Do today's suits favor the weak?

[Harold falcon]

Op needs to stop shopping at the mall or Men's Wearhouse/Warehouse.

 

[SirGrotius]

I saw a fat man this weekend and I threw a pie at him.

 

[NewYorkBuck]

I think today's suits favor the indifferent......

 

[Edgar Allan Pwn]

Headbutt the weak!

 

[TRA8324]

On a somewhat related note, I do like this.

http://www.valetmag.com/the-mix/0328...ndex1_top_lead

"The wider lapel, when referenced these days, is simply the classic width that has been around forever," says Shimon and Ariel Ovadia, the twin brothers behind the brand. "It's never really left and we prefer classic. It's a good feeling when you can reach into your closet in twenty years and your clothes are still in style."

 

[montecristo#4]

 

[m.gway]

What does a well-built fat man look like?

 

[oaw01]

Is this you ?

 

[Harold falcon]

Originally Posted by m.gway

What does a well-built fat man look like?

 

[ktrp]

I would imagine there have been few points in history where RTW suits were more consistently tailored for the obese then today.

 

[cold war painter]

Originally Posted by SirGrotius

I saw a fat man this weekend and I threw a pie at him.

Don't do that; it just encourages them.

 

[Metlin]

Originally Posted by ktrp

I would imagine there have been few points in history where RTW suits were more consistently tailored for the obese then today.

Well, that point is now, at least in the US.

 

[lasbar]

Originally Posted by Metlin

Well, that point is now, at least in the US.

Do you see size 0 models in the southern states of the USA?

 

[Klobber]

Originally Posted by Pantisocrat

I'm a well-built fat man and will not apologize for my affair with oily dish. I find it discouraging that recent developments in regard to the suit jacket--shorter sleeves, narrow lapels, skirted flare--seems to favor the weak. In the old days, a suit jacket makes most men look good.

I dont think this problem is ubiquitous with just fat men. Any man with broad shoulders and big chest will have a serious problem fitting a modern suit. You should probably either slim down or go Bespoke route and accept that you and OTR suits are unlikely to be a good match. Besides, at no time in the history of suit making has a suit ever looked flattering on those particularly lumpen.

Originally Posted by entrero

"well-built fat man". Oh I love the irony. The question is how fat are ye, suits were generally on the bigger/ill-fitting trend last time I checked

Well - Built fat man is indeed possible. I used to train with a power lifter, guy looked like a beach ball on legs. But stick him on the bench press, and he would clear 500LB's as if it were a blob of tenuous gasses. Beneath those layers of fat, serious muscles existed.

 

[lasbar]

Well - Built fat man is indeed possible. I used to train with a power lifter, guy looked like a beach ball on legs. But stick him on the bench press, and he would clear 500LB's as if it were a blob of tenuous gasses. Benech those layers of fat, serious muscles existed.[/quote]

I used to play rugby with guys as high as large and they were fit ...

The BMI in their cases was irrelevant...

Believe me ,they could run for a full 80 minutes , tackle and sprint ..