don’t really need anything else going on with the shirt because you’ve got the pattern in the jacket, so I think that’s a great look. That would be considered maybe another wedding crasher outfit, right?
Dave: I think you will get everyone’s attention when you wear a big sport coat, that’s for sure. As far as the shoes with these linens, you know, Allen Edmonds offers a great selection of shoes that have linen tops. There’s a grouping of lace-ups and slip-ons, both in soft, nubuck suede, in a cream or a light tan, or a brown linen top shoe would be really cool with this as well. So we’re not able to kind of put the pictures of the shoes in without studio just yet, but it’s something that we’re working on.
But shoes are something that I always talk about in the Summer time because you could have these really cool outfits that we’ve put together and if you don’t have the right shoe – you know, you just can’t be putting black shoes or burgundy penny loafers with this look. You definitely need to have the right footwear to make this really come off properly.
Sean: Exactly. I agree with you 100%, and you’re right, Allen Edmonds, they’ve come a long way with diversifying their shoe line. So I know you carry them as well, so that’s definitely somewhere we can make sure that we get the appropriate shoe.
Dave: In closing, in looking at the Spring/Summer wardrobe, I don’t think – depending on how many suits you have in your wardrobe and how many days a week you wear suits depends on how many of these items really make sense. But I think it’s very important to at least have one Summer suit, and one Summer sport coat outfit in your wardrobe. Even if you’re not wearing suits every day, the Summer time, all of us go to pool parties, parties at the club – I’m invited to member guest, played in golf tournaments, and for me personally, when I go and play in Pro Ams at different country clubs, I usually get invited to two or three different events a year. And for me, it’s a time to meet people and that’s usually when most men – or I don’t know what type of business you’re in – you know it’s always a good chance to be doing networking and get know people, and the way you look is really important.
If you just throw on a bad blazer over a nasty golf shirt, it really doesn’t make too much of an impression. But I’d definitely get people to take notice of me when I go to these events because I really enjoy bringing in a beautiful jacket. Maybe not necessarily wearing a tie all the time, but just having a great custom made shirt, great pair of shoes, and a great custom made blazer or sport coat – it just sends the right message. It not only makes the person that invited you feel good, but it makes you feel good. And it just says something about you, so you never can be overdressed, in my opinion.
Sean: Yes, I agree. And you know, if a guy is just too conservative and an outfit like this would be too much for him, you know, I think the key thing is to learn about nice fabrics. There’s such a difference in a fabric and the fit of a garment that even if you’re conservative and you have a nice fabric and a well fitting garment, it’s going to make all the difference in the world. And unfortunately, there’s guys that haven’t graduated to buying nicer clothing. They’re still purchasing clothing at the “two for one sales” and the “warehouse stores” around the cities and you know, that’s where guys purchase just starting out of college, and I don’t think guys – they don’t have anything to compare what they have to nicer clothing. They don’t know what they don’t know.
And if they try something that has very nice fabric with good construction and a good fit, then they’ll know what it’s like and they’ll get compliments, and they’ll feel good about themselves and make a good first impression, and you only get that first chance to make a good first impression. We’ve all heard that before, but it’s so true.
Dave: Definitely. And again, I enjoy going to – and meeting new people, it’s really great to meet new people, and when you’re looking good and you’re meeting new people, good things happen.
Sean: Right. Alright, Dave, well that’s great. I think everybody’s going to enjoy this presentation and this little conversation we had, and I think – you know, you and I have talked and we’re going to try to do these on a regular basis, and I don’t know what we’ll talk about next, but we’ll figure something good out.
Dave: Well, we’ll talk about the Fall season next.
Sean: Yes, there you go. Well maybe something in between there, but anyway, Dave, with Weeb & Sons, the name of Dave’s business, and he’s in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and Dave, I really appreciate you talking to me today and I look forward to doing it again soon.
Dave: Thank you, Sean.
Sean: Okay. Talk to you soon.
