By your sixties you should not only know the importance of a good tailor, you should have one — or several — of your own, experienced men with your measurements on hand and a good understanding of your preferences.
Younger men project authority with aggressive cuts and bold color contrasts. At your age, that's a losing game. Impress people with the weight of your years rather than the force of your personality.
Our culture is not always generous to its elders. Be aware that, as your hair silvers (or vanishes), and especially once your body starts moving more stiffly, people are going to start treating you a little more dismissively.
Buck the business-dress standard by getting it in a color or pattern that wouldn't work in a boardroom: forest green, chocolate brown; heather gray. Throw in some pinstripes if you feel like it. Jazz it up.
It's the most respectable solution to heat and humidity: light-colored, lightweight cotton and linen. You'll still have your jacket on when everyone else is rolling up their shirtsleeves, and you'll feel just fine.
The hallmark of Oxford professors and British country gentlemen for generations, tweed is fuzzy, wooly stuff. It blends different colors of threads, making a subtle pattern in addition to the visible texture of the cloth.
The hallmark of Oxford professors and British country gentlemen for generations, tweed is fuzzy, wooly stuff. It blends different colors of threads, making a subtle pattern in addition to the visible texture of the cloth.
By his sixties, a man can reasonably expect to be attending at least a few black tie events here and there. There will be weddings, charity or corporate events, award ceremonies, etc.
Of course, one of their initial functions was covering the paunch of men who'd let themselves slip a bit, but you don't have to be expanding at the waistline to benefit from the nappy look.
No band names, no corporate brands, nothing. Leave the T-shirts to younger men in general, and if you have to wear one, keep it close-fitted, dark, and one solid color.
At this age your ties should be elegant, silk, and expensive. If it has Mickey Mouse or Star Wars on it, you're doing something wrong.
Like the neckties, you're past the age where novelty prints really work for you. Will you still see old retired guys on the beach in tacky Hawaiian shirts? Absolutely. Should you be those guys? Probably not.