The Sartorialist

Conservative down to his shoes.I haven’t seen a three-piece suit in a while. This one is nicely tailored, and he has paid attention to the details- the buttoning of the vest, the knot of the tie, etc. The jacket sleeves seem a little long (where are his shirt cuffs?)and I question the casual denimy shirt, although the shirt and tie colors are a nice relief to the subdued colors of the suit. He’s taken a classic look and employed it with almost complete success. On another note, those taxis and street markings do make great compositional elements.

I love his shoes!

Oh, he’s rocking that suit. Intense glance too!

Oh, nice glen plaid suit! Beautifully tailored, and while I’d prefer a white shirt with it, the blue chambray and purple tie (purple!) prevent it from being overly stuffy.

The oversized shiny black bag that the woman carries makes my shoulders hurt just looking at it. Nature abhors a vacuum, and a giant bag like that invites one to carry around too much stuff.

Where the hell is this guy going? Country pattern works with the denim; denim works with the loafers; loafers work with the cut of the suit; the context works to make the photo interesting. It all works together. Maybe he’s headed for his country tailor to have those sleeves fixed.

I’m seeing so much plaid suit in Milan that it’s not even cute anymore.

Such an impressive suit! Missing this nyc alternative dress – shall return soon..

In other parts of the country, people would think that his suit didn’t fit. Not sure if I like it.

Suit is oddly fitted. Note bunching of vest at chest and pants at crotch. Pants are too tight as if they contain spandex. Sleeves are too long. In sum, a lousy fit.

A great posture really works wonders.

Beautifully tailored suit and well planned shoes. The shirt seems a little bit out of place, but the tie is a nice break.

Intense stare is intense.

His grooming is smashing at that ! S&P beards are the must have of the Fall season, or so it seems.

GREAT BEARD !!!

Interesting dynamic. He looks at her intensely. I see lust in his eyes. She looks away … with a faint hint of boredom. Could it be that this picture was taken right before a furtive afternoon thryst?

Now about his suit. I love the fabric. Maybe a bit warm for this season in New York perhaps? A vest could many men look portly, but not in this case. He pulls it off nicely. Is this a Tom Ford suit, by any chance?

I agree. It’s a nice suit. But the shoes are wrong, and the shirt doesn’t seem to work either. The collar is to slim for the heft of that knot.

marvellous suit.
splendid cut.

something about it makes me think that it is more of a designer suit – rather than a bespoke tailored one.

anyhow… has anybody got an idea who is responsible for that suit (who made that suit)?

i’d love to know.

Everything about this look is subtly FIERCE except the denim shirt. The cut of the suit is perfection, his posture commands that you take notice, I love his palate with regard to the color combination. I simply wished he would have worn a different blue shirt.

Is this Jessica from the day before?

Never thought denim and plaid would work soooo smart ! cant wait to copy it

I’m going to say it’s the color, but maybe it’s the knot size

but the tie deprecates this immaculately tailored suit.

i think chambray works with plaid though

oh, and i agree,, if the rest of his suit fits that closely, his sleeves should come up some – shirt cuffs should be showing a bit.

i love love her bag….

does anyone know…what designer made it?

I think the whole outfit is absolutely stunning!
You need strong guts to pull out that suit.
And before I forget,,,I love the tie too!

Ahh, I guess the northeast is an entirely different world, but I (here in Florida) am practically melting just looking at a man in a three piece suit and a denim shirt. I spent a couple hours outside today walking in a cami and a cotton skirt and I was still sweaty by the time I got home.

I agree that the shirt throws the look. In the thumbnail, when it was just a bold blue shirt to my eye, it looked perfect.

i love that beards are back! yay beards!

I like the 3 piece look. The vest makes that suit. So does the look of purpose he has.

good

Great vest and jacket…replace the trousers with jeans and go for a knit brown tie.

People in other parts of the country would think his suit doesn’t fit because people in other parts of the country don’t know how suits are supposed to fit. Americans are notorious for wearing clothes two sizes too big for them.

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Trudi

i quite like the intensity of his gaze – and the way he’s standing. there’s a little hidden drama in this shot that makes me wonder what happened leading up to and after this moment.

i love the fit of the suit (with the length of the sleeves being a minor quibble) i don’t see any sloppiness about the way the tie is knotted as someone else mentioned – look at the dimple for one thing – but it is too large for the collar of the shirt he’s wearing. love the colour combination, but had the suit not been cut just so it could have easily gone so horribly wrong.

odd how when i first started reading this blog i was pretty clueless about menswear, and could never have known to look at any of these details (still learning even about women’s wear). see – the sartorialist does educate! ;-D

If my suit fit that well, I’d never want to get out of it.

It combines the fit of a bespoke, with the modern cut of a designer suit.

Too tight! The poor man can’t even lift his arms and looks like he can’t sit down.

Its a nice suit, and fits beautifully, but I don’t like the tight fitting pants with tight fitting jacket. Frankly, he’s a little old to carry it off the pants to my taste. And the blue shirt/purple tie thing, no no no. Not with such a well cut suit. Its distracting and reminds me of the stuff middle aged liberal highschool teachers pull out of the closet when they have to wear a tie. Bonus points for the shoes though.

It looks like a Ralph LAuren suit. I like it quite a lot, but I’m not sure about the shirt…white of light blue popeline would have been of better contrast. Anyway please shorten this sleeve!!!

The suit is beautiful. The shirt is daring. Love a purple tie. But the shoes are wrong.

great suit. is that PCole from Paul Stuart? Sleeves too long – Show some cuff!

The suit looks too tight to me as well, the pants really, especially in the thigh area. Men really have to not just buy nice clothing, they also have to have them tailored appropriately…..these pants are not.

Lookin’ good with the purple tie…

I love her shoes!

The gentlemen looks smashing. For some reason, I do not find the angle very flattering for the lady.

1. Over sized tie

2. Poor shirt selection– not very elegant.

3. Nice suit but can’t see any cuff

haha a denim shirt? love it

Men should dress like this more often~ Although the vest do look a tad tight fitting on him~

Beautiful suit, though I think that the tie knot is to big for that collar. Should have been a bigger collar or a different, not so thick tie.

What an incredible outfit! The fit is snappy.

I like the suit, although it seems a little snug. Don’t like the tie with it…the color is wrong, and the knot is too big…he should have opted for maybe a silk knit in a yellow or a beige, or a nice foulard. Still, this fella reminds me that GQ model from the ’70′s who had a beard…does anybody remember who that guy was?

This three-piece suit has inspired me to do more crunches, so that I can pull this look off without looking, as someone else wrote, “portly”.

This fella would probably look good in a proper English bowler…
there’s something about his features that evokes the 1890′s.

I love, love, love the fit of his suit. At this level of attention to detail — I think the longish sleeve is intentional — a personal quirk — which I like — but I really love the fit of the shoulder, the high armhole, and how the fabric skims the whole body in a very sensual way (there’s the slightest hint of basket bulge — which I like — why not, you only live once). Another commenter stated that the suit was Ralph Lauren — but I’d be surprised if this was off the rack — it just fits him as a second skin — unless he was the fit model — such a fit is hard to come by from a generic pattern — I mean — not only does the jacket fit perfectly, but the pants also. Great look for a tallish, thinnish guy — real polish and panache — also love the posture and presentation — quite a peacock! American men should take note — they always seem to buy suits two sizes too big.

The suit itself is great. Look at how the plaid matches from vest to jacket to sleeves to pants. Fantastic.
I don’t love the fit. The pants are too tight for me. It’s got to be uncomfortable sitting down when the pants are that tight. The jacket looks like it might pull if you button it. And, as others have said, the jacket sleeves should be a bit shorter.
It seems that leaving both the top button and the bottom button on a vest is becoming quite popular. I’m fine with that.
Tab collar on a denim shirt? Not my cup of tea. Particularly if you’re wearing a bulky tie. Tab collars are great with thin ties, but straight collars are much better with bulky ties.
The purple tie works great with the subtle green stripe in the plaid suit. Purple and green are a fabulous combination.
The guy’s grooming is exceptional. Bald can be beautiful. Haircut and beard are both sharp.

Intense look on his face – what did she just tell him? I like the suit but it ages him. Also, the shirt and tie look like he started with one outfit in mind and suddenly changed it. Too incongrous for my taste.

How would his look change (improve?) if he wore chukkas or brogues, rather than loafers? We can quibble here and there, but I was simply relieved to see that he wasn’t wearing (1) Chuck Taylors, (2) Topsiders, or (3) green Tod’s driving mocs. Everyone else seems to be wearing them, regardless of the outfit or occasion.

This is a great case for style versus fashion. Yes, he has done things that flout the laws of fashion but he seems so comfortable with it, he makes it work. My first thought was “wow, he looks great” followed by “that souldn’t work”, but it does. His boldness of personal style should be applauded.

I love this guy’s style. So devil-may-care. That suit is sexy as hell, all because of the way it fits and the way he’s ….inhabiting it.

Love the 3pc, especially in check, the S&P beard and his proud embrace of his baldness…however, something about the purple tie strikes me as "off." I think he took a gamble with the tie and lost.

The top button of the waistcoat is undone, is that for a reason?

Ha… ha… I know that couple.

Fit- Awesome
Colour combo – Awesome
Shoes – Awesome
Not too sure about the denim shirt, but the risk is credible.

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