Q. You write about using your tie to connect colors and I am looking for some suggestions. I like to wear khaki pants and blue (light or jean dark) shirts.

Q. I was in the men's section last weekend and wished I had you on speed-dial. There was a very nice tan suit on sale in my size that I thought would be a good addition to the few I have. I tried ...

“Like the preppy khaki summer suit!” wrote Tschorn.. “Appropriate and trad. Only getting buzz because navy blue is D.C. default. #outsidethebeltway.” And bonus points for the president if ...

The khaki suits and jackets from Gucci and Dries Van Noten are cases in point, as are the ethnic-print shirts and jackets that are the perfect khaki foil. Still, some houses have done fetching things.

You could wear tan socks with your khaki suit. Black is a bad idea. Some shade of blue could work, if you had something blue going on upstairs in the shirt or tie department.