American Idol + Suits = Peaked Lapels

[Tomasso]

I was under the impression that regardless of whether a tie, collar, and lapels are proportional, they all need to be proportional to the wearer. Maybe wide lapels were the fashion rage of the Golden Era, and maybe wide ties are back in fashion today. However, isn't a man's shoulders the real determining factor in how wide his lapels should be (and therefore the width of his tie as well)? And isn't the collar best matched to the shape of a man's head? In my opinion (and based on lots of classic style reading), the look of this photo is off. The jacket lapels are overly wide for the person wearing the suit, regardless of the correct proportion of other accessories. Furthermore, the monotone gray look makes the wearer appear sickly instead of illuminating his face (and directing other's gaze toward the face).

 

[Jovan]

I'm telling you we need to spearhead the return of notch lapel single breasted suits. Too many peak lapels nowadays.

Yeesh. A style that we all like comes back, and everyone's complaining! lol