Men's suit, pants question -- cuffs or no cuffs?

I didn't find Boom's AIDS reference offensive. He could have said you'd have to be anorexic-put-your-finger-down-your-throat thin to fit in the suit. Or that you'd have to have a meth habit to fit in the suit. Or that you'd have to spend a year in Turkish prison to fit in the suit. Or that you could fit in the suit after three weeks in a lifeboat after your cruise ship sinks. Lots of things.

 

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Oh, bullshit.

There's nothing anorexic looking about that model but then we're talking about a society where being 40 pounds overweight is becoming the new norm.

 

The others nailed it, cuffs give the pants more weight at the bottom and the pants sit better.

I'm a pretty slim guy (what went for skinny in school) and I still like pleats on my tailored suits because they drape and sit better. Pleats on casual khakis are dreadful.

Button down shirts are okay worn casually without a tie but if you are going to wear a suit and tie, for heaven sakes, ditch the button down. What you end up with are these bulging collars which are awful. Get a nice fitted shirt and keep the collar stays in the shirt and the collar will sit very nicely without having to be button-downed.

 

It may well be but since you were a suit salesmen at one point I would think that you would know that not every cut of suit fits every person.

Other problem with a stylish suit is that you have to have the right haircut/ shoes / glasses. Just suit alone without coordinating haircut looks silly.

 

Boom, I understand how you should buy a suit to fit you body type but to say that the suit pictured would only look good on someone under 160 lb is patently not true.

And I'm going to decide this once and for all.

I've sent off an e-mail to Harry Rosen, the small chain of very upscale men's stores in Canada and have asked their opinion on cuffs/no cuffs.

I'll report back.

 

Actually Ragu, there was a Harry Rosen around the corner from us at SportsJournalists.com Toronto outing headquarters.

He's the home of Armani, Canali, Hugo Boss---you know $2,000 suits, $700.00 shoes, $200.00 ties.

I CAN afford to shop at his warehouse store. Last time I picked up a couple of pairs of wool trousers --$300.00 in his regular store. Paid $125.00 each for them at his warehouse place.

 

Put me down as totally against three-button suits. People are going to end up with a lot of those wasting away in their closets.

A great reason to go with the classics is that they're timeless.

 

Well, there's a school of thought that considers three button suits to be classics.

Fashion is so cyclical that with perhaps the introduction of four button suits, a fashion nightmare, if you hold on to something long enough, it'll be back in style.

I used to wear in the 90's a Harris Tweed sports jacket (two buttons, padded shoulders) that my father had made for him back in the mid 50's. You would not believe the number of compliments I received.

 

Ragu -- bought my first suit at Mo's. A scary looking firetrap of a place with seriously gruff salesmen.

 

The 3 button suit has always been a classic look. I think you might be confusing with the Deon Sanders 4 and 5 button models. Contrairy to martinis and breasts - 3 buttons on a suit is not too many.