Charles Farrar:
Looking The Part Is
Being The Part”
By Jalyne Strong
Post Staff Writer
Influenced by a couple of
impeccable professors
while he was a student at
Virginia State University,
Charles Farrar has never
forgotten their often
uttered maxim, "Looking
the part is being the part.”
“I respected them and
thought them right then—
and now,” says Farrar.
And since Farrar attests
that he “identifies closely
with the professional side
of his life, "his formula for
“looking the part” is to
dress conservatively.
rm conservative from
the bone,” Farrar laughs.
He has been thoroughly
indoctrinated by those
professors, Farrar
admits, and by now con
servatism in dressing is
second nature to him.
But it does him good.
Employed by Southern
Bel] in long range plan
ning, Farrar works in an
office setting where a tie
and Jacket are expected
and his traditional style of
dressing fits right in.
Farrar is most comfort
able in suits rather than
slacks and sports jackets.
“They eliminate the
concern about matching,”
he points out. As far as
color, his wardrobe of
suits and shirts are
mainly in blues, grays, and
-- browns “afid be likes pin
stripes for variety. If this
sounds conventional,
Farrar is the last person to
deny it. But with a little
prodding, he does confess
that he’ll get a little
daring with his ties. “I
tend to be more expressive
with them.” he claims. “I
Charles Farrar
.Gets daring with ties
have my red one, and a
yellow polka dot, andhold
stripes."
For a sleek suit he owns
that is gray with ultra-thin
pin stripes of blue and
pink, Farrar purchased a
fashionable paisley tie with
pink accents. “It was my
way of letting up,” he
smiles. “Plus with this tie I
was able to pick up the pink
in the suit without having to
_i
wear a pink shirt." Pink
shirts are taboo for Farrar.
This brings up another
adage he remembers from
one of his college profes
sors^ "He told me,”
Farrar recites, ‘“Business
men never wear yellow
shirts to the office.’ Now I
see a lot of men who wear
yellow shirts and look
great. But it’s something I
can’t bring myself to do.
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‘My son is always trying
to drag me into, what he
calls, 'the 20th century,’”
Farrar chuckles.
But Farrar sticks to his
own style for more than one
reason. Not only does
dressing conservatively
suit him personally but it
also feels good on his
wallet, he claims.
“Dressing conservatively
allows you to get a half step
behind the style and still
make it,” he relates.
“Trying to be stylish
requires constantly lay
ing out new dollars.”
Self-described as
“frugal” in his approach to
shopping, Farrar says,
“I shop wherever I can find
a decent product for a good
price.” Yet he is not
chintzy. “Basically you get
what you pay for. If you put
$69 in a suit, you’ll only get
$69 worth of wear out of it,”
he surmises.
“One has to be smart
about the investment in
ciotnes. I buy an outfit that
will hold up and last since I
wear my suits regularly.”
When shopping, Farrar
will consider how an outfit
has to be worn before
purchasing. “I even think
functions, for example, can
I wear it to business
presentations and after
hours?” Farrar is affiliat
ed with several organiza
tions which host after-five
and formal black tie
functions so his suits
usually must do double
duty. And he wears tuxedos
regularly.
Concerning leisure
clothes, Farrar replies,
“Need more of”—implying
that his cache of casual
clothes is almost non
existent. “My son waged a
strong campaign to get me
into those loud, loud,
loud shorts (jams),”
Farrar laments. “But
when I wear casuals they
will be solid colors.”
He’s certainly not a
-—____I
trendsetter. Neither is he
flamboyant in his style. So
what makes Farrar stand
out as a best dressed
individual? Primarily it is
his well matched, co
ordinated, though
conservative dressing and
ultimately the ease in
which he wears his
clothes.
“I dress with my position
in mind,” attests
Farrar “But I strive for
comfort.”
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