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post #16 of 19
2/22/12 at 10:02am
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Originally Posted by Mr. Moo View Post

Does anyone REALLY care about what your suit shoulder looks like (unless it's not some hideous Pagoda style)? I mean, would someone on your board of directors (whoever you may be) really think "my sweet lord, is he wearing Neapolitan shoulders today? Fire him."
No. This is fantasy.


I think most people can sense more casual cues but are not able to articulate why.

 

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post #17 of 19
2/22/12 at 10:23am
I should clarify - I don't mean that if you wear a Neapolitan suit to work you will get laughed at and fired. I mean that these jackets don't project power and assertiveness in the same way a more classically British one does. I very much doubt if we'll ever see a US president addressing the nation in an unstructured, soft suit. Not that US politicians are paragons of sartorial elegance. All I'm saying is, these suits give off different impressions, and it's not unreasonable to have both and wear whatever best suits the occasion, as Mr. Tilley does.
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post #18 of 19
2/22/12 at 10:54am
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It seems to me that the Neapolitan look is nearly everywhere in men's clothing/fashion. I know it is the classic Neopolitan look but I wonder whether it will remain a standard in the US. Until recently, I thought the Saville row look (in general: shaped waist, defined shoulder, traditional proportions) was the high standard. Is it just that Neoploitan tailoring is soft and more comfortable to wear? Help me with this...

Are we talking fashion or CBD? If you're talking about what the Brad Pitts of the world are wearing, it will change within a season or two, as it always does. In CBD terms, I'm not sure that Saville Row style has ever really been the standard. If anything, the Neapolitan shoulder has more in common with the sack suit than with a strong SR or Roman shoulder.
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post #19 of 19
2/22/12 at 11:06am


 

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Originally Posted by EMartNJ View Post


I think most people can sense more casual cues but are not able to articulate why.

 


 

I agree with this, actually - in the same way people can tell a nice suit from a cheap, ill-fitting one.

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