I suppose one of the few ways to mix things up and get attention nowadays is to play with the jacket buttoning stance, or placement of pocket. Yes, yes it's a nice salute to the 1960s to the early seventies but the question remains who wears these things and why?

I know that the conservative professions would have some trouble with this in NYC. Certain looks scream Mr. Big Shot but just a few pips to the right or left and you have fashion industry or entertainment. I take pains to make sure my clothes say that I am imaginative but within the realm of what I do. When I wear things for afterhours, I am much bolder but even that runs me into some trouble because people cannot fathom changing to go out unless you put on clothes that you would walk the dog in. I use that as a form of vetting because I figure that anyone who is too worried about why I changed clothing to go out isn't worth chatting with.


One of the salient issues with generic tailoring is loss of touch with a specific tailor or look. Is Duncan Quinn a tailor? The vast majority of men buy their suits either ready to wear or some sort of factory made to measure. Even some of the men I see in NYC posting work from tailors are really getting ready to wear from a factory or the somewhat lowbrow tastes of an alterations tailor.

What we are left with are fascination with the fabrics. It makes one think on whether they would rather be limited to one cloth but get the best, most tasteful tailor available or have any cloth they want made up by an intermediary factory.

Last edited by David Reeves (2012-04-17 20:24:59)

That SB is natty. I'm with others the DB looks a bit odd.

These days I'm watching a lot of Get Smart. It's a sartorial delight. Max, The Chief, and 99, all look spiffy. Every time. And with two or three different costumes each episode.

Max often has suits and jackets with interesting details, breast pocket flaps, half belted jackets, and other stuff. I never see the young dudes on SF doing any of this at all, for all their cutting edge no socks look and tight pants and jackets.

The big question is why, it's the sort of stuff that works for work. How about a nice blue suit in nailhead but with flaps on all exterior pockets, jacket and pants?