The drape suit was a more comfortable, athletic alternative to the slim suits of the preceding war years and their restrictions. It had more fabric through the shoulders and chest, causing a slight drape or wrinkle. [3] Like other suit jackets, this style could be made single or double-breasted.

2010年7月20日 · The English Drape cut is a style for single breasted and double breasted jackets or topcoats featuring fullness across the chest, forming vertical wrinkles, as well as over the shoulder blades. Here you can see two examples from Apparel Arts in 1935:

A British suit’s drape is really what gives it its national character. So, what is “drape?” Many suit aficionados argue that Drape suits are the apex of suit silhouettes because their construction is soft like the classic American sack suit, but it’s still shaped at the waist.

2021年3月7日 · 「Drape」在洋服世界裡是個高深莫測的用詞，表面上形容一件西裝的垂掛形態，實際上包含布料重量感、垂直皺褶紋、寬闊胸部剪裁等多種元素。 以普遍亞洲男士所追求的slim fit概念，或是瘋狂窄身的韓式西裝而言，drape suits裁縫刻意營造的伸展空間及額外布料 ...

2023年8月10日 · The drape cut is quite simply a way of tailoring the chest, back and shoulders of a jacket so that it fits in a certain way. You can spot a jacket cut with a drape by the folds in the chest piece next to the shoulders, and in the back.

2018年3月19日 · Opposite to the drape cut is what’s known as “lean and clean,” which means the chest sits closer to the body. You can see the difference in the photos at the very top of this post. The Armoury’s co-founder Mark Cho can be seen wearing the two different styles — the gray suit is a new drape cut they developed with Tailor CAID ; the ...

2013年3月28日 · The classic drape cut has large, padded shoulders and a nipped waist, to emphasise and build upon a man’s V-shaped torso. Drape has the intention to make a man look stronger. Sean Connery’s Anthony Sinclair suit jackets were cut with a mild amount of drape, though his jackets do not have the built-up shoulders of the classic drape suit.

Anderson & Sheppard’s rich history as a Savile row tailor goes back to 1906, and at the core of that story is the English Drape cut: a now-classic suiting silhouette, that surfaced as a more comfortable alternative to the rigid constraints of military dress early in the 20th century.

The drape cut of a suit is believed to have begun during the early 1930s when cutter Frederick Scholte observed the drapey officer overcoats of the London's Brigade of Guards: full in the chest while being well-cut through the waist. Before Scholte's moment of genious, suits were cut very close to the body. This type of close cut suit came ...

2019年9月30日 · Drape tailors cut a suit that is much different from the military and equestrian cuts in that they aren’t as clean and trim. They have extended shoulders with extra fabric at the sides of the chest, which is known as “drape“. Drape tailors are known for cutting a softer suit than other English tailors, though they’re generally not as ...