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I think a natural shoulder can make the wearer look "at home" in a suit, which to me conveys a more subtle and effective sense of authority than the so-called power suit.
Most people don't notice actual shoulder construction, but I think people notice a more relaxed look to a suit vs. a more structured one even if they can't identify the actual construction details that create t hat impression.
I have never been in a business setting where it is conceivable that anyone important is thinking about whether anyone else's suit gives a relaxed vs. structured impression. YMMV I guess.
Not all things that are noticed are noticed through conscious thought.
I vote classically American. So not frowned upon at all here. Perhaps elsewhere.
The current Hickey Freeman shoulders are very soft, and I don't think they would be inappropriate: