We’ve got ourselves a double-breasted situation (yes, I’m prepared for the onslaught of witty comebacks of a certain sexual undertone).
I’m referring to the double-breasted or “DB”, quite an iconic clothing that has unabashedly taken on a rather extravagant place in a man’s wardrobe despite the rest of its contemporaries taking on less glamorous positions. A non-partisan staple that is neither in style nor out of the style, the reality of the DB’s situation is that it has always been tagged with an “I’ve arrived” reaction. So, how do you go about tackling the double-breasted without looking like an impressionable Gary Cooper impersonator?
The DB has been flying solo for the past couple of seasons, where the concern of formality is given a back seat and light has been shed on the versatility of this clothing instead. Paired simply with a combination of the lightweights: a shirt, a polo-shirt, a button-down, a cardigan or even a turtleneck, it’s relatively easier now to not be too ostentatiously dressed (unless of course if you’re in fact one of the bigwigs).
Clever layering of the double-breasted blazer, jacket or coat takes away the unnecessary extravagance and the drawbacks that come with the weather and temperature (courtesy of global warming, of course). These, once indistinctive factors do affect us, so for now, it’s wise to double up by stripping away the inessential layers.
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