I just tell them "it's the new punk rock."
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I'd love a linen jacket.
I have to say, looking at this photo makes me feel vindicated about still really liking an old Anderson-Little madras jacket I own with beautiful shoulders just like on WFB's jacket above - and wide lapels, too...
I think if you're going to wear wide lapels you at least need longer hair.
But wider belt, wider pant legs, wider tie, slightly longer collar points. It doesn't necessarily look bad. A lot of crap was produced in that era which gives it a bad rap.
YUP! That is the Millennial Canadian financier/pro athlete look du jour.
That poor button is doing a lot of work.
Speaking of ample figures - I wonder if the peak lapel came back for the large chests of today? Of course models are always effete, but the buyer needs more lapel real-estate to avoid looking like Disney introducing the Space Program.
And wide lapels aren't popular other than with the high-waisted, wide band, no belt pleated trouser crowd who tie their ties incorrectly (but exactly like each other).
One of the reasons I can't handle off-the-rack (except for H&J) is I need narrow lapels for my narrow frame. I imagine it's the opposite for larger folks, and the peak lapel works I guess.
Personally, I never have been a fan of peaks. To me they're like opera shoes, felt boutonnieres, or skulls.
On a tux or double-breasted jacket I can accept it. I'd rather have a shawl collar tux. On a double-breasted jacket I'd prefer the upper angle of the peak to be more horizontal, and for the peak itself to be wider. Not narrow, pointing up and thus in need of a button like my collar points.