Comments on: How To Dress For the Kentucky Derby: Your 60 Second Visual Guide

By: Marge Von

Marge Von — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 03:25:47 +0000

I’d love to get a copy of this print. I’ve thrown a large party for almost ten years and I’d love to have this a part of my decor.

Let me know
Thanks
Marge

By: Randy

Randy — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 02:06:15 +0000

The seersucker (any color) or natural white cotton-linen blend suit would be my choice. I have a two-piece seersucker in the most common blue-on-white stripe and a C-crown fedora-shape panama hat with the two-tone brown wing tip with ivory mesh ventilator shoes. I depart, however, with the tie. Some guys are iconoclastic and even courageous enough enough to wear a bow tie and I sort of like and admire that — in others. Even though I’m slender and have the requisite slender face, I don’t do bow ties. I wear one of my wide (over 3 1/2 inches wide) neckties and a pocket square with the seersucker.

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:24:51 +0000

@Pavegs Sadly, the typical American has NO clue what morning dress is. Then again Americans wear evening dress (“tuxedos”) for afternoon weddings.

By: Royal

Royal — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:45:48 +0000

As a young man, I would definitely wear a button down instead of a polo for the younger look.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:41:31 +0000

are these outfits interchangeable? could you wear a straw hat with a madras/navy sport coat instead? or spectators with afore mentioned coats? could you wear a regular tie with madras?

By: Greg K.

Greg K. — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:18:31 +0000

Or linen suit, white shirt, blue gingham check tie with bar, white cotton pocket square, and loafers, no belt.

By: Pavegs

Pavegs — Sat, 05 May 2012 05:58:52 +0000

It’s too bad the Kentucky Derby doesn’t follow the tradition of the Royal Ascot, where the gentlemen sport morning dress, which is probably the classiest style possible.

By: Justin McAfee

Justin McAfee — Sat, 05 May 2012 02:29:36 +0000

Why isn’t this called, “How to dress every day of summer!”

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 04 May 2012 23:36:31 +0000

Robert, I have to say I disagree with you last point. Sport coats are perfectly appropriate to with a polo shirt IF: 1) the sport coat in question is of a light material, not tweed or wool and 2) that it is an event like a garden party or outdoor brunch. I do think it should be closed by the middle button (3 button) or top (2 button) just to give it shape as it won’t have much (because it is light weight). If styled properly it can look very nice. However I do agree that it is not the look for the derby.

My usual “go-to” to look (for summer) consists of light colored, flat front trousers, white Oxford, and black and white herringbone sport coat (cotton but impeccable), and a bow tie. I’m 19 so I think that would work for “younger man casual”.

By: Lewis

Lewis — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:26:26 +0000

Collin, Robert, and David sound like total P@ssies