Double Breasted Style.

[Amidé]

How would you rate a double-breasted suit with a massive lapel inspired by Carlos Dormond? Is it too flashy or arrogant to wear in a business setting or formal events? And where do you think it would be appropriate to wear this type of suit?

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Definitely pro wide lapels on a DB suit. Not sure if I posted this before here, but here’s one of mine.

 

[lordsuperb]

I am between 6'4" and 6'5", so I will always stand out, regardless of what I am wearing. My colleagues never comment on the pockets or other details of jackets or trousers (why should they?). If I get comments, they are either on shoes or things such as: "Why do you wear suits almost every day?". Interestingly, the gauntlet cuffs brought me a friend. He reached out to inquire why I would order jackets with that feature. I have helped him on his sartorial journey.

Most of my colleagues dress casually, but a few (very few) dress well. Today, the campus will be empty, but I will most likely go there to write and will choose a spring combo, as it is a beautiful day. Once, a colleague saw my office's light on a Sunday and knocked on my door. I opened it, and surprised, he asked: "Why are you in a suit and tie on a Sunday?" "Because I dress for myself."

And that is why I go with gauntlet cuffs and extremely slanted pockets. They amuse me. I am not in a conservative environment (at all! I have colleagues coming to work in shorts and t-shirts), so I don't feel I need to conform to conservative business dress rules. I also don't need to come to work more than a couple of days a week, but I still show up often, as I feel I am more productive away from home. Thus, why not put on a nice ensemble if I am to leave home? But even walking into the Senate in Rome, nobody mentioned my suit's details, although a couple of Senators asked me where I got my suit (and my friend took me to his tailor so I could opine on his new suit). I also don't mind wearing a three-piece suit while meeting a bank's CEO. If he (or she or they) find it an affectation, so be it. From my peripatetic life, I have gathered that fit is king. Seeing somebody in a well-fitting suit is so rare that whatever idiosyncratic details will be ignored. Then again, maybe that is a lie I tell myself to keep wearing jackets with weird gauntlet cuffs.

Well you asked for my opinion there’s need to justify yourself to me. I wear purple and pink jackets fwiw.

 

[bernoulli]

Well you asked for my opinion there’s need to justify yourself to me. I wear purple and pink jackets fwiw.

Well, you did ask me a question. I felt like presenting the context for my answer instead of just replying to it. And yes, you are the overlord of this thread. It is only fair that I explain a bit of my reasoning for joining the fray.

 

[Castomere]

Definitely pro wide lapels on a DB suit. Not sure if I posted this before here, but here’s one of mine.

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Do you think it's appropriate for business purposes?

 

[Amidé]

Do you think it's appropriate for business purposes?

Something being appropriate largely depends on local dress code. However, why wouldn’t wide lapels be appropriate?

 

[Amidé]

Still in flannel today..
Bespoke suit by Dutch tailor ANTON-Kleermaker, shirt, tie and pocket square by Amidé Hadelin

 

[bernoulli]

Skinny lapels on a DB also work...

 

[aristoi bcn]

 

[lordsuperb]

 

[lordsuperb]

 

[lordsuperb]

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[DorianGreen]

Timeless elegance, Cesare Attolini.

Lovely cloth.

 

[lordsuperb]

 

[DorianGreen]

Sartoria Dalcuore.

 

[Bespoke DJP]

Sartoria Dalcuore.

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Yes!

A splendid take on the DB configuration, although the gentleman in the 2nd photo should have buttoned the middle button AND taken his hands off the pockets; not only is he distorting the fluidity of the garment, but more to that, he is destroying the meticulously-tailored pockets!


Best,

Dimitris