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1930’s or 1950’s? Brummell was a mover and shaker in early 1800s English court life, arguably the original hipster, and definitely the man who changed the menswear game forever by rejecting the popular frock coats and powdered wigs of the time in favor of simple jackets and full-length trousers—which would eventually become the suits we know today. The next decade is another low point of the suit. In the new millenium, the world of suits exploded into the multi-faceted and endless universe we know it to be today.
Pleats were more popular than ever, but mostly to accommodate the expanding hips of Generation McDonalds and a misguided obsession with comfort. Fresh Deals this Way. £7.50.
Perhaps a pair of black patents would do with spats.Sven Raphael Schneider wearing a suit jacket with its natural partners: a waistcoat and trousers of the same fabric$400 – 800 Range Tuxedos from SuitsupplyA fashion plate from New York (1899), depicting a frock coat, morning coat, and lounge suit–to be worn as long as the sun was out.A rendition of Beau Brummell in his typical daytime attire.Modern cut three piece suit with simple white linen pocket square and printed tieI might add one detail: the end of the 70’s and beginning of the 80’s were actually a quite remarkable time frame in terms of suits: with the clownish bell-bottoms and large lapels disappearing but still before the now equally clownish power suit, there was actually a time when suits had a really decent and equilibrated cut with medium large lapels, straight cut pants, while still keeping the waistcoats and the overall slim but long sillouette of the coat stemming from the 70’s. At least I could say so about all suits dating from this era I could find in thrift shops so far (or as seen in movies and shows), and if I had to name any as a reference for how a suit should look like, it would be that.Thank you so much.
King’s suits were part politician, part preacher, all business (note the utilitarian metal donut buttons on his jacket).In the 1970’s, suits continued to expand. The oversized silhouette of the ‘80s stuck around, but minus the Wall Street swagger and sense of purpose. VYTRONIX 3 in 1 Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaner Handheld Stick 600W Corded Hoover . £0.99.
Jackets and pants fit loosely, especially on the young up-and-coming rocker Elvis Presley, whose looser pants (and hips) gave America’s parents anxiety.Even back in the day men weren't safe from out of control pocket squares.Meanwhile, in England and eventually CBGB in New York, punk rockers were turning the era on its head and inventing their own sense of style—suits most definitely included—that consisted of a hodge podge of old jackets, ripped jeans, and ironic neckties.The rise of street style blogs made Lapo Elkann, heir to the Fiat fortune, an instant micro-celebrity. Looking at 18th-century portraits of bourgeois and higher-class men, it is clear that there was already a tendency towards a less extravagant style even before the French Revolution.
1990s: The Suit Loses Its Way. Click & Collect. … But then Beau Brummell came along and basically invented the suit we’re all still wearing today.Things weren’t much better for Batman, either.Ok, so, obviously it wasn’t all bad. In the ’90s, fashion moved away from the excess of the ‘80s and toward a more relaxed, rebellious and minimalistic mood.
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