Gianni Agnelli

[JMurphy]

Agnelli---why was he so influential? Rich, handsome, trim, , bedded gorgeous women, didn't just own a Ferrari, he owned Ferrari. He could have worn his watch around his ankle and set a trend.

BTW, the other suit pictured looks great to my eye. That looks like an Interno 8 style cuff, which is probably OTT.

[filangieri]

The fabric is wondeful, but the suit's beauty lies in the waistcoat.
If you take away the "gilet", all that is left is a well tailored coat with a lapel that is way too short and should have been left free to roll down to the second button.
As far as the watch, the shirt cuff and the unfastened buttons ...

[andrei67]

I might be very wrong but it's only a personal view:
I have a feeling that either the wearer got a little extra weight after the suit was made or it was cut not in the way most becoming to him.
Maybe it's the heavier tweed cloth not looking right when sitting too tight on the body (softer and thinner fabric would look less harsh). Again it's only my feeling...

[uppercase]

Here's another view of the suit.

As I look at it again, I think that it's brilliant for its drama and its flair.

It is flattering, tasteful and altogether extraordinary.

But.... it is undoubtedly designed to a different aesthetic.

How, then, to objectively deconstruct a suit which differs from our experience and background?

Or is bespoke art ultimately in the eye of the beholder?

[dopey]

The high lapel roll on a three button suit is not to my taste, but I see nothing wrong with it for others. I think the suitcoat would look fine buttoned to the middle. I object to the top vest button being left open, but look at the photo - the tailor has his tape out and this may very well be a “visit to the tailor” photo session. There is no reason to assume the subject would walk out of the shop with the top button undone.

I echo everyone’s praise for the tweed.

[iammatt]

I, for onel like it very much. I am not sure that I would wear that cuff, but I am also not personally offended by watches over cuffs or undone buttons or anything else that somebody wants to do to their getup. I do agree that the jacket would be better rolled a bit more.

[DD MacDonald]

Everything is style and choice - and I like the guy's style. I generally fasten the cuff buttons on suits and leave one open on an odd jacket. Not having a metal allergy, I can keep my watch close to my skin. The only one that I really question is the undone top vest button. Perhaps that's a style I haven't come across.

[manicturncoat]

I was walking past Arny's the other day and I saw that they have jackets cut in a very similar fashion; a high lapel with a pronounced roll and particularly a wide lapel whose edge was slightly convex, as it seems here. Although this is a better photo, the damage, for my tastes, has been done.