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Shoulder comparison of Borrelli, Brioni, Kiton, and Isaia

taxgenius

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I say just post a sample of each brand. The differences should be self explanatory after that.
 

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Originally Posted by taxgenius69
I say just post a sample of each brand. The differences should be self explanatory after that.

well, there is a problem in this as trying to see differences in a photo with all the different angles and such it is hard to depict the subtleties that really come out in play when you actually see it in person. so i rather just have someone tell me how their borrelli is and so forht.
 

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Originally Posted by voxsartoria
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I believe I've made this very joke. Can also compare 'n' contrast with the Neapolitan shoulder favored by the original series Romulans.
 

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Originally Posted by DocHolliday
I believe I've made this very joke. Can also compare 'n' contrast with the Neapolitan shoulder favored by the original series Romulans.

I prefer to think that I reintroduced your joke to the next generation of new members like sho'nuff.


- B
 

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Easy enough. Here is a sartorial all star with different shoulder treaments.

One of the best dressed men of our era, "The black Prince Michael (not of Kent )"

Here in a Huntsman military look ( note the structured shoulder )

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Prince Michael in a Roman look, Caraceni perhaps, ( note the slightly roped shoulders ) and also the soft overall look and the Keaton collar shirt:

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Soft Neapolitan look ( Not Rubinacci ):

thriller-michael-jackson.jpg


The vintage look ( note the notch lapet Tux )

michael_jackson.jpg


This post has been Al Sharpton approved.
 

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Originally Posted by rnoldh
Easy enough. Here is a sartorial all star with different shoulder treaments.

One of the best dressed men of our era, "The black Prince Michael (not of Kent )"

Here in a Huntsman military look ( note the structured shoulder )

michael_jackson.jpg


Prince Michael in a Roman look, Caraceni perhaps, ( note the slightly roped shoulders ) and also the soft overall look and the Keaton collar shirt:

michael-jackson.jpg


Soft Neapolitan look ( Not Rubinacci ):

thriller-michael-jackson.jpg


The vintage look ( note the notch lapet Tux )

michael_jackson.jpg


This post has been Al Sharpton approved.


nice. this was all i needed, thanks.
 

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Just FYI - Michael favoured (from what i can see) YSL, Dior Homme and Gucci. AFAIK everything in the above post was made/designed by Bill Whitten (the "Huntsman military look") and the "Caraceni" look designed by Michael himself, made by Michael Bush and Dennis Tompkins.

And now the question - Where does Tom Ford fit in this spectrum? He did say IIRC his suits had an italian influence...
 

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Originally Posted by mrbig
Just FYI - Michael favoured (from what i can see) YSL, Dior Homme and Gucci. AFAIK everything in the above post was made/designed by Bill Whitten (the "Huntsman military look") and the "Caraceni" look designed by Michael himself, made by Michael Bush and Dennis Tompkins.

And now the question - Where does Tom Ford fit in this spectrum? He did say IIRC his suits had an italian influence...


Wow, you seem to really know your MJ design stuff! Is this:

jackson-michael-photo-michael-jackson-6205114.jpg


Designed by Bill Whitten or by MJ himself?

AFAIK even Vox doesn't design his own stuff, but I could be wrong. Perhaps Vox designed the above outfit. That would really be impressive!
 

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Originally Posted by sho'nuff
I never found out, but what does Neapolitan mean in terms of design/look?

Bandwagon.
 

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Vox is generally correct in his comparisons except, at least this past season, the local
retailers of Isaia, Saks and Nieman Marcus, are carrying a newly-designed Base S
model which has much more padding in addition to a shorter jacket and a much closer fit
than last year. I own several Isaia Sirio garments, the immediate predecessor of the
Base S, and the fit is very different. In fact, I would have to go up a size in the current
model despite having lost five pounds in the last few months. I wouldn't buy
this model anyway as I am a natural shoulder fanatic. It seems that the Italian
vendors are reverting to their old silhouttes. I never wore an Italian jacket until five
or six years ago when natural shoulders became common.
 

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Originally Posted by rnoldh
Wow, you seem to really know your MJ design stuff! Is this:

jackson-michael-photo-michael-jackson-6205114.jpg


Designed by Bill Whitten or by MJ himself?

AFAIK even Vox doesn't design his own stuff, but I could be wrong. Perhaps Vox designed the above outfit. That would really be impressive!


That 'gem' (the outfit every single female friend i have loves lol) was designed by MJ and Gianni Versace.
 

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