A Suit That Fits Blog

I think he is massively underrated. Thanks to his former boy band colleague and good friend Gary Barlow OBE , Robbie takes a back seat when it comes to Men's Style, but you only have to back a few months to see that recognition is finally coming his way, after he landed on the cover of Esquire magazine. Below, we can see Robbie carries off the formal look very well. I like the oversized Bow Tie on this Tuxedo , with the Shawl Collar waistcoat below the traditionally peaked collar Dinner Jacket.

We've even watched him in movies such as and. Now he's back on the music channels with Suit and Tie and looking very sharp. Here, we can see Justin wearing a sharp looking Tuxedo with a slim, notched satin lapel matched with a studded front, full collar dress shirt and black silk bow-tie . Jay-Z also looking suave in his midnight blue Tuxedo with black satin shawl collar and blue silk bow-tie. Both gents have opted for the single button fastening with covered buttons, which is usually standard offering on dress wear. The only thing missing for Mr JT is the white pocket square , which he makes up for in the picture below.

Basically, this will be something different. Something that we all wish we could achieve, but don't know how. Something that moves us to declare: I Will Be That Stylish, for I Am ME. And The Great Thing About Being ME Is That Nobody Else Is ME! So, ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, I give you my very first Suit Of The Week. The Patterned Tuxedo jacket is paired immaculately with a matching Bow tie , and with the Waistcoat matching the Trousers , ensures a very smart Mr Messi when the jacket is over the back of the chair. You can't win your 4th Ballon D'Or in a row and not be chosen for Suit Of The Week in the same week, so when Argentinian superstar, Lionel Messi told me to check out his suit , I had only one winner.

I particularly like the above photograph as it shows James Bond in an everyday light that most men can actually relate to - just holding hands with the wife in your lunch break. And yet, even in this more casual pose, how is he still projecting such an air of effortless, debonair sophistication? With a pale grey, mohair, two piece suit, white shirt and metallic, spot-print tie, that's how. This specific suit shows a double vented, two button jacket with straight flapped pockets and a medium width notched lapel and three cuff buttons. The last button has been left un-done for what I can only assume to be some magnificent cufflinks.

In the early twenties men's fashion was characterized by extremely high waisted trousers, often worn with belts. Lapels on suit jackets were not very wide as they tended to be buttoned up high. This style of jacket seems to have been greatly influenced by the uniforms worn by the military during the First World War.

George Clooney went with a notched collar whereas Brad Pitt's dinner suit had peaked lapels. While The Artist was sweeping up the Oscars, Jean Dujardin, its leading man and the own of the 2012 Best Actor Oscar was jazzing up the tradition tuxedo. He went with a peaked collar with a black bow tie but gave it that extra glamorous feel by having it all in satin. One of my favourite outfits though is that of Christopher Plummer, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for the Beginners. He paired simple well tailored black trousers with a luxurious navy blue velvet jacket. The jacket was cut with a large wide notched lapel with satin around the edges.

Most of which stem from the movie set, whether it be Sherlock Holmes, or Iron Man. It must be said though that it's not just Robert's characters that dress smart. When appearing at awards ceremonies and social events you can almost bank on him being one of the most dapper gents there. Above is a collage of some great RDJ style choices. We have a Prince of Wales check jacket with contrasting pocket flaps, a chalk stripe with plush velvet contrasting collar and some fantastically sharp looking tuxedo choices. I love the oversize bow-tie to match the extra wide lapels.

Chris Plummer, who won best performance of an Actor in Beginners, opted for a very traditional midnight blue dinner jacket with peaked lapels.

Edward VIII can be attributed with making popular the now commonplace practice of trouser turn ups and the Glenplaid (or Prince of Wales check) fabric. Through the 1960's 70's, London was still a mainstay in the world of fashion, albeit with varying lapel widths. Mick Jagger and both Sean Connery and Roger Moore as James Bond were famous in that period for their tailored creations.

Throughout the 20th Century, what constitutes 'black tie' continued to evolve (most notably the invention of the cummerbund) to the point where the modern definition of the dress code is quite flexible. The most popular combination of black jacket, cummerbund and bowtie of course being immortalised by James Bond, the dress codes' most well-known proponent. Modern black tie can be worn for a variety of formal and semi-formal evening events taking place after 6pm. The dinner jacket is almost always black, but it doesn't have to be. Midnight blue is a very stylish and less common choice - an excellent example being our version here, worn for an evening Winter wedding - and white is acceptable for tropical climes.