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conservative business dress WAYWRN: An Experiment
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With that sort of (machine) padding, I wouldn't.Originally Posted by CaymanS
In addition to how he is holding is arm I also feel that that kind of effect is endemic to roped shoulders.
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probably the (machine) padding comment.Originally Posted by edmorel
Yes. What is a machine-padded shoulder? Are you talking about machine padded lapels? Are you talking about machine-made (i.e. pre-made) shoulder pads? Interpreted either way your comment betrays a lack of understanding wrt construction types, and X-ray vision/sartorial divination to boot. That Japanese guy's coat has a crease pressed into the lapel. Not au fait with SF taste, but I wouldn't say that it was wrong per se.
Yes.Originally Posted by apropos
What is a machine-padded shoulder?
Are you talking about machine padded lapels? Are you talking about machine-made (i.e. pre-made) shoulder pads?
Interpreted either way your comment betrays a lack of understanding wrt construction types, and X-ray vision/sartorial divination to boot.
That Japanese guy's coat has a crease pressed into the lapel. Not au fait with SF taste, but I wouldn't say that it was wrong per se.
I did not mean machine-padded, and apologies for being unclear. The shoulder pads strike me as machine/pre-made and not cut to the size of his shoulders. Even with this level of padding, if they were narrower, I simply think it would give a cleaner look and would dimple less when he swings his arms out.
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You are still missing the forest for the trees - diagnosing fit 'problems' from a dynamic photo is a fools errand. Suggesting 'solutions' to these 'problems' only adds to the
BTW, pre-made shoulder pads can be trimmed to fit shoulders, and you can have poorly thought out handmade shoulder pads. Which brings me back to the X-ray vision/sartorial divination point.
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The break ruins the appearance of the trousers. A different cut where the cloth flows out over the shoe would look much nicer. Even less baggy legs and it can be done. For how baggy the legs are the bottoms should be out over the front of the shoes more.Originally Posted by greger
Overall it is nice cloth and style.
Not quite sure what you mean, but in that pic the trou (especially the left leg) are a bit windblown. Normally they drape cleaner:
Break might be a bit more than is common here, but it doesn't bother me enough to change it.
And as for the shoes, I have big feet. Trousers don't cover them much unless the bottoms are really wide - far more so than these.
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Belly and the next button up would forgive a lot.Originally Posted by alliswell
With apologies to the thread, a blazer--but the only DB I own with real belly--buttoned three ways:
I can see the argument for buttoning the middle or the middle and bottom, but my inner slouch just prefers the roll through to the bottom.
Barbera does a good example of showing how to get your roll on...Originally Posted by CaymanS
Here's the full shot of Barbera that day. Even when I don't steal his whole combination (which I have done), I ape his buttoning point:
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Seriously? Look at the curve at the back of his pants. That's more shape than I've seen on the vast majority of pants on this forum, and I think it looks great. Not a look I want for myself, and they could still be trimmer for him. The front could also be tweaked. However, any critique that says these pants don't have any shape is just plain wrong. It may not be shape that you like, but that's entirely different.Originally Posted by zbromer
Thank you for posting this. Anyone should be able to see those pants have a nice personalised shape for him. Beyond that, it's personal (and zeitgeist) aesthetic preference.
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With apologies to the thread, a blazer--but the only DB I own with real belly--buttoned three ways:Originally Posted by oldog/oldtrix
I can see the argument for buttoning the middle or the middle and bottom, but my inner slouch just prefers the roll through to the bottom.
Here's the full shot of Barbera that day. Even when I don't steal his whole combination (which I have done), I ape his buttoning point:
I gotta say, the buttoning the lower button point just looks right on you, given your preferred silhouette.
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