Stunted lapels

[Robert Conway]

Anyone else notice how stunted lapels and high button placement are the big jacket style many brands are pushing this year?

Combined with the tight fitting, one size too small look it's rough going out there for anyone who isn't built like a string bean.

It's a bit of a shame.

Yesterday I saw a few suits at the Polo store that were made from some very nice cloth, in interesting colors and patterns.

I tried one on, but unfortunately on me it looked like it had been shrunk in the dryer. I have a fairly broad chest, and the small lapels looked, well... silly.

Pretty good armholes though.

Is this look supposed to hearken back to the 1910's and 20's?

 

[Mr. Rover]

I've noticed that no gorge is too high these days, too.

 

[ArrowCollarMan]

I don't think they're looking to the 1910's and 1920's for styles, somehow I think it may relate to the "emo" style and styles that resemble it like skater and even rocker or punk and the like...really anything teenagers are into. Tight, dark, short clothing. Notice every slack you see these days is very tapered. I seem to find alot of "fashionable" wear not fitting me in either the shoulders or stomach (oy, I need to loose my gut).

The problem with a style like this is that it works for very few people. It will look far too small for someone with even an average physique and anyone over that...just forget it.

I don't really mind the skiny lapels its just the tight fit (especially in the pant legs).

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

If you're in the Los Angeles area, catch Perry Mason on KDOC Channel 56 weekdays at Noon and 7PM. Raymond Burr seems to be able to carry off those skinny lapels, even some skinny peak lapels, and he's no stringbean.

I'd love to find some of the suits from that show.

 

[Wild Root]

I don't think they're looking to the 1910's and 1920's for styles, somehow I think it may relate to the "emo" style and styles that resemble it like skater and even rocker or punk and the like...really anything teenagers are into. Tight, dark, short clothing. Notice every slack you see these days is very tapered.

The funny thing is that the 1910's to early 1920's had tight fitting pants... very tapered that were shaped to the curve of the leg. Also, some coats were pretty fitted. I have seen emo kids and when they wear a suit, it's always with the arms held on with safety pins and it's all tattered paired with jeans that are as equally worn.

Most styles we have today came from an earlier style, they just twist it to look new.

=WR=

 

[ArrowCollarMan]

Most styles we have today came from an earlier style, they just twist it to look new.

And the earlier styles were based off of even earlier styles. But thats beside the point. Even though emo kids might have everything saftey pinned and so on its the general style of tight fitting clothes that is encroaching. I'm not sure wahts causing it though. Fitted isn't so bad, as long as its not conscricting. Personally, I don't like super skinny lapels. My linen suit is more modern and it has fairly skinny lapels but it looks good. Personally, I like medium width lapels (maybe around 3 inches wide or so). What I wish they had more of is wide pant legs, straight cut. I wish i could find slacks with the "boot cut" like they have in jeans. I know they exist but I havn't seen any.