The Anderson & Sheppard Expatriates Thread

[dopey]

What the hell is wrong with you people?

 

[dieworkwear]

What the hell is wrong with you people?

Engaging in the sartorial discourse.

 

[Mark from Plano]

What the hell is wrong with you people?

Would you like the list alphabetically or in order of significance?

 

[Texasmade]

What the hell is wrong with you people?

Are we not allowed to engage in a male version of passive aggressive fat shaming by saying their bespoke suits and jackets aren’t flattering their figure?

 

[9thsymph]

What the hell is wrong with you people?

feeling pretty good, actually...

 

[TheTukker]

Where's Vox?

 

[9thsymph]

Where's Vox?

He's working at a car wash in Indiana.

 

[dieworkwear]

Where's Vox?

He's now just a chest and pair of arms.

 

[Alan Bee]

Tailoring the barrel chested man ......

Structured or Unstructured (soft) tailoring. Let your eyes be the judge ....

Alan Bee

 

[dieworkwear]

Prefer Vox's versions. Your tailoring is nice, but it's a bit too shapely for my taste. Realize it's because of your drop, an issue that keeps getting brought up, but I'm just saying which silhouette I prefer.

 

[Alan Bee]

Prefer Vox's versions. Your tailoring is nice, but it's a bit too shapely for my taste. Realize it's because of your drop, an issue that keeps getting brought up, but I'm just saying which silhouette I prefer.

Fair enough Derek. I've normalized the photos for fair comparison.

Alan Bee

 

[sugarbutch]

Vox's suits (in pictures, at least) consistently have a cleaner fit/line than Alan Bee's equivalent. Given the positive Steed example AB posted, though, I think he just wants/likes different things in a suit than Vox does.

I have seen Steed on three very different body types. Vox's athletic build, Mr. Six's slim build, and a guy whose username I can't remember who, and I don't think he would be offended by this description, is more generously proportioned. He had a slate blue three-piece that made him look like a million bucks. And the latter two are people I've seen IRL, so no photo distortion involved.

Edwin cuts a nice suit.

 

[Alan Bee]

Vox's suits (in pictures, at least) consistently have a cleaner fit/line than Alan Bee's equivalent. Given the positive Steed example AB posted, though, I think he just wants/likes different things in a suit than Vox does.

I have seen Steed on three very different body types. Vox's athletic build, Mr. Six's slim build, and a guy whose username I can't remember who, and I don't think he would be offended by this description, is more generously proportioned. He had a slate blue three-piece that made him look like a million bucks. And the latter two are people I've seen IRL, so no photo distortion involved.

Edwin cuts a nice suit.

Shug,

Of course Edwin cuts a nice suit. I’m not going to come to Steeds thread in search of a completely objective opinion on Steeds tailoring vs. the little old man that cuts my stuff in Naples. Still, I concede Steed cuts a nice suit.

Now, the question wasn’t really (and never was) who’s suit is nicer, cleaner, better tailored etc. The question is: does Steeds somewhat structured and full Chested cut flatter a barrel chested dude like Vox (or my humble self).

There was a thread on extended shoulders where @dieworkwear Derek went to great lengths to illustrate why @Slewfoot looked far better than @vox in their respective Steeds. And I agreed with his conclusion wholly.

I know @vox has reached Hallowed status on here and particularly on this thread, and I’m sure the whole mob will come after me, but his Steed fits in my opinion are largely “hit or miss”. With double breasted’s being more hit and SB less so.

Vox is just too “top heavy” in a lot of his Steed garments. Some of his fits downright remind me of a prize fighter suited up at weigh-in, albeit in an impeccably tailored suit.

Alan Bee

 

[Bromley]

The question is: does Steeds somewhat structured and full Chested cut flatter a barrel chested dude like Vox (or my humble self).

I think so. If you're curious beyond the realm of conjecture, look for examples in real life. Pictures of clothes on the internet are deceiving.

 

[dieworkwear]

Shug,

Of course Edwin cuts a nice suit. I’m not going to come to Steeds thread in search of a completely objective opinion on Steeds tailoring vs. the little old man that cuts my stuff in Naples. Still, I concede Steed cuts a nice suit.

Now, the question wasn’t really (and never was) who’s suit is nicer, cleaner, better tailored etc. The question is: does Steeds somewhat structured and full Chested cut flatter a barrel chested dude like Vox (or my humble self).

There was a thread on extended shoulders where @dieworkwear Derek went to great lengths to illustrate why @Slewfoot looked far better than @vox in their respective Steeds. And I agreed with his conclusion wholly.

I know @vox has reached Hallowed status on here and particularly on this thread, and I’m sure the whole mob will come after me, but his Steed fits in my opinion are largely “hit or miss”. With double breasted’s being more hit and SB less so.

Vox is just too “top heavy” in a lot of his Steed garments. Some of his fits downright remind me of a prize fighter suited up at weigh-in, albeit in an impeccably tailored suit.

Alan Bee

I don't think you and Vox have the same build. I think you've said that you have a 12 or 14 inch drop. I would be surprised if Vox has the same.

I think the two things that keep coming up about your tailoring -- the lines that sometimes appear around your waist and the aggressive shaping -- is more a result of your build. When I see the examples you put above, I don't see a difference in structured vs soft tailoring (again, weird to me anyone would call A&S style structured, but going with your words), I see a difference in the drop.

Vox's stuff looks fine to me. I don't see these as top-heavy at all.