Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld

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The older (the pictures), the better dressed, I'd say. I wonder if it's a function of the tailor or of the wearer... Or of B&W vs. colour photography
Some excellent full cut trousers and a nice drape he liked in his coats. Very well put together. Elegantly relaxed (nothing is tight or stiff).

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Perfection?:

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Perfection?:

That is a big word. And I know I am not the one to answer that question.










I would be very interested in what the other LL members think of Prince Bernard's sense of style.

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What do you gents think of these two different cuts?:



I have a hard time deciding. Picture no. 1 appears slightly retouched (the contours), but it's the cut I'm intersted in. While the hourglass cut of coat no. 2 is more "beautiful" and flattering (more waist definition, making the figure appear more athletic), I tend to think coat no. 1 is more elegant.

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Frankly, I don't find the first one particularly elegant, it looks a bit like a sack, and I don't much like the button stance and (the lower part of) the lapels. Not exactly flattering, too, but maybe that's the camera's angle. Personally, I much prefer the proportions of the second. Showcase of slightly dandyish 1934-37 vs bold 1946-49.

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Here is another set of the same kind:



I find the relaxed line of the first coat more appealing than the pinched waist of the second.

And I very much admire the idea of "fit" as embodied in this suit:

Nothing interrupts the smooth lines of the relaxed, comfortable suit floating around the body and enveloping it gently, but never too far from it, shaping the figure discreetly (look at those trousers!). The coat and the trousers make up a continuum that relaxes the eye and the mind.

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Frankly, I don't find the first one particularly elegant, it looks a bit like a sack, and I don't much like the button stance and (the lower part of) the lapels. Not exactly flattering, too, but maybe that's the camera's angle. Personally, I much prefer the proportions of the second. Showcase of slightly dandyish 1934-37 vs bold 1946-49.

I like the slim cuts from the 1930s better as well, but I am still young and relatively unexperienced when it comes to tailored clothing. So that preference might change over time. Who knows?

Anyway, more pictures:

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