Show us their suits

[Marc Chevalier]

Could those lapels be much wider..?

They sure could.

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[Tomasso]

Sorry, it's very difficult for me to take my eyes off of Ava long enough to see if she's with someone. She's about twenty years old in this photo.

 

[scotrace]

I'm with you, Marc. Ava - heavenly creature.

 

[Sefton]

So hard to find photos where the suit isn't being obscured by a guitar.

Django:

bk

I love it! Django is just too cool!

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I'm with you, Marc. Ava - heavenly creature.

Beautiful, yes. But I don't much like cleft chins on women. [huh]

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[Wild Root]

I agree... Ava was a star and very attractive but, as far is chins go... I've seen more feminine.

=WR=

 

[Tomasso]

Bogart, Checking For Clefts

 

[Wild Root]

Oh! lol lol lol Not exactly the kind of "clefts" we're against... yeah I'll stop before the place is raided!

=WR=

 

[Tomasso]

It Took Nine Tailors. Adolphe Menjou

 

[J.Poppycock II]

Grand photos of Adolphe - He is one of my favorites. His look in both white tie & tails and a morning suit w/ spats are my utmost aspirations in attire.

 

[J.Poppycock II]

Adolphe in morning attire:

 

[Mr. Rover]

The man third from the left looks a lot Willem Dafoe.

 

[herringbonekid]

just a reminder that you can post images of classic suits in this thread. for no other reason than to inspire...

 

[herringbonekid]

 

[cookie]

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk - Founder of Modern Turkey Hero of Gallipoli

"He was particular about his appearence and enjoyed dressing well".

 

[cookie]

Cleft chin???? you want a cleft chin? we have cleft chins

Sorry, it's very difficult for me to take my eyes off of Ava long enough to see if she's with someone. She's about twenty years old in this photo.

Rita is better!

 

[slacker]

Completely Random First Post... Here Goes

Hey everyone.. Ive been lurking for a few days and I had some questions/comments. this thread looks like my best bet. And you guys seem like the right group of people to ask...

check out these photos of The Beastie Boys... they have completely transformed their onstage appearance during the last year... it all started at a show in Vegas, they took on the Rat Pack look and they play every show in their suits now...

can anyone tell me what kind of style they are wearing... I know nothing about dressing dapper, but there is something about these suits that do it for me... if I am going to buy a suit, this is what I want to look like when I wear it...

also, I like the skinny tie look as well... any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...

MTV Euro Awards

Film Screening in NYC

in Rio

in Vegas

 

[Fletch]

Marc:
Who is the guy in your OP, in between the 1st and 2nd photos of Coop?
Equally important, who is that long lovely creature looking at him?

And is that Stewart in the polo coat with his face in shadows?

Nonchalant:
Maybe you know that Paul Whiteman wasn't always so svelte...that's him in about 1932 after he had lost over 100 lbs to get film actress Margaret Livingston to marry him.

Another bandleader as elegant personally as musically was Ray Noble. Pipe the formal outer layer. This is how a proper Englishman does it!

For orchestration sessions, Ray preferred a lively Prince of Wales check and the always correct rep tie.

 

[Feraud]

 

[Fletch]

Mike Mazursky?
(I don't think we were meant to admire the suit. I think it was intended to play up his crass gorilla image.)

Tommy Dorsey took great pride in his appearance and especially (having grown up poor) in looking well to do. Here he is in a tweed suit, which for a radio and recording musician in the depression days was really rubbing success in people's faces.

TD had something of an image problem - he tended to throw things and hit people - which he sought to counter by dressing entirely in white on occasional engagements.
Here's a pic which won't display but you should be able to click it. Note also the young rising boy singer.