inspiring indeed, i'll grab the aforementioned ps spread collar shirt of mine and give it a try tomorrow.

Obviously the spread collar was meant to be worn w/a tie and I buy them as such as it is the only type of collar I like when wearing a tie ( which isn't often TBW ). Anyway, the Italians like to wear this style open-necked/casually also ( especially in the south I think ) which IMHO does only work with a semi-spread collar shirt, unless one opts for the knitwear solution. Trying and testing.....

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funny enough, my fave-ish style which i've sported quite so often has been a bit similar, but by no means identical: a subtly checked big collar bd, single-coloured v neck, a varied herringbone pattern jacket (2 buttons, 2 side vents, ticket pocket, worn quite often w/ a red or burgundy paisley hanky), dark denim bootcut jeans, brogues or weejuns. jeans w/ sewn in turnups when brogues and w/ no turn-ups when loafers. thus, a bit closer to the 'skinhead geography teacher' look, especially with brogues and jeans with turnups combo. another fave has been a subtly striped ocbd, charcoal 3 button jacket, jeans w/ turnups + brogues. never mind what people might say, when combined well, jeans/shirt/knit/sports- jacket or a blazer works quite well. and doesn't look jeremy clarkson at all. (an observation which is quite wise left unwritten on some other forums lol)

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