Driving with a suit

[LabelKing]

Look at that nice collar pin.

 

[johnnyblazini]

Originally Posted by Sator

Yes I regard it part and parcel of overall fit - and arguably one of the most important elements of fit as well.

So you are equating proper armhole height with a proper overall fit? (or a key element)

Interesting idea. I guess you do have a point. But this implies that one cannot buy a well fitted RTW suit retailing under 4K$... Youre also insulting my Canali wardrobe...

 

[epa]

Originally Posted by johnnyblazini

So you are equating proper armhole height with a proper overall fit? (or a key element)

Interesting idea. I guess you do have a point. But this implies that one cannot buy a well fitted RTW suit retailing under 4K$... Youre also insulting my Canali wardrobe...

Maybe Sator suggests that a well fitted RTW suit is an oxymoron...

 

[Sator]

Originally Posted by johnnyblazini

So you are equating proper armhole height with a proper overall fit? (or a key element)

Interesting idea. I guess you do have a point. But this implies that one cannot buy a well fitted RTW suit retailing under 4K$... Youre also insulting my Canali wardrobe...

The arm scyre measurement is one of the classical measurements that a bespoke tailor will note down.

Fortunately, I can get a bespoke lounge suit for less than the full retail price of a RTW Canali

 

[dopey]

Originally Posted by Sator

Here is James Stewart in Vertigo. The coat is exactly where it belongs:

Notice how the dropped shoulders here keep the collar tightly in place:

 

[A Y]

Toonces's not even wearing a hat. I don't think you can trust his/her/its sartorial judgment.

--Andre

 

[Memphis]

I take mine off seeing as how I wrinkle everything I wear when squeezing into a racing shell in my car. When I get out my back is always wrinkled and sweaty.

 

[Roikins]

Originally Posted by Memphis

I take mine off seeing as how I wrinkle everything I wear when squeezing into a racing shell in my car. When I get out my back is always wrinkled and sweaty.

That just means you need to get a dedicated daily driver and save the other car for track-only use and club races.

 

[JLibourel]

The ONLY time I will remove my jacket in the normal course of the day is if it is very hot and I am worried about sweat-staining the garment or if the heat is causing me profound discomfort. In this day and age of air conditioning, such occasions are extremely rare for me. I'm with Will and Sator, two of our most knowledgeable sartorialists about this. Once I put the jacket on in morning, it stays on throughout the day, wrinkles be damned!

As to today's cars being too low-roofed for wearing a fedora, that's another good reason for owning an SUV. No problems for me in my Jeep Grand Cherokee, and I am a very tall man with proportionately quite short legs (6'3" with a 32" inseam).

 

[itsstillmatt]

I never take my jacket off when I drive. I think hanging it in the backseat is a little to prissy for me, but I do try to remember to put my tie over the seatbelt.

I tend to take my jacket off if I am eating at my desk as I am usually doing more than I should be and spilling kind of sucks if you are not having a good time when you do it.

 

[Manton]

When I had to drive in California, and my car had been parked in the sun, and the greenhouse effect raised the temperature in the car to about 170, you better believe I took my jacket off.

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by Manton

When I had to drive in California, and my car had been parked in the sun, and the greenhouse effect raised the temperature in the car to about 170, you better believe I took my jacket off.
I find that a jacket keeps your back from blistering on the hot seat in those circumstances. I remember as a kid hating to get into the vinyl seated family stationwagon with my short OP shorts on for the fear that my legs would stick to the bottom.

 

[Manton]

Originally Posted by iammatt

I find that a jacket keeps your back from blistering on the hot seat in those circumstances.
The shirt did fine, as I recall.

 

[Will]

Originally Posted by Manton

The shirt did fine, as I recall.

No-one will be able to see the scorch marks when you wear it under a jacket.

 

[Sator]

Originally Posted by dopey

Notice how the dropped shoulders here keep the collar tightly in place:

Now this is an excellent lesson in how a coat should fit and move with your body. I like the way your tailor has got your coat to fit like a second skin. I also approve of the complete absence of drape.