Vladimir Berkov
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Ed13 said:As far as notch lapels, it may be acceptable with some, it is not acceptable with all. If you are an artist or Hollywood type then go crazy. If not, wearer beware. The clothing snobs will be watching.
But who are the clothing snobs?
We are at a point in history much like the time in the late 19th and early 20th century when the dinner suit/tuxedo usurped the tailcoat. In both cases the standard eveningwear had become entirely static, the exact requirements agreed-upon with virtually no room for deviation. In comes the newcomer, and a new period of experimentation ensues. The old standard eventually dies out or becomes so pigeonholed that it becomes mere costume.
The true dinner suit/tuxedo is today what the tailcoat was in 1920. A garment still worn, still correct, but rapidly being lost in a sea of derivative informality. The only difference is that unlike 1920, today there is no successor to the tuxedo. The only things agreed upon seem to be that it involves a black coat, black trousers and black tie. All else can be variable.
In such a state, what real snobbishness can exist which could possibly denigrate the wearing of a traditional notch-lapeled dinner suit?