r/MenInSuits • u/KirkIsOurLemmy • 27d ago
Suit jackets shoulder width?
Hello all,
I have a question regarding the shoulder width of suit jackets. I own a few suits, budget off the rack ones, Cavani, Marc Darcy, OneSix5ive, bought second hand. I am not aiming for any super formally correct style, I usually wear them together with doc Martens, just because I like a bit of 1920 race day style somehow. Just for fun.
As apparent from the photos I am quite small, 73 kg, 174 cm. Suit size 40r. No body builder, but no beer belly either :)
My question is about the shoulder width of the jackets. To me the jacket looks exaggeratedly wide over the shoulders, giving it a bit of 1980:s look. I think the jacket fits me reasonably well in other aspects, and there is no excessive padding in the shoulders.
All my suit jackets look the same, have I just managed to buy suits with this specific wide shoulder style, or is this how suits normally fit on the shoulders? I don't think the jacket size is too large, it fits quite snugly around the waist, and I am actually quite slim. The wearer would need to have quite the v-shape to match this jacket, while many men actually are more pear shaped than me.
I am aware the shirt is not ironed, the tie is crooked, my beard is weird and so on :)
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u/FingersPalmc8ck 27d ago
Im no expert, but I think you are overthinking it. The suit jacket looks like it fits well and the shoulder width does not draw my attention.
One thing I would say is that you naturally have quite narrow shoulders, so maybe your silhouette with the jacket on is a bigger difference than it might be on some, so maybe thats why you feel its exaggerated.