Recent Sartorialist Looks

[jefferyd]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

Contemporary dressers seem to be measured by contemporary trends mush of the time (skinny sleeves, skinny pants, short jacket, etc.)--but iconic dressers like Agnelli, the Duke, and Astaire wore clothes that are very much the opposite of those things, and we praise them to no end. None of the aforementioned icons ever wore skinny sleeves--in fact, their sleeves were quite full--yet contemporary eyes seem to ignore that anomoly in their glowing appraisals.

Yeah, these are really fat......

 

[TheFoo]

Originally Posted by jefferyd

Yeah, these are really fat......

Fuller than the Sartorialist guy's.

 

[gdl203]

Is there any Lycra in Astaire's sleeves' fabric?

 

[Biscione]

I think that the difference is that the very slim sleeves are more acceptable in conservative environments these days because they're in vogue. I think that Agnelli and maybe even Astaire took the look to the furthest extreme that they could all those decades ago; any slimmer and it would have appeared that their suits were too small.

In this way, I feel that although the sleeves are different, they act as equivalents (for their time periods).

 

[jefferyd]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

Fuller than the Sartorialist guy's.

No way!

And just cause I'm bored, more billowing sleeves....

 

[Biscione]

Those are still fuller; they're simply worn by men with thin arms.

 

[Nicholas]

Originally Posted by Biscione

Those are still fuller; they're simply worn by men with thin arms.

I beg to differ. Astaire's sleeves looks pretty much on par with the aforementioned photo.

 

[jefferyd]

Originally Posted by triniboy27

Oh right - i forgot that proportions mean nothing to you.

No, he just likes his sleeves Rubinesque.

 

[Biscione]

I'm not so sure, but black and white tie should certainly be worn with slimmer sleeves like Astaire's. In any case, I prefer slimmer sleeves anyway. I personally think that they look better than the Rubinacci sleeves.

 

[Kei-bon]

Originally Posted by Nicholas

I beg to differ. Astaire's sleeves looks pretty much on par with the aforementioned photo.
but he's as thin as a rail. and his pants are full.

 

[Nicholas]

Originally Posted by jefferyd

No, he just likes his sleeves Rubinesque.

Oh, don't forget to Rubinesque(â„¢).

 

[jefferyd]

Look how his suit sleeve hugs his shirt cuff- there is no space between them. Hedi would be pleased.

 

[lawyerdad]

Originally Posted by Biscione

Those are still fuller;

Not really, no.

 

[Nicholas]

Originally Posted by Kei-bon

but he's as thin as a rail. and his pants are full.

If he's thin or not has nothing to do with the question at hand. I was referring to the fullness of the sleeves in regard to the size of his arms. The ratio seems to be pretty much equal, which was my intended comment.

 

[Bhowie]

Foo was right about the sleeves being incorrect on the Satorialist pic. I think he failed to articulate it correctly. The imbalance is that the torso of the check was much large than the sleeves and pants. With the Astaire picture the sleeves are skinny, but he is also a very skinny man. The torso and sleeves are proportional to each other on the Astaire picture.