Lapel Width

[32-20]

Until recently, I preferred narrow everything, but I've been converted to spread collars.
It then seemed natural to move to a half-windsor knot, and I found myself reassessing my entire outfit.
So, with that in mind, do you know any guidelines on how to coordinate lapel, collar, tie, shoulder, etc. width?

 

[YRR92]

It doesn't matter, as long as it looks good. That said, the "golden rule" is that a "propotionate" lapel should reach, at the peak, midway between the opening of the jacket and where the sleeve meets the body -- half the chest. I like them a little wider than that. It's a matter of taste. Either extreme is bad.

The idea that ties should match lapel widths is silly, but don't wear a tie that's on the wide side with small lapels. With wider lapels, the opposite applies, though a fairly narrow knit can work with a wider lapel.

A spread collar does not demand a half-windsor.

 

[comrade]



Until recently, I preferred narrow everything, but I've been converted to spread collars.
It then seemed natural to move to a half-windsor knot, and I found myself reassessing my entire outfit.
So, with that in mind, do you know any guidelines on how to coordinate lapel, collar, tie, shoulder, etc. width?

I can think of two ways of assessing your situation:

1. You have no core.
2. You are evolving, preferably towards Sartorial Wisdom.

My guess is the former.

 

[32-20]

I can think of two ways of assessing your situation:

1. You have no core.
2. You are evolving, preferably towards Sartorial Wisdom.

My guess is the former.

Cosmic.