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Notch lapel DB suit

Augustus Medici

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Is there a such thing as a double-breasted suit that has notch lapels rather than peak, OTR? I've only seen this once, on an episode of The Sopranos, worn by Tony Blundetto in the episode "Sentimental Education." It's the one where he finds $12G thrown on the street by some drug dealers.

And if there is, what's the consensus? Stylish or simply bizarre?
 

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Both very wrong and almost never right.

Sometimes CDG can make it look good, but even this is v. rare.
 

Jovan

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I'm not a fan. It does look pretty bizarre to me.
 

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Originally Posted by Augustus Medici
Is there a such thing as a double-breasted suit that has notch lapels rather than peak, OTR? I've only seen this once, on an episode of The Sopranos, worn by Tony Blundetto in the episode "Sentimental Education." It's the one where he finds $12G thrown on the street by some drug dealers.

And if there is, what's the consensus? Stylish or simply bizarre?


it's a disaster. it was popular, relatively speaking, in the 80's. especially with massive shoulders and armholes. check out robin williams in the fisher king - he wears an especially horrible number during the double date scene. if i remember correctly, it was some sort of pale cream or white 4x1 notch double breasted jacket.
 

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notch lapel db is seen most often on uniforms.
 

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The only time I remember seeing one was on Michael J. Fox in "The Secret of My Success" in 1980-something. I thought to myself "That looks FANTASTIC. I MUST get a suit like that when I get a job!"

Youth: thank God, we outgrow it.
 

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They're in the class with polyester leisure suits; a sartorial disaster. Stay away, stay far, far away!
 

The Happy Stroller

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Don't know what's OTR, but I'm sure there are DBs with notch lapels, just as there are Tuxedo jackets with notch lapels.
 

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