A foray into designing my first bespoke suit

[soupcon]

Alex,

Review this thread and note the three variations in soft styles from London, Rome and Naples.Note the different shoulder pitch's,widths and upper arm fullness.

http://thelondonlounge.net/gl/forum/vie ... php?t=6784

[alden]

Hi Alex,

Thanks for the advice

You have a figure to wear clothes and that is a big advantage out of the gates.

Your shoulders are almost a square as mine and that means that any padding will assure you the middle linebacker look. You are neither too thin or too wide, so almost any style will work for you: close to the body, simple lines, Conduit or more ample.

There are many pictures of Windsor, Sean Connery, Astaire here for you to study. If you are curious to see simple, fitted Conduit-like lines you might also try to see pictures of works of tailors like Andrew Ramroop or works by French tailors like Marc de Luca, Romans like Bruno Fiorese or Florentines like Loris Vestrucci.



A more natural Roman style like the one worn by Marcelo Mastroianni or the elegant Neapolitan lines worn by Toto are worthy of your attention as well.



The world is your dressing oyster. Good luck with your advanced studies!

Cheers

Michael