D-B 1.5
Am investigating D-B 1.5 today/yesterday. Not a new Aston Martin, or anything to do with Beckham, but in fact the new tailoring format that simply everyone is talking about: One & a half-breasted. Its evolved largely from separates protagonists like Brunello Cucinelli (click) and Rake (click), but blow me up* if its not a thing. It involves a shallow wrap, or cross-over, meaning the jacket hangs well when not done up. Its like a less over-blown version of D-B that still has the wrap-chic quotient kicking off.
Brunello Cucinelli SS13
No doubt Mr. Bryan Ferragamo is gonna now have a kick-off himself about this styling, but what can you do. Thats a really nice, pert little jacket up there, despite faded plum skinnoid-chinoids and the slightly odd inclusion of outwear-under.
Rake AW12
Rake are at it with aplomb, not a plum, see. Rake’s slim D-B 1.5 forms the mainstay of much of their tailoring, and we all know how good that is, right? Been dropping my unstructured one all over the shop. People have wept. Meanwhile I got Louis, I got Armani, I got other leads too..Not gonna post them now-too, too hectic, and holding back anyway. D-B 1.5 a thing, trust. Has many style benefits. Shan’t go into now. Prepping the Gandy interview for later. Also prepping the style summit am having with Duchess McKay-Telegraph editorial creative and watch-chic soothsayer. Went down The Westfield East last night to get new camera- god it is mad down there- like a different country- a different view- a different atmosphere-tropical carnival retail war-zone theme park- totally berserk-anyway- it ruined all my timings. Have new/replaced camera at least.
Stubbs out.
PS. Think I might be a trifle obsessed with italics. Think its an addiction, Dagnabbit.
* Not with an Olympic bomb or anything. Just with a bit of a shock, right?
Giorgio Armani AW 12
July 25th, 2012 at 10:01 am
DB 1.5? It’s going to make even the beanpole models look as if they’ve been at the Jaffa Cakes. In the first photo of course it doesn’t help that the guy is wearing a denim jacket under the 1.5 for some reason. Will the effect not be that it’s a “DB 2.0″ with a tubby person inside bursting to get out? Just saying…
July 25th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
DB 1.5 is more appealing than 4/5ths Trouser, as flaunted down every shopping precinct.
July 26th, 2012 at 10:35 am
If I were not currently sitting under a tree in the Golden Triangle with one of those tribeswomen with the rings around her neck bringing me – ahem – an ounce of shag, I would indeed be inclinded to kick off. As it is, I’m more inclined to lay back on a silk cushion and gaze up at the leaves.
Still, let me say this – it’s not a thing. It’s a db. Not half, not three fifths, just a db. And if you really think they look good open, just look at weird headless ghost man crossing his arms on the Rake site.
Now, where did I put my S.T. DuPont?
July 26th, 2012 at 10:48 am
some foundations in Vegas