I mainlined the rest of True Blood this weekend while house-sitting and am finally all caught up, thank god. I finally feel like a complete person/vampire/shapeshifter.
Which is why when I saw this picture of Sam Trammell, I might have shrieked, “Sam Merlotte! What in the HAAAAAAAAAAAAAALE are you wearing?” I sounded like my Southern grandma. Which is thematically apt, as she is dead. But here’s the thing: this could have been totally okay. Sam is totally cute, and a light suit is summery and appropriate. But it’s also ADVANCED MAN FASHION and I suspect our boy here got to his shoes and was like, “…I have no idea what do to here,” and just put on his usual and left. “No one will even be looking at my shoes,” he probably said. “I look so cute without my shaggy dog haircut.” Oh, Sam. You forgot about us. We ALWAYS look at the shoes.
Welcome to the Inaugural Man Unfug It Up! Time to play stylist and fix this dude:
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Can we start with a belt?
How about clothes that don’t look sweat-stained?
And a shirt in a color other than white?
I actually think he looks pretty good. Maybe a bit longer pant, but I’m not having a huge problem with the black shoes paired with cream. Maybe a driving shoe type thing would have looked better, but eh. He pulls the whole thing off pretty well.
Dude definitely needs a belt. And a different shirt.
Belt, AN IRON HULLO, and would it kill him to wear a shirt in a color? But yes, shoes, I’m thinking a suede shoe in a summer color as well.
A belt would be nice…but how about an undershirt, I know, I know…such an old-fashioned southern girl…or a shirt with some color? lavender? salmon? lime?
And then yes…different shoes, maybe brown? loafer? one of them, ultra-chic, Italian, man-sandals might be nice…
oh…and a shave!
xo
Belt would be good. I’m thinking that shirt just doesn’t look right – too formal/businessy looking. Can we get him something a little, oh, IDK, easy, breezy, summery? Ditto the shoes. Sorry, no specifics here, but it’s these not so little things that ruin an otherwise off to a good start mood.
And I agree that sometimes putting together a look for the gents can be harder than doing that for the ladies.
I… like it as is. Maybe tidy up the hair but the clothes are ok with me. Even the shoes.
A green tie would be hysterical.
Maybe my eyes deceive me, but the coat and top of pants look to be a cream? Different from the bottom of the pants? Which kind of makes me think of urine? So let’s make sure we have a uniform color.
Then throw on some dark camel or burnt sepia oxfords and a belt to match.
No white pants on men EVER! Even if they are lined, it’s a see-my-man-junk mishap waiting to happen.
And get an undershirt going. What happened to undershirts? The better not to see your skin with.
He looks like he is on day 2 of homelessness.
Are the clothes kind of see-through? I’m thinking a grayish creme cashmere t-shirt instead of the button-up, not-see-through pants, and a brown shoe.
I agree with Emily that he needs clothes that don’t look sweat-stained and with Francine that he needs a belt. So, we’ve got him in clean clothes with a belt. Now he just needs some casual tan shoes (I’m thinking something hush-puppy shaped) and a crisp white shirt that doesn’t look like it came from Kmart. Maybe an inch longer on the pants. And, this may not be a popular suggestion, but I really think a shave and a hair wash is in order.
A different shirt for sure. Maybe something dark? Or richly colored? (The blue background looks lovely against the cream colored suit.) Anything pastel would scream Miami Vice. A tobacco colored shoe would be nice. The beige/white combo looks like vanilla ice cream with marshmallows on it, which is an apt analogy. If you’re going to have fun, really have fun. Don’t blah it up.
I, too, thought it looked like he had forgotten to shake after finishing at the men’s urinal with that odd shading at the hip line.
A belt would help, as would a different color shoe — brown comes to mind. A white shoe gives too much of a disco Saturday Night Fever feel to it.
His forehead looks too high with that hairstyle. I’d brush the hair forward just a wee bit.
definitely an undershirt. I think the color problem is that he is splashed with sunset light to just below his waist, not that the pants are see-through.
If he absolutely must wear black shoes, I’m fine with no belt.
Is that gray hair at his sideburns? Let’s start there.
Oh, gods yes an undershirt. The sheer quality of his shirt just gives the whole outfit a male stripper vibe, and in a bad way.
And I would love to see a subtle two-tone oxford shoe.
Belt, pale hued shirt, different shoes, and make sure that suit is pressed, dammit! And where is his undershirt? If you wear a white dress shirt an undershirt is a must!
One word… jeans.
He is SO hot but men just don’t below in a cream suit. Put him in some jeans, keep the shirt, keep the shoes. Oh yeah.
And I’d really like to see him in a blue leather loafer. http://www.aldoshoes.com/us/men/shoes/dress-loafers/75258102-mojo/2
They don’t even have to be expensive loafers!
Make the whole thing black (this always works for Brad Pitt and Intern George), and change the pants so they’re not part of the Heinous Tapered Leg Mafia. Bingo!
I *wish* this suit was a crisper color. The cream color just looks…dirty and stained. He really should be wearing an undershirt, too. Actually, just a different shirt altogether. Maybe something with a little more color. And a belt to kind of break it up bit? Finally, the shoes, they’re killing me. Talk about weighing the man down! I agree with whoever said brown, though. And my I just add: I’m so glad you girls started watching True Blood!
Love the Sam.
He needs a different color shirt – maybe something in the light blue or green family? And brown shoes.
And the suit needs to be pressed. Although maybe it was OK and got wrinkled in the car ride over, so I’ll give him that.
A slightly darker linen suit would have made the white shirt look really crisp. Also I know it’s the light but his trousers don’t seem to match his jacket. Not his fault, but that combined with the length of the trousers makes it look like he fell victim to a mix-up at the dry cleaners! Re shoes, I’m thinking tan?
Change the pants to blue jeans. Add a belt. Put on an undershirt.
Et, voila! Cute man!
The color of the shirt is all wrong for the suit..so change that up immediately, and please men, no more see through anything..its just wrong!…A nice driving loafer in brown would work, and for heavens sake put on a belt!
I don’t think the lighting is helping him here – it hits him from the pelvis upwards and makes the suit look stained. I like cream suits, but this one doesn’t look right, and I think it may be the fabric (too creased, for starters). The shoes could be lighter and the shirt less see-through, but I can see what he was going for and I mostly approve.
I just can’t get on board with the cream colored suit. Like Tammy Lee, I think the top half would be fine with jeans. I wouldn’t even mind the sheerness of the shirt, which right now I mind very much. I’d also suggest a brownish shoe in a simple style.
Get the suit dry-cleaned or by a new one — an off white linen suit w/unstructured jacket works beautifully in summer. Then I’d go with coordinated belt and shoes that match — say, light brown leather. I like the two-tone oxford idea above, too. A coral/peach shirt would be nice, but it must not be see-through! And would it kill him to shave?????
Sam is perfect as is, grey hair and all. His clothes and shoes, however, should come off (preferably in my bedroom) and we should start over with something black, brown or tan. Then the shoes could go back on.
Camel-colored belt and shoes, perhaps of the fancier espadrille variety.
First and foremost “Sam” looks best in jeans and a t-shirt, so I think a more relaxed look would have been better. AND I am extremely anti-white suit for guys. It just looks wrong. But if you insist on it, then do NOT wear a cream suit with a brilliant white shirt. It just makes the suit look dirty. And definitely pair it with brown accessories (shoes, belt) instead of black. Also, i personally perfer the long hair.
I appreciate the retro Faulkneresque vibe he’s going for here, but he either needs to go all the way to white buck oxfords or woven leather loafers, or do the midcentury modern equivalent with buckskin cowboy boots.
Adding color to this would be like making a Mint Julep with gin: possibly tasty, but a whole other drink, from a whole other time.
The color shift in the garments is messing with me. I wondered if it was on purpose or if he wore some nuclear orange underpants, but I think it is just a warm spotlight on the upper half of his body. The outfit itself is so unpolished that it makes this look seem undeliberate or not of his choice, like an underslept maitre de.
Size up the suit. Different shirt. Make a decision: classy or casual.
Keep the shoes; lose the white shirt.
a pale t-shirt or lightweight cashmere and espadrilles
A shirt I can’t see through. I can’t really get past the transparent shirt. Add a colored shirt, but even then I think it’s a little bit I’m-getting-married-in-Cabo-this-afternoon. At least he’s not wearing flip flops? So instead we have I’m-getting-married-in-Cabo-this-afternoon-and-I-totally-forgot-to-pack-shoes-so-the-hotel-manager-loaned-me-his-dress-loafers.
Change the whole darn thing. Poor boy just can’t pull it off, whether or not it’s well executed.
Agree with Laura on the camel belt and shoes, and with others on an UNDERSHIRT. I am old-fashioned that way too. I think a pink shirt would look great.
1. I’d go for light blue or grey shirt.
2. Light brown suede loafers with “no show” socks.
3. I’d adjust the sleeves of the jacket by 1″ – they are too long to my mind.
4. No belt. It’s not a requirement nowadays.
5. NO UNDERSHIRT. Come on people!
I *liked * his shaggy dog hair
He’s dressed a bit like his cameo as a serial DUI killer on Dexter season 2. He shouldn’t take inspiration from costumes designed to make him look dodgy!
it’s the lighting that’s causing discoloration on the suit. I don’t know if it’s a cream suit or if it’s white, but the white on white look is hard enough for a woman with access to beige/nude underwear, let alone a guy. (although Tom Wolfe did it, so it must be doable. Did he wear a white shirt, though?)
So I’d change the shirt color to a nice manly light blue – not pastel-y Miami Vice style, add a belt and change the shoes to brown. And watch the lighting.
Goodness, he forgot his belt! A belt would definitely go a long way to fix this…this…whatever this is. Also, those shoes are screaming winter. His suit screams summer. New shoes in brown. The shirt, how can I put this it looks too dressy to be worn without a tie. He needs a more casual looking shirt. A linen shirt. White would be fine but with no pocket there in the front.
Still the biggest factor here is the belt!
Belt? Yes.
I also feel like this is a situation where brown loafers would be acceptable. Maybe.
Go back to the shaggy dog hair, Sam! 100% hotter!
The cream-on-white look here is the biggest problem, IMO. He needs to get rid of that white shirt and replace it with something else, ANYTHING else. Maybe a black shirt? blue? A pastel would be nice too but not all guys can pull that look off.
I totally agree with everyone else who said that this would look better with jeans, too. Or maybe just gray/black/some other color dress pants.
i concur: he needs different shoes, shirt, and a belt. light brown suede loafer, complimentary belt. as for the shirt… hmmm well something not see-through for one, lighter blue or maybe a mint green… something with stripes?
also, can we please re-do the fabric of that suit. it is far too wrinkly.
See-through button-up shirts on men = THE DEVIL.
It’s all too tight and transparent. Trousers and shirt a little less tight, add undershirt, add Hush Puppies or equiv. brown suede loafer. WITH DECENT SOCKS. Please. And SHAVE.
And then stop and pick up a nice bottle of red wine, and come on over.
Different color shirt (cornflower blue?), take a steamer to that suit, nice brown belt, cool brown shoes with some retro detailing and we’re good to go! Not a huge fan of the suit’s fabric– the cut is cool though.
How about some brown leather-and-canvas spectators? Or brown suede brogues?
A light blue shirt. A tie and a handkerchief in the suit pocket. A shave. A haircut.
Oh, and button your suit coat when you’re standing.
It calls for some sort of brown or tan shoe. And some other shirt. That white shirt is yucky.
White suits are so awesome in summer! I would change the shirt to a striped one – maybe a nice Oxford blue and white, which would leave the suit looking less…stained. I like the rumpled look, so I’d leave the shirt untucked, thus also negating the need for a belt. Finish it up with a nice soft suede loafer in camel. Meow.
P.S. to Whit – they grey is handsome and distinguished, methinks.
White suits are so awesome in summer! I would change the shirt to a striped one – maybe a nice Oxford blue and white, which would leave the suit looking less…stained. I like the rumpled look, so I’d leave the shirt untucked, thus also negating the need for a belt. Finish it up with a nice soft suede loafer in camel. Meow.
P.S. to Whit – they grey is handsome and distinguished, methinks.
GET RID OF the white shirt. I agree with the multiple people who suggested blue.
How about we take all his clothes off and wrap him up in my sheets? That would work well for me.
1) pants up one size, personally I would break them further down on the shoe, but the length is really ok, i guess
2) a belt
3) that matches some shoes which are NOT black. lighter oxfords.
4) an undershirt
5) a shirt which has some color. with an undershirt beneath it!
6) a trouser press
on the up side, his jacket is very well-tailored.
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I actually really like the cream suit on white shirt effect, but he either needs a shirt that’s less sheer or an undershirt. I’d love to see a pair of Chuck Taylors in a fun color with it — turquoise or red, maybe?
Shirt in any non-pastel color.
Steam press.
Belt.
A belt and brown shoes.
Either a shave and an undershirt, or a bitchen looser shirt with color or a discrete pattern. He’s stylistically confused.
A cornflower blue shirt would be lovely! Personally I like the rest of the suit, and can live with the shoes. At least he’s not wearing – gasp! – flip flops. And NO on the espadrilles. Come on, Sam is a manly man, and espadrilles would not at all suit.
I must admit, I love his salt and pepper hair — it’s very sexy.
CONTINUE!
He really should have googled Clive Owen prior to purchasing this outfit. Now THAT man knows how to wear a white suit – and with the right shade of shoes.
At the very least, that shirt should not be so icky thin, and the pants shouldn’t be quite so skinny. Back to the Merlotte’s look!
Bring back the shaggy hair. Put him in blue jeans and a gray t-shirt. Or heck, nothing but a white apron. I don’t care. Sam Merlotte is hot. This guy is okay looking.
P.S. Ladles and Jellyspoons, the suit is PINK! Not white! Although he could also do with a better quality white shirt to go with my awesome mukluks. And bow and arrow.
Now, if you don’t mind, I am off to have some mind-altering drugs such as Pint of Gin and Tonic and Music Session in Barcelona.
The main issue is the colors. I do not like the white suit, but if he must, he should wear it with a colored shirt (light blue, I think, or pink if he’s a pink-shirt type of guy) and light brown shoes, not black, with a matching belt. Personally, I’d just rather see the suit in a gray. White screams Miami Vice to me.
A smaller issue is the fit of the pants around the ankles. Need to be longer? Or wider? It’s hard to tell from the camera angle.
Maybe a new category called “Look Into Undershirts” ?
He needs some docksiders with no socks. Or loafers with no socks. And, like, a pastel-colored shirt with the top button unbuttoned.
And then he will look like James Spader in Pretty in Pink and I will sigh with the lust of a teenage girl who has a weakness for bastards.
Belt.
Different color shirt – any color, period and, depending on the color and the fabric/quality of the shirt, an undershirt may be something to look into …
Driving mocs or loafers or Sperry-type shoes, no socks.
I agree that the salt and pepper hair is sexy!
Pale blue shirt, a heavier cotton so you can’t see through it! Coffee brown leather belt. It will complement the blue shirt, provide some contrast to the lighter hues, and tie in a nice brown loafer. And what in tapered pant leg hell is going on with his trousers?! He’s not exactly a tall man to begin with and between the no belt and tapered leg, he’s enlongating a top that doesn’t need to be elongated and shortening his already too short legs. Straight leg trouser, Sam.
His shirt is too thin. Either a heavier fabric, a knit or an undershirt would help. Pants could be longer, shoes could be better. A wash and a shave wouldn’t hurt.
This isn’t working, Sam Merlotte!
The haircut makes him look about 15 years older.
White suits rarely look good on white men, in my opinion. Leave the white suits to those with a little more chocolate in their complexion.
And can I just say how worried I get when Sam changes into a fly on the show? Someone’s gonna smack him dead one of these days.
No belt is absolutely fine, we should do that more often. NOT with this suit though… Maybe something tailored in navy blue? WITH that shirt, it’s something out of the ordinary. If he does that he can wear whatever shoes he wants… as long as they do not suck obviously.
The shoes are bad, but the cheap shirt is worse.
I HOPE that’s the lighting, because Sam really should know better than to wear white pants with tighty-orangeys.
I don’t have a problem with white suits, but there’s so much wrong here. Aside from the wrinkled, sheer-shirted, two-tonedness of it all, the pant legs look wonky as hell. Part of it is how he’s standing and part of it (I think) is due to wrinkles, but they look all tapered and non-matching lengths and weird. He shouldn’t be confined to a life of jeans (not that there’s anything wrong with that) but I think changing to dark pants and ditching the jacket is all he really needs here. Eh, and an undershirt.
(And hey, I like his shaggy dog haircut. Not so much digging the Conan O’Brien coif he’s sporting in this picture.)
I bet it’s lighting that makes his suit look weird. Look at his pants below knees – color is much better! Anyway, I agree that he should have another shirt, perhaps blood red if he is in a vampire tv series…
Some other shoes and a belt, too, and he would be much better
Wrinklerella knows a thing or two about men with salt and pepper, and salt is good. Please pass it.
However, Wrink doesn’t date surgical interns. He needs to commit: belt, nice shirt, natty shoes, tie, and sunglasses.
NEUTRAL BEIGE.
or really, any brown shade. JUST not those five-mile-long square-toed slides that look like so many Will Smith’s Church Attire Accessories.
Sorry, that was “Neutral SHOES”
1) Leave the Bryl-cream at home, and give me some tousled Sam-hair.
2) Different color shirt, or even something with a pattern that would make him look less like a poached egg.
3) Just a lighter shoe – I think it could still be black; but not something that looks like a mod ankle boot in the middle of summer.
4) Number one rule: If you’re wearing a suit, neaten up your beard. If it’s not long enough to make it into something, then shave.
If that jacket comes off – total nipple read-through in that white shirt. So, different shirt, color please, belt, and Crocs. I keed I keed.
God, I love Sam. But this is just not OK. The only man I know who can get away with a cream suit is Tom Wolfe, and only because he’s Tom Wolfe.
So, if I had a magic wand and could dress him any way I want, I’d conjure up some of those jeans he wears the hell out of in True Blood and pair them with a black sport coat and a white button-down. He could keep those booties, if he must. Add a black belt and VOILA.
However, if I am forced to stick with the cream suit, I’d make damned sure the legs were lined, and chose a different color shirt. ANY different color shirt — grey, french blue, even black. Add a belt that would be appropraite with the shirt. And, I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest nubuck loafers (you know the kind, with the eraser-like soles?). Maybe I’m on crack, but if he’s going to do the summer duds vibe, he might as well go all out. I would draw the line at a straw hat and striped vest. He’s not in a barbershop quartet.
I have had the same shoe dilemma with my husband’s white suit and then there was a whole posting last July on thesartorialist.com about purple driving mocs and white suits. Foxy.
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I’m less turned off by Sam’s shoes here, but I wish his shirt was less transparent.
I think he’s a fantastic looking guy. It seems like someone told him (or maybe he thought) that he needs to look taller, which would explain the heightening- haircut and the monochromatic look, that makes him look taller. I think a belt would totally negate that, by breaking up the long line of cream. C’mon ladies – it’s 2009 in LA – we don’t need to put him in an undershirt and belt like it’s 1992, OK?
Although I do agree that a shirt in a flattering color would look great on him, and a better ironing job would make him look more polished as well.
Overall I appreciate the fashion risk he took, and the thinking behind it. He can pull it off.
I think a colored shirt would go a long way — blue, slate, grey, something to bring out his eyes and add some contrast. And whoever said take all his clothes off and wrap him up in sheets…agree! Yummy.
First, I have to say that this is not ‘advanced man fashion’. A white suit does not a fashion suave man make, but let’s be honest it’s not even white- it’s cream and a cream suit with a white undershirt is awful. Phew. With that out of the way let’s fix this mess. I must agree with almost everyone else out there and say that this man needs a belt, that would then match some new shoes. I was thinking we could put a pale blue shirt under the suit, rock a black belt and then put some nice cream boat shoes on with black detailing. Done. Gosh I’m good.
I am going to echo the idea of a pale blue shirt instead of…whatever this is…a belt is also a plus, sure, but I’d like to see a light brown shoe (camel colored?), with a matching belt.
If you are going for that boot look, commit; Mark Nason carmel high-polished cockroach stompers.
The shirt should be beige or orange linen – long sleeve.
The belt buckle should be big enough to hold up Eric Dane’s gut.
All he needs is an iron.
I don’t think the cream / white combination is as bad as everyone railing so hard against it seems to think. The light in photos like this is never favorable and there was probably more contrast between the two colors in person.
What I’d do: Have the suit pressed, button his top shirt button and add a narrow, dark blue repp stripe bowtie, and switch out the black ankle boots for saddle suede top-siders with no socks.
Of course I’m gay, too, so take my suggestion with a grain of salt (or should that be pixiedust?…)
Those big black shoes and too-tight tapered pants just make this guy look stumpy — an unusual effect on such a thin person, even if he’s a short thin person.
Make the suit a whiter white, with a blue or salmon shirt to fight the Col. Sanders/ice-cream vendor effect, put on a belt, change the cut of the pants entirely and make them longer, and do something, anything, about those shiny black clodhoppers. Even mandals would be better.
And IMDB says this person is not yet 40. Perhaps it’s time for a less severe haircut, too.
Two words. White bucks.
I’d like to start with a shave, a less transparent shirt and a belt. Then I’d like to see the shoes replaced with Oxfords. Really though, I’d prefer if we could swap this whole thing for a photo of Alexander Skarsgard, aka Eric Northman.
And now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m just going to sit here and think about Mr. Skarsgard for a while. Ahhh…
mmmmm Eric. YUM
Darker Creamier shirt , soft brown belt, light brown boat shoes no socks. The fit on the pants could loosen from the knee down just a tad. I like collies though…
I think he just needs a nice pair of buttery Italian loafers. Although the pants look a tad too short. Ah, the problems of a long-legged man.
That man could wear a pink tutu, elbow-length satin gloves, and a bowtie, and I would still love him. So, while I think this outfit looks just fine on him, I’m the first to admit that my opinion is somewhat biased.
get the pee stains off of it.
elsewise, he looks fine.
as for the shoes:
i cant see them. this monitor is dark. he dissolves into the kudzu.
otoh, w/ white on white sans pee stains, almost any-foot-thing is going to be focal point.
depending on the situation, either go all the way under w/ something like white addidas [or vuittons or bikkembergs or any kind pf sneakers] or all the way over w/ vintage WLT [wild & lethal trash] or peter max high top converse, available on ebay [not from me, i dont have em] for around two hundred bucks.
always a winner, those. particularly w/ clouds.
Being a true Southern girl, I’d have to ask for sherbet stripes on the shirt and brown huaraches.
Cricket said it! Spaderize him. Or if you have to make him real, keep jacket, pants, ditch shoes, ditch shirt, add back undershirt with super washed out robin’s egg blue shirt preferably linen or linen-cotton blend, then a matte, fabric or battered leather belt in a pale cocoa color with minimal patinad brass buckle, and suede pale-cocoa bucks or perforated Varvatos of a similar color. No tie.
dark brown belt and dark brown shoes would totally make this. even the black shoes might have made more sense if he had a black belt on. but really, brown would look better.
Mmm. He’s so yummy… Wait, what were we talking about again? Oh yeah, um better shoes. Better shoes would help.
Can we talk about how awesome True Blood is?!?!?!
Evil Vandalfan says add a black sting tie, a nicely trimmed white goatee, and a bucket of fried chicken.
Nice Vandalfan thinks he’s just fine, better though with sockless Italian loafers.
I’m sorry, he looks so cute on TrueBlood, but I just can’t get on board with this outfit. Also, how about giving us the shaggy hair back? much better than slicked back.
why not white dock shoes and a pastel pink t-shirt? If you insist on wearing white pants, go ahead and do it up right.
Sonny Crockett he ain’t, yet the limp white shirt is so unsexy (and clashes with the cream suit, making it worse) that it makes me yearn for a purple silk T-shirt and extreeeemely expensive Italian sandals.
Nice choice of linen.
The cream color is insipid, though…
Charcoal, maybe?
Trousers need draping and belt loops,
for a black belt with elegant silver & gold buckle?
The jacket needs better tailoring to include room for slight shoulder pads.
The shirt needs to be incinerated.
Replace with a black silk t-shirt.
The boots are. put. AWAY.
Replace with Italian black calfskin weaved loafers…
Ok. Yes. That’s better…
I’d like to start with an undershirt. Undergarments are important, no matter the gender. If he’s going to insist on going with a white shirt, he needs a suit color that isn’t cream. Personally, I’d suggest either a cream or white suit and a shirt in a color. He can pull it off. Blue would be great because he’s got blue eyes, it looks like in the photo.
Definitely longer pants, but honestly, the black shoes don’t terribly bother me.
Pants: one size larger, breaking further down over the shoe, as was previously suggested.
Belt: soft calfskin in pale caramel. Really flat and slithery, with real gold skinny buckle.
Shoes: soft calfskin Italian loafers in pale caramel that suggest a talented stockbroker from Milan.
Shirt: light cocoa with teensy weensy lighter cocoa accents woven into it.
Hon, smile a little, show us your dimples.
That shirt is practically see-through! And those shoes?? Who decides to wear black shoes with an all-white outfit?? Ugh. It is just sad because it would have been so easily avoided.
A belt and shoes in a nice soft brown and our handsome Sam is good to go.
I’m not too fond of the white-on-white. The jacket looks dingy and the shirt looks a bit too tight.
With that said: I’d go with a different colour jacket and different pants. He’d look great in a light grey, but a camel-colour would really be appropriate.
Definitely a longer pant, though, and DEFINITELY an undershirt.
As for the actual shirt-shirt… I’m a big fan of pink and tan together, and I think it’d look really sweet and put-together.
I’d love to see a brown shoe with that and some manscaping in the eyebrow-area.
(Is it just me, or do his trousers look a bit… feminine? I’d like to see a button, there.)
First off, I’d touch the suit up with an iron. And he could use a belt. And an undershirt- an undershirt or a thicker/colored shirt wouldn’t make me want to give him a tie. And yes, those shoes are all WRONG. How about a nice pair of light, leather boat shoes? There are lots of shoe options he could go with that would work, but he didn’t pick one.
I think he’s wearing cream colored boxers. wow.
i’d go with just light colored shoes,maybe even sporty ones,but the rest is fine, i don’t think he needs belt, cause his pants don’t seem to be falling off, and a colored shirt that so many suggested seems totally unnecessary!
I’m okay with the skimpy white shirt – no reason to add extra heat-insulating layers. Tan pants, maybe a tad longer. Belt and casual/woven leather shoes in tobacco brown. A square of muted grass green silk folded in the breast pocket. Adding these deeper shades makes the outfit feel more grown-up and pulled together but still keeps it summery.
While I think a lot of the suggestions up there (switch to colored shirt, switch to jeans, add brown shoes and belt) would be perfectly fine, I think he looks perfectly fine as is. For me the worst part of this ensemble is the hair, and that’s only because someone pointed out that it was rather Conan O’Brien–I likely wouldn’t have made that connection independently.
HOWEVER, were I helping him plan what to wear with his new white suit, I think I would have chosen a bright shirt with a very contrasty tie–say, the oft-suggested blue with a coral tie, or deep red with a lime tie. Solids, though, no prints. And brown shoes regardless, unless he was the kind of guy who would wear Chucks, in which case–match the tie, and the white laces would pull it together. I don’t think I would have been okay with any other black shoes than the ones he has–they’re so completely lacking detail that they’re kind of like the fashion equivalent of apartment walls, you just kind of don’t notice them. Know what I mean? But anyway, with my suggestions we’ve moved from “perfectly fine” to “BAM! Dude knows how to rock a white suit!”
I try to read all the comments but today I only managed a scan read. However I definitely saw the word ESPADRILLE atleast twice!!! Are you kidding? He may be a dog, but he IS NOT the man from Del Monte.
Probably just repeating here, but a light blue shirt, and light brown belt with matching shoes…and i think the “sweat stained” comment was a little rude.
I think he should’ve gone a route other than white. Maybe a light beige linen.
Because in addition to the shoes, the lighting on his suit at the time of day the photo was taken makes him look like he has a large, unfortunately-placed sweat stain on his pants.
Everyone is so spot-on today! Really, a belt and different shoes would fix so much. And everyone knows that if you plan to wear a sheer shirt with nothing under it, you should AT LEAST invest in nipple-flower pasties.
I would just love it if it didn’t all look like faintly yellowed polyester that came out of creepy grandma’s attic. Possibly off of dead grandpa’s body in the steamer trunk. Ick. And Sam is so cute, too! Shameful.
He’s surprisingly working this but I’d do 3 things: Match his whites better, send him to a barber for the full shave and haircut and put some tan loafers on him.
I think the suit is ok, but the shirt looks funky with it. The shoes should be a lighter color, he should be wearing a belt, and I think he should maybe invest in a razor.
Brown belt, brown shoes. Done.
I like the overall look, but he needs to get a better fit next time, go up a size and have a tailor adjust it.
The main problem is that the shirt is too sheer, you need a more opaque white to go with that type of jacket, or a color.
I also think I would switch up the shoes to an ox blood with matching belt to make it pop. That or a tan loafer without socks
Simple – blue shirt, brown belt, brown shoes — but belt and shoes not the same color brown, more complimentary… and if he wanted to get exciting, he could have gone for a carefully patterned shirt.
I’m not sure what the material of this suit is, but it needs to be linen, for sure. One size up on the pants (should solve the hemline problem), which would give them that great flowy movement that linen suits should have.
He also definitely needs to be working some kind of tan/camel color scheme with the accesories; leather, but not suede. Suede always screams “winter” at me. For the shirt, I’d go with a sage green; it’s still light and summery, but would be muted enough not to be reminiscient of Mami Vice.
As for the wrinkles, I think that once the sizing issues were solved, they would be acceptable. Linen is kind of supposed to be rumpled. When loosely fitted, it looks dashing and devil-may-care instead of “I don’t care.”
I actually don’t think he needs much at all — just lengthen the trousers, and then put on a British tan belt and Italian loafters in the same British tan color. Suede would be a mistake — a cream suit screams “summer” and suede screams “winter.”
Hoo boy. Brown shoes, or nice sandals, since it’s a summer thing. Add a brown belt, and a colored shirt. And be veeerrry careful what kind of undies you are wearing, because cream colored pants often reveal more than you want to show. I can see his pockets!
My fondness (read: obsession) for Sam Trammell dictates that I withhold the harsh commentary this preposterous outfit would normally warrant. What we have here is a solid concept and poor execution (black shoes and transparent shirt- gah. . . ). Someone get this gorgeous man a cute, rich red t-shirt, some brown boots and, for godsake, an undershirt and belt. Also, how on earth could SAM TRAMMELL (we’re talking about the cutest werecollie on earth here, people!) make himself look as if he has a receding hairline?
He needs jeans, brown shoes and the shaggy hair back!! No one wears jeans like this man can.
Or maybe a linen shirt with the pants and brown shoes…
An undershirt and a shoe-change; I’m thinking Fluevog Executors. (I know, I know. But I love Fluevogs. And this is a situation where they would add some zing while still being reasonably manly.) And a nice belt really would go a long way. Also, maybe, just maybe, a shave, or at least some artistic stubble-contouring.
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Actually, I like Stella’s suggestion for the light cocoa shirt, longer pants, belt (whatever color she said), etc. I vote for that!
JESR for the win. Brilliant comment. I concur to the fullest.
I don’t really understand man fashion either. How would an undershirt work? Because then wouldn’t you get a strange line at the scoop/v-neck of said undershirt? Shudder.
Keep everything except the pants. Change it to a nice pair of dark, fitted blue jeans. wouldve worked better. The whole white suit is cute but too gigolo-esque
he looks fine, im just slightly disturbed by the size of his pants and the colour of his shoes.
im not sure what he could do to fix that, what do dapper men do to fix their shoes with their white suits? white brogues?
yeah we can go with that.
and go a bit of a size up in the pants maybe, just a bit.i dont know is that weirdness his pants size or waist:height ratio?
Perhaps do not transform into a dog and bury things before a red carpet event, especially when wearing white.
For once in my life I’d recommend brown shoes, probably tan or dare I go as far as beige? Or perhaps sneakers (no, not anything Converse or black). And one more button undone please as long as there’s no unsightly chest sprouting.
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Starting with his hair, because of course, the whole “bed head” thing he’s got going on doesn’t work. Not with this length anyway – if it had some gel and was just tamed a little more it’d work.
THe whole white suit thing is cute, and I agree with the undershirt thing from someone else. It would give a nice hint of color without overbearing – maybe a tie to match, keep the light color theme going.
I have no idea what to do about the shoes, I really don’t… they’re bad, Monsieur. Awfully and truly bad with that suit.
Honestly? Just change the shirt to ANY OTHER COLOUR. Go ahead, picture it: lavender, royal blue, black… Then the shoes would be fine.
The bare minimum involves a:
Shoe Change:
- a periwinkle suede loafer: keeps the fun, summery vibe alive
- bleached umber slip-ons: sort of beachy, totally mellow
- black close-toed sandals (no velcro bs, either)
Shirt Swap:
- a pale green polo shirt
- a button-down of better quality
- a gray pocketed T-shirt
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