The White Stipe

By Izzy

As a general rule, Izzy enjoys white or off-white suits (even those with black buttons), but the tailoring of this one being worn by REM’s Michael Stipe just seems a bit off. Is the jacket too long? Certainly the sleeves are. Izzy does, however, like the tie, with its width continuous all the way up. And there’s nothing amiss with Stipe’s lack of belt, which creates an especially clean look. Plus, why attract attention to your waist is there’s no need to?

This entry was posted on Monday, March 24th, 2008 at 11:31 pm by Izzy and is filed under Belts, Celebrity, Suits, Tailoring, Ties, Trousers. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

3 Responses to “The White Stipe”

Jennie Says:
March 24th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Perhaps we should not blame the suit but the body wearing it?
Jeff the Baptist Says:
March 25th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Honestly I think the jacket is just too big. The shoulders look too large and the sleeves are definitely too long. I don’t mind the jacket length though.

I like the off white suit. Very spring. I do not like the off-white suit with the plain white shirt. Generally I’d like to see more contrast to spice things up.
Phyllis Says:
March 26th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
I think the black tie is weird, and also too wide.