Robert Conway
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Small armholes. What a revelation.
I'm getting dressed for New Years eve and did the Matt Deckard test on the sports coat I'm going to wear and lo and behold, when I raise my arms the thing looks like a frightened cat.
Then I pulled out my father's vintage tuxedo, which just happened to be hanging there. It's a beautiful double breasted piece, made sometime in the late 1950's, cut after a 1940's pattern.
Anyhow, I barely fit in the thing, but the moment I slipped it on I noticed the snug fit around my shoulder/armpit and despite it being too small for me, it simply staid put, when I lifted my arms.
So, just for the hell of it, I pulled a few other pieces from the rack, all modern cuts. Every single one of them failed the test, some much worse than others. Suddenly I noticed just how bad they all actually fit, unless you are just standing there, with your arms hanging down. Maybe I'll have a nice bonfire around midnight.
Anyhow, thanks for the tip-off.
Happy New Year.
Robert Conway
I'm getting dressed for New Years eve and did the Matt Deckard test on the sports coat I'm going to wear and lo and behold, when I raise my arms the thing looks like a frightened cat.
Then I pulled out my father's vintage tuxedo, which just happened to be hanging there. It's a beautiful double breasted piece, made sometime in the late 1950's, cut after a 1940's pattern.
Anyhow, I barely fit in the thing, but the moment I slipped it on I noticed the snug fit around my shoulder/armpit and despite it being too small for me, it simply staid put, when I lifted my arms.
So, just for the hell of it, I pulled a few other pieces from the rack, all modern cuts. Every single one of them failed the test, some much worse than others. Suddenly I noticed just how bad they all actually fit, unless you are just standing there, with your arms hanging down. Maybe I'll have a nice bonfire around midnight.
Anyhow, thanks for the tip-off.
Happy New Year.
Robert Conway