Matt Deckard
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One of my early experiences at a high end mens store in the 1990s was when I went back complaining about the lining coming unstitched when I'd sit in my car. Also I'd complain about how uncomfortable it was to just reach the steering wheel because of how the jacket would tug at my shoulders.
The told me outright several times that i should take my jacket off when I get into a car, and I was befuddled.
A man's jacket is not just an item of fashion, it above all else is an item of utility, and once it loses that... well we've lost ourselves to fashion and fashion alone. Working out all the details that make a good jacket functional and fashionable should be the duty of menswear stores like that one that disappointed me so long ago. They have since upgraded their wears with the new revival of gentleman's fashion that we have seen occur over the last 10 years.
I just remember stating over and over again to the salesman ant the tailor in the shop that "If the president doesn't have to remove his jacket, I shouldn't have to either!"
The told me outright several times that i should take my jacket off when I get into a car, and I was befuddled.
A man's jacket is not just an item of fashion, it above all else is an item of utility, and once it loses that... well we've lost ourselves to fashion and fashion alone. Working out all the details that make a good jacket functional and fashionable should be the duty of menswear stores like that one that disappointed me so long ago. They have since upgraded their wears with the new revival of gentleman's fashion that we have seen occur over the last 10 years.
I just remember stating over and over again to the salesman ant the tailor in the shop that "If the president doesn't have to remove his jacket, I shouldn't have to either!"