Newbie here and a few questions about my jacket lapels

[jeremyleediaz]

First of all, thank you all for the great advice and perspective you all provide. I've learned some very invaluable tips here.

If I may, let me start with the first question - need to give some background before the question begins...
I use to be a Tom Ford "whore" (stopped spending all my $ on clothes a while ago), have quite a few Base A suits, mostly 3 piece from late 2010-2011. My lapels are mostly peak and the lapels are fairly wide compared to say my Isaia or Zegna suit/jackets. Now, I haven't put much thought into suits since my job didn't require me to wear suits, actually it almost seems like casual is almost mandatory (no one even seems to wear a button down anymore around here except for me a few others ... in case you're wondering, yes I'm in Tech). Having said that, my new GF insists that I dress up more often but my thought is that my suits are probably out of style, although a good friend says that classic never goes out of style, I see everyone's lapels thinner than a standard ruler. I've been pretty much a chino/casual slacks and polo/button down kinda guy for years now. I do jeans and T's quite a bit as well. Having said that, are my wide lapel TF's out of style or "classic", and I should keep rocking them? I must admit that I wear them to weddings but I feel very conscious seeing 95% of the folks with jackets with tiny lapels and pants so narrow and hemmed above the ankle. My 3pc are all cuffed and the other 2 pc aren't cuffed but they are certainly wider than 7.5'

Thoughts?

Any and all input is greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone

Personally (and sorry to the person I'm undoubtedly about to offend) I feel that skinny lapels are a trash trend that should and will die out soon. I would not deviate too much from those TF lapels. They are a hair wider than most of my suit's lapels but they are classic indeed. Don't follow the trend. And please don't let your girlfriend make you buy any of those ugly J.Crew style suits with their wimpy lapels.

That being said, I would rock the hell out of those TFs and I encourage you to keep that up and be a classic man rather than a trendy guy.

 

[Anton21]

First of all, thank you all for the great advice and perspective you all provide. I've learned some very invaluable tips here.

If I may, let me start with the first question - need to give some background before the question begins...
I use to be a Tom Ford "whore" (stopped spending all my $ on clothes a while ago), have quite a few Base A suits, mostly 3 piece from late 2010-2011. My lapels are mostly peak and the lapels are fairly wide compared to say my Isaia or Zegna suit/jackets. Now, I haven't put much thought into suits since my job didn't require me to wear suits, actually it almost seems like casual is almost mandatory (no one even seems to wear a button down anymore around here except for me a few others ... in case you're wondering, yes I'm in Tech). Having said that, my new GF insists that I dress up more often but my thought is that my suits are probably out of style, although a good friend says that classic never goes out of style, I see everyone's lapels thinner than a standard ruler. I've been pretty much a chino/casual slacks and polo/button down kinda guy for years now. I do jeans and T's quite a bit as well. Having said that, are my wide lapel TF's out of style or "classic", and I should keep rocking them? I must admit that I wear them to weddings but I feel very conscious seeing 95% of the folks with jackets with tiny lapels and pants so narrow and hemmed above the ankle. My 3pc are all cuffed and the other 2 pc aren't cuffed but they are certainly wider than 7.5'

Thoughts?

Any and all input is greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone

Prolly too late for a reply, but my opinion is that, wide peak lapel is classic. those thin lapels will go out of style anyway and sometimes it really is out of proportion. maybe you just need a little more confidence boost to carry yourself wearing that wide peak lapel! just saying!