New WW Chan Sharksin Suit w/ JJ Minnis

[Reevolving]

What did the suit cost you?

 

[elegal619]

Originally Posted by Matt S

The line made me think of Maxwell Smart, and he wore 1-button 3-piece suits too. I'm sure he must've had a grey sharkskin.

You're right. In retrospect, I think should have gone 2 button.

 

[sellahi22]

The body of the jacket looks great to me - sculpted nicely to your body and with a perfect buttoning point. Normally I would like a wider lapel and a 2-button closure, but I think a more minimalist approach, with narrow lapel and one-button closure, is better for a 3-piece where the vest adds enough flair/interest.

The tapering/shaping of the sleeves looks a little awkward to me. I think we would need to see more photos to tell if there is a problem here.

Great choice in cloth by the way.

 

[Matt S]

Originally Posted by elegal619

You're right. In retrospect, I think should have gone 2 button.
It's not too late to change it, but dressing like Maxwell Smart isn't a bad thing. He was very style conscious and once mentioned that he won the award for best-dressed CONTROL agent. I'd just avoid the 4-button suits from the later seasons. I'm a really big fan of one-button suits myself, though I only have one.

 

[ljrcustom]

Originally Posted by Matt S

It's not too late to change it, but dressing like Maxwell Smart isn't a bad thing. He was very style conscious and once mentioned that he won the award for best-dressed CONTROL agent. I'd just avoid the 4-button suits from the later seasons. I'm a really big fan of one-button suits myself, though I only have one.
How can you change it from one to two buttons without ruining the jacket? -LR

 

[TheTukker]

Looks nice, but I agree with niidawg3;

Originally Posted by niidawg3

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edit: something funky going on wth your right shoulder. seems a bit too big. also some excess fabric i nthe right side of your chest.

but maybe it''s just the pic. also, is the left sleeve longer than the right or just the pic?

Just curious: what did you ask for re shoulder? Seems a bit more structured than his 'typical' (i.e. for the US market) soft shoulder.

Originally Posted by ljrcustom

How can you change it from one to two buttons without ruining the jacket?
-LR

Not sure you can; happy to be enlightened.

 

[Parker]

Originally Posted by elegal619

You're right. In retrospect, I think should have gone 2 button.

Originally Posted by Matt S

It's not too late to change it...

Don't change it. You're right on trend for "The Suit of the Season".

Srlsy, the 1-button is a bonafide classic. And sometimes the lapels/quarters are cut in a way that emphasizes the single button and would look weird if you added the second one.

Btw, anyone know the protocol of buttoning the jacket with a vest on a 1-button? Shouldn't you leave the jacket unbuttoned on a typical 3-piece?

 

[George]

Originally Posted by Parker

Don't change it. You're right on trend for "The Suit of the Season".

Srlsy, the 1-button is a bonafide classic. And sometimes the lapels/quarters are cut in a way that emphasizes the single button and would look weird if you added the second one. Btw, anyone know the protocol of buttoning the jacket with a vest on a 1-button? Shouldn't you leave the jacket unbuttoned on a typical 3-piece?
There's no protocol as I know of, but I always leave the coat undone when wearing a 3 piece regardless off button stance. You want people to see your waistcoat.

 

[Matt S]

Originally Posted by ljrcustom

How can you change it from one to two buttons without ruining the jacket?

-LR

If the quarters aren't cut too open a tailor can just add another button below. The button placement on a 1-button and 2-button jacket should be the same. It's the balance point for the jacket. However, on second look at the suit in question I think the quarters are too open to add a second button.

Originally Posted by Parker

Don't change it. You're right on trend for "The Suit of the Season".

Srlsy, the 1-button is a bonafide classic. And sometimes the lapels/quarters are cut in a way that emphasizes the single button and would look weird if you added the second one.

Btw, anyone know the protocol of buttoning the jacket with a vest on a 1-button? Shouldn't you leave the jacket unbuttoned on a typical 3-piece?

I agree that it is a classic and doesn't need to be changed. There is no difference in the way a 1-button 3-piece suit is worn from a 2 or 3-button. The button may or may not be fastened, though I lean toward buttoning it.

 

[niidawg3]

Originally Posted by George

I always leave the coat undone when wearing a 3 piece regardless off button stance.

+1

 

[TheTukker]

Originally Posted by Matt S

If the quarters aren't cut too open a tailor can just add another button below. The button placement on a 1-button and 2-button jacket should be the same. ...

I don't think this is correct; the button on a 1-button is typically where the middle button is on a 3-button and the positioning on a 2-button is typically slightly different. I guess you can just add a button to the 1-button jacket, but it would look somewhat odd to the (trained) eye.