tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post6304254285064323824..comments2024-03-25T07:25:49.145-04:00Comments on Made by Hand- the great Sartorial Debate: Not seeing the forest for the treesR. Jeffery Diduchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04496162251250444133noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post-37617588008813305812009-05-06T09:44:00.000-04:002009-05-06T09:44:00.000-04:00Thanks, and yes- the rust-colored jacket is the dr...Thanks, and yes- the rust-colored jacket is the drape experiment, the clean-cut jacket mentioned (AKA the hated POW jacket) was in last November's post called Finished Jacket. Two very different cuts which generated very different reactions, mostly, I think, because people are put off by the very strong rope shoulder in the POW jacket.<br /><br />JR. Jeffery Diduchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496162251250444133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post-68553279995811859942009-05-06T08:53:00.000-04:002009-05-06T08:53:00.000-04:00I am confused, are you talking about two jackets? ...I am confused, are you talking about two jackets? I thought the marvelous looking POW that you are wearing in front of these movie-premiere looking walls are is your "drape experiment"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233561143856860698.post-80198107732310877782009-03-04T09:51:00.000-05:002009-03-04T09:51:00.000-05:00Jeffery:I suspect that much of the difference in r...Jeffery:<BR/><BR/>I suspect that much of the difference in reaction is not actually the cut, but rather the cloth of the two coats. The clean cut POW shows off the sculptural nature of the tailoring and can be too austere for some. The drape cut looks like an old friend because of the cloth. I would bet that if the two cloths were reversed the popular acclaim would also reverse.<BR/><BR/>JoelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com