Good afternoon, for a summer dinner at the seaside I was thinking of wearing navy linen pants. In your opinion it is better to wear them with a white linen shirt or a vey light blue one. (I have olive comlexion and my face tends to get red) Thank you

Hi everyone, what do you think is the best way to roll up the sleaves of my oxford boutton-down shirt while I am whearing a Merinos whool sweater over it? Thank you all.

If you spend some time in this community, you'll find that the importance of getting the proper fit to your garments is an ever-present leitmotif. And here is a good illustration of the concept. I bought this Isaia linen sport coat NWT on eBay for a quite reasonable sum. Even though it was listed as a 46R, both my tailor and the Professor (@Brian McGuire) thought that it looked more like a 46L. I tried to live with it as is, but I could never really feel comfortable in it at that length. The challenge was the patch pockets. They would have to be moved in order to shorten the skirt of the coat and my tailor was afraid that the removal would leave needle marks behind. But I gave him the authority to risk it; he did, and needle marks were not an issue. I think the coat just looks infinitely better shortened by 2 inches. Before and after shots below.