My very first double-breasted suit

[Jovan]

I saw Grant do that one movie, and I guess it looked okay. Generally I only button one button of my jackets; middle on a three button, top on a two button. I agree that buttoning all can be stuffy. I only do that if it's really cold out.

 

[Mr. Rover]

Yeah- it helps to be tall and fit. Grant could pull off a potato sack better than most people.

 

[Jovan]

Yeah- it helps to be tall and fit. Grant could pull off a potato sack better than most people.

Wait... are you saying he can pull off anything or are you referring to the cuts of his suits?

 

[Senator Jack]

Are we back on this buttoning thing again? Where are those pictures I posted that blew Edward VII out of the water? (The guy's king for all of a lousy decade or so and yet he managed to screw up our sartorial thinking for the next century.)

 

[Mr. Rover]

Wait... are you saying he can pull off anything or are you referring to the cuts of his suits?

The former, although his suits happened to be divine.

 

[scotrace]

Jovan - Welcome to The Fedora Lounge.

You may enjoy this thread for a look at various jackets and how they were done or undone.

Also see this collection, from the New York Public Library.

 

[Jovan]

Thanks, scot. Just wondering, does anyone share an interest with me here in '50s-'60s style? This board seems mainly centred around '30s and '40s.