Soft Shoulder RTW Suits

[pitboss12]

Hey Guys,

There was another thread that was titled soft shoulder suits but it was posted by a newb that turned out to be interested in slim fit suits. I figured I should start my own.

I'm looking for suggestions on RTW soft shouldered suits. Ideally, the suit would be 2 btn, single breasted with a center vent. I do have a bit of a time constraint hence the RTW. My budget is about $650. What do you suggest?

By the way, I had the interview from hell today where the chairperson of a department bashed me for 5 minutes about not having enough substantive experience. She ended by the session by saying how great I looked in my suit. Thank you styleforum!

 

[academe]

I have an Adriano & Sons sport coat that has a soft shoulder; I suspect that their suits would be similar...

 

[polar-lemon]

Center vent, soft shoulder, $650???? No brainer man, go to J. Press or Brooks. At Press that should get you into their entry or mid level suit, and at Brooks you can easily find a Brooksease for $600. A lot of 1818 suits are on sale for $598 as well, but I'm not familiar with the shoulder of the Madison model.

 

[unpainted huffheinz]

Brooks and Press have, in general, abandoned the natural shoulder. The 1818 Madison has quite a bit of padding and the recent Press suits I've seen have enough to protect a linebacker.

Polo and Corneliani have very soft shoulders and are better made than Brooks or Press in my opinion.

 

[bigbjorn]

The current Press shoulders are ginormous.

 

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by unpainted huffheinz

Polo and Corneliani have very soft shoulders and are better made than Brooks or Press in my opinion.
+1

Blue Label signature suits are a good bet for a soft-shoulder, moderately-priced suit

 

[billiebob]

I bought a Press suit in 2005 and there is even less padding than Polo. Guess I won't be getting another one.

 

[pitboss12]

Originally Posted by unpainted huffheinz

Brooks and Press have, in general, abandoned the natural shoulder. The 1818 Madison has quite a bit of padding and the recent Press suits I've seen have enough to protect a linebacker.

Polo and Corneliani have very soft shoulders and are better made than Brooks or Press in my opinion.

I went to Brooks earlier this afternoon to do some recon for the upcomming sale. I noticed that most of the suits had a fair amount of padding in the shoulders.

I should have gone to RL down the street but didn't think of it. Thanks for the suggestions, any other labels?

 

[polar-lemon]

Really? The New Haven Press has different stock, then, because most of the suits there are very soft. Polo Blue Label is a great natural shoulder suit, but is not $650 unless you get really lucky. The last time I looked at Brooksease, those had soft shoulders- do they not anymore?

 

[Butters1]

I like the "soft shoulder" look is there anything considered bad or out of style about it?
(Im actualy trying to find a soft shoulder overcoat but that is a differnt story)

 

[TheFoo]

I think the most accurate thing that can said about J. Press's jacket shoulders is that they vary. They appear to use several different makers and each delivers a slightly different product. Thus, while some of the jackets do have linebacker shoulders, others are much more natural and soft.

 

[chorse123]

Originally Posted by Butters1

I like the "soft shoulder" look is there anything considered bad or out of style about it?
(Im actualy trying to find a soft shoulder overcoat but that is a differnt story)

Quite the opposite. Soft shouldered jackets were everywhere in the spring collections. Expect to see a lot more of it next summer.