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lifeinthesouth:
Anywhere that sells suits should have staff that can pick out clothes that will look good. Also they should be able to tailor it to the right fit. If they can't go somewhere else. It would be kinda like buying a car from a dealership that didn't know anything about cars and couldn't service them.

TheSlyBear:
"life" makes a good point. A lot of the clerks in reputable clothing stores (not Wal-Mart) are very knowledgeable about their goods. I think I've got a good eye for style (avatar attire notwithstanding) but always make a point to chat up the clerks about my choices.

I've personally found that the more mature ladies and gents (especially the gay ones) can help you make choices that will look astounding on you.

Case in point. I never would have thought to pair gray and brown. But earlier in the year I saw a mannequin that was outfitted with a nutmeg brown blazer, a dove gray shirt, and a Jerry Garcia tie that brought the two colors together. It looked amazing!

I now own that shirt and tie (the blazer, alas, was not available in my very-hard-to-find size of 46S) and spent a lot of time chatting with the dude that put the outfit together for the display.

CraftyGuy:

--- Quote from: bootedbear on May 03, 2010, 02:32:33 PM ---I've personally found that the more mature ladies and gents (especially the gay ones) can help you make choices that will look astounding on you.

--- End quote ---

My apologies in advance for the thread hijacking, but Bear brought something up that caused my very easily-distracted mind to ponder...

I've wondered about that stereotype - how it is that gay men seem so much better with fashion/decor sense (and many other creative pursuits for that matter) than their straight counterparts.  Is it part of the genetic makeup, or is it (what I'm leaning more towards, in theory) that straight men are just simply too afraid to either try to be good at (or admit to being good at) these sort of things, for fear of somehow being mis-labeled (stereotypes strike again)...

Then again, what do I know?  I'm married with kids, but am creative/artistic - crochet, knitting, photography, singing, cooking, and not a half-bad sense of color (if I do say so myself!), but whose - on the other hand - idea of preferred work clothing is shorts and a Hawaiian shirt (and the shirt only because I have to wear one to work! LOL!)

Again, sorry for the tangent... we return you now to your regularly-scheduled topic.

TheSlyBear:
My comment was mostly tongue-in-cheek, but I think that it's mostly because straight guys generally don't seek out a career as a men's clothing clerk (sort of like hair dressing). There's probably also a hefty psychological component, as you surmised, where boys are brought up to think that "real men" don't care about looks (after all, they'll get wives who will dress them, right?  ::))

Pshrynk:
^^^   Exactly

This is changing in NA society though, as the parent of any teenage boy would tell you.   

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