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Big News from J. Crew! Wider Lapels!
This is a true story. On Wednesday I was sitting with my wife at the kitchen catching up on the day. The newest J. Crew catalog had arrived that day, and I was flipping through it as we talked. I started to explain how I really liked the fit and fabrics of J. Crew’s suits (as a guy who’s 6 foot tall and weighs 220 pounds, I prefer the Crosby suits to the Ludlow suits). However, my biggest issue with J. Crew’s suits is that the lapels on the Ludlow suits are 2 ½ inches wide and the lapels on the Crosby suits are 2 ¾ inches wide. I think these are proportionally too slim for my build. I was literally mid-sentence explaining this to my wife when I turned the page and saw this:
The Look for Less: Dev Patel’s Navy Suit at the 2017 SAG Awards
My social feeds have been filled with plenty of “Best Dressed” lists from Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. Most of the lists included a lot of tuxedos, which I have no problem with. But one suit stood out for me: Dev Patel’s navy Brunello Cucinelli suit.
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Style Thoughts: Double Breasted Suit?
Fashion is incredibly cyclical; however, the styles do change a bit each time around. Last weekend The Financial Times covered Milan fashion week, and double-breasted jackets were definitely on everyone’s mind. On top of that, the February issue of GQ features a six-page spread on the resurgence of Nick Jonas…