Single breasted peak lapel

[Mr. Rover]

Gary Cooper 1930
2 button single breasted peak lapel

Next time I say I'm getting a suit made, remind me that this is what I want.

Close enough?

 

[Matt Deckard]

 

[John in Covina]

*****
Is this from "Rope" ?

 

[vonwotan]

I do like the look of single breasted suits with peak lapels. Here is Cary Grant in a single breasted peaked lapel suit, with Katharine Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart in The Philadelphia Story.

 

[Tomasso]

It appears that CG has buttoned all three buttons.

 

[vonwotan]

I was trying to politely ignore this... Wish I could have found a still of Edward Arnold in his single breasted three piece with peaked lapels in You Can't Take It with You.

 

[Senator Jack]

Back to the three-button argument again? Didn't we blow this old wife's tale out of the water in about twelve different threads already?

 

[AlanC]

That's pretty much perfect.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

*****
Is this from "Rope" ?

Yes, it is.

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[Marc Chevalier]

From another thread, but fits better in this one. A 1948 teal blue wool gabardine suit.

 

[Matt Deckard]

Looks great Marc... I'm jealous!

 

[vonwotan]

Marc - very nice indeed! You have some incredible finds.

 

[herringbonekid]

a very elegant, understated cut: the single button peaked lapel.....

not sure if this is a single button, as Edward G has his hand in the way, but the non-drape
fit is identical....

jacket perfection.

 

[Mr. Rover]

That look doesn't work without the cutaway of the jacket, methinks. The modern single-button jackets are just too baggy and straight in the front to look right.

 

[Mr. Rover]

I think I'll get a linen single breasted peak lapel three piece made when I go to Hong Kong. Anyone recommend any tailors there with a reasonable price? I tried Sam's- maybe if I am more specific this time, they'll make me a better suit.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

single breasted peak lapel by Ralph Lauren...

...In the heavy tweed. This tweed has a red and blue line running through it.



I sewed buttons on the outside of the pants, because the side pulls were worn out.

 

[Jovan]

That look doesn't work without the cutaway of the jacket, methinks. The modern single-button jackets are just too baggy and straight in the front to look right.

What companies? Every one I've seen today has been from some fashion house and tends to have more open quarters.

My friend makes a very nice single button peaked lapel, if the cut is your thing.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

not sure if this is a single button, as Edward G has his hand in the way, but the non-drape
fit is identical....

If i remember aright, that's a two button SBPL. but i haven't seen that movie for a while.

bk

 

[Fletch]

a very elegant, understated cut: the single button peaked lapel.....

Understated? I dunno. Even by the standards of the later 1930s, the coat is just too short in the skirt and gives the impression of being uncomfortably tight. And I say that irrespectively of whether it actually was comfortable. It looks as tho the coat and vest would undergo tremendous strain if one raised one's arms, bent forward or even took a deep breath.

The gent pictured was obviously long-legged, but such a short jacket makes the legs look too long. That and the funhouse mirror distortion from the windblown pantlegs makes for a rather unsettling picture.

I really think this was an early example of a style that was designed for one body type – slender, not too built, and of average height.

 

[Tomasso]

Nice trousers.............

.......but the jacket is a bit too short.