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Would you wear it? The Brown Slim Fit Suit

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Alfani RED Brown Slim Fit Suit Jacket – $325 | Matching Pant – $125.00

Esquire’s basic guide to The Four Essential Suits every guy should own is a timeless & simple list:

  1. Navy
  2. Grey
  3. Pinstripe
  4. Bold Check

Notice that a black suit doesn’t make the list.  Notice that a chocolate brown suit REALLY doesn’t make the list.  But with the resurgence of 50s and early 60s style, does the brown suit deserve a second chance?  Or does wearing one drop you immediately into the Mad Men wannabe category?

Cast your vote in the comments section below.  Would you wear a brown slim fit suit like the one above from Macy’s Alfani RED Label?  (Here’s a tip:  If you would, don’t pay full price for that one.  It’ll go on sale.  Promise.)
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Comments

  2. Not sure about this one. On one hand, it’s unique in a conservative kind of way. But on the other hand, have you ever seen anyone wearing a brown suit who wasn’t an old man?

  3. Not a fan of Reagan’s politics, but I was always a fan of his brown suits. That Alfani is nice, I might look into it.

  4. I see the brown suit more as modern than as ” a conservative kind of way.”
    I imagine a man, well I imagine me into a trim brown suit and it is a stylish 2010 gentleman I see.

  5. I definitely want a brown suit. Just keep it really deep brown. What navy is to blue is what this suit should be to brown.

    I do love the brown suits Reagan wore. But I also like the brown suits Alec Baldwin wears on 30 rock, and I absolutely fell in love with the idea when Peter Campbell wore a brown jacket with navy pants in one episode of Mad Men.

  7. Jeremy Piven’s Entourage character Ari Gold, wears a darkish brown suit that almost looks black or dark navy at times during this season’s finale. He had it perfectly tailored and it had me comtemplating purchasing one.

  8. Just bought this suit on sale. Didn’t even think about whether it was in style or not when I did. It simply caught my eye and looks great so I got it. I came across this feed looking to see if it was appropriate to wear to a job fair.

  9. My wife loves my brown suit. I think it requires a bit of a casual attitude to pull off though. Perhaps a brightly colored pocket square or socks will give it more youth.