Chances are you’ve come across a pair of blue checked pants already and, because you didn’t have a clue on what to wear them with, you didn’t even give them the chance by trying them on.

Here’s the question I received today from Mark:

I have a blue checked trouser and I want to know on how I can match it with a slim tie and a half coat. By the way, I am slim and tall so all my clothes are fit. I never wear baggy clothes.

Now, there’s one crucial thing missing from his question, and that is the color of the checks. But that’s not really important. The second color can be anything really.

The thing I appreciate most from Mark’s question is the fact that, although he’s tall and thin, he makes sure his clothes fit him perfectly. Men who have this body type often have trouble finding clothes that fit them well and, more often than not, they end up wearing baggy clothes.

Now, on to matching those checked trousers.

Mark specifically said he wants to match them with a slim tie and a half coat. As I couldn’t find the term “half coat” anywhere, I assumed he’s referring to a pea coat.

If you have a pair of blue pants, with or without checks, a navy pea coat is the best way to match them. Navy is actually a really dark blue and, if your pants have a stronger shade of blue, you will see that pea coat just come to life.

Here’s me wearing a navy pea coat and a par of bright blue jeans:

Now, in Mark’s question there are a few things missing. He wants to know how to match trousers with a pea coat and a tie, but he doesn’t say anything about the shirt and the vest or sweater that comes on top of it.

Matching two garments implies that they share the same color. So if your goal is to match your blue pants with your tie, then you’re gonna need a blue tie. But then you have to think about the shirt. What color is it? If it’s also blue, that might be too much.

So it only makes sense to talk about the entire outfit.

Ok. Blue checked pants, blue tie navy pea coat, then what? How about a white shirt? That will contrast nicely with the tie.

As far as the top is concerned, how about you try and match it with your shoes? Crazy, I know but give it a go.

Since you have navy in your outfit, it’s best to wear brown shoes instead of black. And that means to go for a brown top (a v-neck or a vest). Or, you can wear a navy waistcoat that matched your pea coat.

Finally, add a brown belt and a pair of brown or blue shoes and you’re done!

Remember: this is just a suggestion. You might not find it the top that you want or the right tie. So what I recommend is that you form your eye by looking at other stylish outfits… making it easier for you to assemble your own.

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Since I get a lot of emails with questions I figured I’d share my answers with all of you. Who knows, maybe you have the same question on your mind but didn’t take the time to ask it.

Let’s start with a question form Joe:

Hi George,
I have a question ……
Just recently I purchased a grey sportcoat. It has a slight sheen and subtle weave pattern. Nice. I also purchased three pairs of pants, one blue, one black and a brown pair that I needed but did not intend to wear with the grey sportcoat. When I went to the register, the stylish salesman “approved” of my selection of pants to wear witht the sportcoat INCLUDING the brown pants. I stated that I was too conservative to be comfortable wearing the combination but he suggested that I “Go for it!”. Later, when I brought the items to my tailor, he also recommended that I combine the brown pants with the grey coat.
George, can you help me to be comfortable with this combination by offering your selection of shirt and tie combinations that will coordinate these seemingly mismatched colors so even I could feel good about the ensemble?? (Your photos would be helpful.)
Thanks George.

Hey Joe,

So, let’s see what we have here: a grey sports coat with a sublte pattern on it and 3 pairs of pants: blue, black and brown.

Let’s start with the sports coat. Since gray is netural, it does indeed work with every color, includinb black and white. THis means you can safely wear it with all 3 pairs of pants.

You said you feel too conservative wearing brown pants with a gray sports coat so let’s do sometihng about that, shall we?

I’m guessing you want to stand out more, so my advice will be geared toward that.

Here are a few suggestions:

Wear a t-shirt with the two of them. How about yellow? This will achieve several things. First, it will balance the outfit towards casual since we usually wear sports jackets with shirts, right?

Make sure you don’t have any logos on the t-shirt. Thin horizontal stripes, maybe, but not think stripes.

As for the color you can go for yellow if you feel up to it or a shade of brown that complements your pants.

Wear a color that works with both

I spoke about yellow earlier but what if it’s too much? THe solution would be to choose a color inbetween yellow and brown, to tie the two together.

This color is actually called “taupe” and looks like this:

Let’s talk a little about shirt and tie combinations, since you specifically asked for that.

If you don’t want a yellow shirt and you can’t find a taupe one, I recommend dark blue. Not really dark like navy but dar enough. Blue works well with brown and, as you may have guessed, with gray as well. The tie can be either gray, brown etc.

One last important thing: you need color repetition. This is what makes a good outfit look awesome. So houw about a brown leather bracelet with those pants? Or maybe a brown pocket square?

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