Resurrecting Style
By Izzy
The Sartorialist, a fantastic blog devoted to man-on-the-street photos of fashionably dressed New Yorkers, is featuring pictures of dolled-up Easter worshippers.
Note how the gentleman above successfully successfully pulls off the double-breasted suit, a feat that many of Izzy’s readers find impossible. Izzy is, however, not so keen on the overly short jacket sleeves, which should expose only about a half inch of linen. The pinned collar, boutonniere, straw boater, and pipe are dynamite, though.
April 17th, 2006 at 8:45 pm
To my (rather inexperienced) eye, the suit looks a little snug across the middle. And I agree that the sleeves are too short.
April 18th, 2006 at 1:19 am
Izzy noticed the same thing, as well as the gape between the jacket and the neck, but wasn’t sure if they were due to the position of the gentleman’s arm.
April 18th, 2006 at 5:03 pm
Agreed. The jacket looks a little small for the gentleman in several respects. It’s more difficult to see, but it’s too snug in the shoulders and chest as well as around the middle, the shoulders are too narrow (causing the gape between jacket and neck), and of course the sleeves are too short. The suit is very pretty, but obviously not made for this gentleman. I can only hope that the trousers are not also too short.
April 19th, 2006 at 1:59 pm
The jacket would not look as small as it does if he unbuttoned the bottom button like he is supposed to. Why is that becoming popular? Almost every single gentleman wearing a coat with two buttons has them both buttoned. What happened to leaving the bottom button unbuttoned?
April 25th, 2006 at 6:15 pm
That suit is so ill-fitted that I feel fat.
June 27th, 2008 at 9:03 am
This suit makes me laughable…
But what I do…? It’s now fashion….
I can’t break the modern trend. So I’m ready to enjoy…
Thanks,
–Alex—