Why are 6x2 DB suits so much more common than 4x2?

[voxsartoria]

Originally Posted by LeonM

Reminiscent of the blazer Lazenby wore in OHMSS.

Leon

I think that a 6x3 (or even 8x4!) is a FANTASTIC look as a blazer...but I do prefer to see it on men with a naval or military past or connection. Then it rocks, especially with five buttons on the sleeve.

Otherwise, I think you need to be trim to pull it off the 6x3.

- B

 

[dopey]

Originally Posted by Concordia

It does look good, though. Very Ivy League from a certain vintage.

I have no complaint, though it is not what I am used to seeing on me.

 

[TheFoo]

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

Otherwise, I think you need to be trim to pull it off the 6x3.

Eh, maybe the guy in the picture isn't a good example, but it looks way too sausage-like to me.

 

[sartort]

hope forex doesn't mind, but this thread brought to mind his recent posting of his RLPL 4x2. I think it's pretty boss.

 

[crazyquik]

My DJ is 4x1

 

[yachtie]

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

Otherwise, I think you need to be trim to pull it off the 6x3.

- B

Originally Posted by mafoofan

Eh, maybe the guy in the picture isn't a good example, but it looks way too sausage-like to me.

6x3's only work with a cut that has a lot of shape and structure ( that's why Dege does it and A&S doesn't

). It's easier if one is trim, but not impossible if one is not.

IMO that Dege jacket needs a little wider and a little lower button stance, but I really like the high throat.

 

[Film Noir Buff]

Originally Posted by yachtie

6x3's only work with a cut that has a lot of shape and structure ( that's why Dege does it and A&S doesn't

). It's easier if one is trim, but not impossible if one is not. IMO that Dege jacket needs a little wider and a little lower button stance, but I really like the high throat.
Yachtie, Maybe you can give us some idea about how people out and about in the workplace react to some of your more personalized jacket styles or fabric types. Some of the readers here frame your choices in a "They could never get away with that" manner. You doubtless see the many posts of people persecuted for their pocket squares or hounded out of their jobs for wearing more than two striped items at a time.

 

[yachtie]

Originally Posted by Film Noir Buff

Yachtie,

Maybe you can give us some idea about how people out and about in the workplace react to some of your more personalized jacket styles or fabric types. Some of the readers here frame your choices in a "They could never get away with that" manner. You doubtless see the many posts of people persecuted for their pocket squares or hounded out of their jobs for wearing more than two striped items at a time.

I think that the only place such persecution happens is in the minds of the posters (and on the internetz). IRL NO ONE NOTICES jacket lapels, "funky" patterns, neon linings etc. At least that's been my experience.

The "clothes horses" may notice but they're our bretheren so that's not an issue.

Sometimes, people will notice a PS but that's rare. People do notice suspenders.

Wandering around in a 6x3 never generates anything save an occasional "you look sharp" comment- I've never heard anything concerning the button arrangement.

Hell, in that pearl/henna DB I'm INVISIBLE!

I would go to NY to "out" Foo if he got that cream linen DB though.

 

[Cary Grant]

Originally Posted by yachtie

I think that the only place such persecution happens is in the minds of the posters (and on the internetz). IRL NO ONE NOTICES jacket lapels, "funky" patterns, neon linings etc. At least that's been my experience.

The "clothes horses" may notice but they're our bretheren so that's not an issue.

Sometimes, people will notice a PS but that's rare. People do notice suspenders.

Wandering around in a 6x3 never generates anything save an occasional "you look sharp" comment- I've never heard anything concerning the button arrangement.

Hell, in that pearl/henna DB I'm INVISIBLE!

I would go to NY to "out" Foo if he got that cream linen DB though.

EXACTLY- outside the hyper-intense scrutiny of the SF extreme-interest crowd... I get the same reactions... "you look sharp... very dapper today... I like the tie/square" but that's it. The day somebody walks up and says "have you ever considered a Tautz lapel" I believe I'll keel over.

 

[Film Noir Buff]

Originally Posted by yachtie

I think that the only place such persecution happens is in the minds of the posters (and on the internetz). IRL NO ONE NOTICES jacket lapels, "funky" patterns, neon linings etc. At least that's been my experience. The "clothes horses" may notice but they're our bretheren so that's not an issue. Sometimes, people will notice a PS but that's rare. People do notice suspenders. Wandering around in a 6x3 never generates anything save an occasional "you look sharp" comment- I've never heard anything concerning the button arrangement. Hell, in that pearl/henna DB I'm INVISIBLE!

I would go to NY to "out" Foo if he got that cream linen DB though.
And there is nothing IRL I like to avoid more concerning clothes than a clothes horse.

 

[yachtie]

Originally Posted by Film Noir Buff

And there is nothing IRL I like to avoid more concerning clothes than a clothes horse.

stet.

 

[nordicstyle]

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

I think that a 6x3 (or even 8x4!) is a FANTASTIC look as a blazer...

8x4? I only see 6 buttons.

 

[nordicstyle]

Originally Posted by Cary Grant

EXACTLY- outside the hyper-intense scrutiny of the SF extreme-interest crowd... I get the same reactions... "you look sharp... very dapper today... I like the tie/square" but that's it. The day somebody walks up and says "have you ever considered a Tautz lapel" I believe I'll keel over.

There is a big difference between what people notice about other people (how they are dressed, how they behave, what their hair looks like, etc.) and what they tell you about, especially if you don't know the other person. Complimenting a stranger on a nice tie, jacket or shoes is fine, but starting to criticize their jacket lapels, shoelaces, buttons or (lack of) waist suppression is just rude.

You also can't compare postings on an internet forum where people ask for opinions and specific word of advice/improvements and general compliments from people you meet randomly or casually. If you actually ask people to comment such details as your jacket lapels or the cut of your suit, you may find that some people actually do care and notice, but that doesn't mean they will tell you unless you ask.

I notice odd things about people every day, but I don't go up them and lecture them about how they should dress or what they should or shouldn't wear.

 

[voxsartoria]

Originally Posted by nordicstyle

Complimenting a stranger on a nice tie, jacket or shoes is fine, but starting to criticize their jacket lapels, shoelaces, buttons or (lack of) waist suppression is just rude.

Except on the Interwebz, where it is de rigueur.

Originally Posted by nordicstyle

You also can't compare postings on an internet forum where people ask for opinions and specific word of advice/improvements and general compliments from people you meet randomly or casually. If you actually ask people to comment such details as your jacket lapels or the cut of your suit, you may find that some people actually do care and notice, but that doesn't mean they will tell you unless you ask.

I notice odd things about people every day, but I don't go up them and lecture them about how they should dress or what they should or shouldn't wear.

You make an excellent point. Outright reaction...such as verbal praise or condemnation, applause or vomiting...is intrinsically rarer than unspoken impressions, or what others might say about you away from earshot.

Many people have lives that benefit at least a bit on channelling the reactions of others...friends, strangers, customers, clients, coworkers, superiors. Some do not. Balancing the benefits of conformity with an appetite for eccentricity lies at different points for everyone.


- B

 

[voxsartoria]

Originally Posted by nordicstyle

8x4? I only see 6 buttons.

I was referring to the full navel:

- B