[Magdalen] Taupe?

[Scott Knitter]

I often envy the way men of colour can carry off many excellent looks, like
bright colours and taupe.

As a thrifty urban "winter," I stick to black apparel mainly but probably
look best in a deep blue (sweater, etc.).

On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 8:22 AM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Down South, certainly in SC Lowcountry, men wear lightweight kakki suits in
> the warm weather.  It could be considered the preppy uniform, even for
> older folks.  My John is a real hunk in a kakki suit!
>
> Yes, Obama caught a bunch of grief about wearing a light suit.  I thought
> he looked like the handsome man that he is in that suit.  I liked it.
>
> My $0.02.
> Ginga
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 8:59 AM Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Didn't some people give Obama grief for wearing a "tan" suit?
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 11:41 PM cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > I heard/read two comments this past week that implied
> > > it was poor taste for a man to wear a taupe colored suit.  Thiswas
> > > especially true, according to these comments, for businessand
> > professional
> > > men.
> > > I was surprised by these comments because back in the day whenI was,
> > > according to my ex-wife, mother-in-law, and daughter,a genuine "clothes
> > > horse," I  had a couple of taupe suits that Iwore to work frequently.
> > >
> > > Taupe/khaki was also the color of the summer uniform of the US
> > ArmyMedical
> > > Corps, though I had a few uniforms that were cut of the
> oldpinkish-khaki
> > > hue that the old Army regulars called, simply, "pinks."The pinkish hue
> > was
> > > routine for all USA Army officers up through WW-2;
> > > Has anyone else heard this commentary on wearing the taupe color?
> > >
> > > David Strang.
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
> > Western Michigan
> >
>


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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA