Post AzYAJqO12SfihCmA64 by StumpyTheMutt@social.linux.pizza
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(DIR) Post #AzXxKT0S9TVd4MimQq by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-24T21:31:08Z
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Guy on the subway has on the most lovely perfectly fitted classic black pinstripe suit. BUT he has on a dark blue shirt and it ruins the whole effect it’s heartbreaking. I considered telling him, to be helpful “that combination makes you look like personal assistant of a mob boss- “ but then it occurred to me maybe that’s what he *is* and his outfit may be perfect. there by the grace of god go I
(DIR) Post #AzXxQtqfGZl43YD64O by valthonis@dice.camp
2025-10-24T21:32:15Z
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@futurebird Sometimes folks *do* dress for the job they want. 😉
(DIR) Post #AzXxuFFilVcQq0vIAK by temptoetiam@eldritch.cafe
2025-10-24T21:37:34Z
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@futurebird (*but* by the grace of god, I think?)
(DIR) Post #AzY5r68qyvYnLVimKu by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-24T23:06:42Z
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@temptoetiam mmm I think you are correct but please do not try to correct my pastor LOL
(DIR) Post #AzY7HFfQHzouN5zSKm by PeterLG@theblower.au
2025-10-24T23:22:31Z
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@futurebird @temptoetiam "There, but *for* the Grace of God, go I" you heathens!! 🤣
(DIR) Post #AzY7M8lxLo5ER6NS5I by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-24T23:23:29Z
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@PeterLG @temptoetiam Someone is going to need a big heap of godly grace if this keeps up.
(DIR) Post #AzY7euqpKnbklHbmHQ by davidtheeviloverlord@mastodon.social
2025-10-24T23:26:47Z
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@futurebird Personal assistant to mob boss is a job with so much potential under the Trump administration.
(DIR) Post #AzY7xpb75h0xyEHI8m by PeterLG@theblower.au
2025-10-24T23:30:14Z
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@futurebird @temptoetiam That heap ... can I have some chocolate topping? Please?
(DIR) Post #AzY9F83RoygG5hLKoi by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-24T23:44:37Z
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I have a soft spot for black pinstripe suits since it's an East Cost, but very NYC style for fall and winter. Doesn't work in California, feels off in London. It's for Chicago and NYC. But never with a dark shirt what are you doing. Tweed suits are the inverse. They are OK in London but on the East they are for academics only.
(DIR) Post #AzY9VuztcZNqW8ghJA by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-24T23:47:39Z
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Incidentally... why do all the guys in the UK have such big shiny ties? What is that about?
(DIR) Post #AzYAJqO12SfihCmA64 by StumpyTheMutt@social.linux.pizza
2025-10-24T23:56:37Z
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@futurebird Even better with leather patches at the elbows.
(DIR) Post #AzYAwkYMey7NtmAU64 by ClimateJenny@biodiversity.social
2025-10-25T00:03:39Z
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@futurebird What’s your take on houndstooth?
(DIR) Post #AzYB0lTLBX3DuIjUKu by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-25T00:04:26Z
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@ClimateJenny I'm still learning about it. It's on my list for study.
(DIR) Post #AzYBMVc8pF355xDYCe by sewblue@sfba.social
2025-10-25T00:08:18Z
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@futurebird Here in San Francisco you learn to judge people by the Patagonia vest they are wearing.
(DIR) Post #AzYDJqU6yNf0raJrdo by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-25T00:30:18Z
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@doctormo This makes sense! Thank you for explaining.
(DIR) Post #AzYF7trMnZ33lRd1sG by pez23@fosstodon.org
2025-10-25T00:50:31Z
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@futurebird mod fever is back!
(DIR) Post #AzYHW13btEDgweyyNU by octothorpe@mastodon.online
2025-10-25T01:17:16Z
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@futurebird as an autumn full time tweed wearer, they’re strictly New England (and yes, within shouting distance of an Ivy)
(DIR) Post #AzYpfgp7N0PfWpzKF6 by simon_brooke@mastodon.scot
2025-10-25T07:40:01Z
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@futurebird Do we? It must be years since I saw anyone at all wearing a tie. I think US media must be showing you a very carefully curated subset of 'guys in the UK'.
(DIR) Post #AzZ0z34tx2TDY1nvw8 by jbenjamint@mastodon.scot
2025-10-25T09:21:37Z
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@doctormo @futurebird I learned the hard way, going through a couple of traditional uk law firms in the 90s.You had to have double cuffs and full or half Windsor knot (Hermes tie ideally, Thomas Pink if not). Short sleeves, button down collars or - god forbid - a shirt pocket, and you'd be sent home. Pin stripes were for financial industry types only.
(DIR) Post #AzZ0z4nxX06eu3tQo4 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-25T09:46:44Z
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@jbenjamint @doctormo That's so fascinating. Anyone who wants to wear a fall or winter suit can choose pinstripe in NYC. It's just one of several normal kinds of suit. But, when I worked in London I noticed exactly what you said even though I was just their "American Programmer"(this was when having a programmer from America made people feel innovative for some reason.)
(DIR) Post #AzZ1Rf1MTRibKln9iC by Nicovel0@mastodon.social
2025-10-25T09:51:46Z
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@futurebird @jbenjamint @doctormo compare with nowadays’ corporate habits: I once went to work in a competitor’s T-shirt and no one noticed
(DIR) Post #AzZ2gxQuOtTajgbDpQ by jbenjamint@mastodon.scot
2025-10-25T10:05:54Z
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@futurebird i think it's changed since? My sense is the 90s and maybe 00s were the final heyday of the strict City dress code?Happy to be told otherwise though - am a mere rural homeworker these days...
(DIR) Post #AzZ2pf2S9ylyIDJJgG by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-25T10:07:30Z
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@jbenjamint I think it varies by industry, but most people I know wear a suit every day this is in law, finance, government, public services, advertising, media etc.