Suits - The Worst Thing to Ever Happen to Men's Fashion.

Hello everyone! Has it been over a year since my last post? I guess I must have accidentally dialed one number higher in my time-booth.

I will take my re-entry into the temporal gestalt to warn of the dangers of suits.

The modern suit as we know it came to be at the end of the Victorian age, initially with a casual array of clothing known as the "ditto suit."

Which was a combination of the morning coat and slacks. Slacks, of course, being the worst male fashion item to ever be invented (aside from the gastly Macintosh of course...).

The more formal dinner coat and white tie were standards for dinner parties and formal events which eventually led to the development of the hideous and horrible Tuxedo.

From this already slovenly dress the whole thing continued to evolve into the horrid standard of modern men's fasion. I'm not sure how much I have previously stated my disgust at the fact that men are supposed to wear one type of dress with slight changes depending on the situation.

With the creation of the modern suit, true Fashion is no longer a part of the man's world. Simply put, anything that is supposedly highly fashionable for men today is nothing but reconfigurations of the standard suit - A sports or morning jacket with an oxford shirt and slacks. Sometimes a vest, with varying neckwear.

The vest -- let it be known, is merely a de-evolution of the waistcoat, a piece of clothing which is one of the all time greatest pieces of men's fashion. Here's a great example of one I recently found was posted on the blog Jane Austen's World:

(Of course, the embroidery and fabric would have to be more sublte for zero-era usage)

Now, since the creation of the modern suit, for over 100+ years men's fashion has remained stagnant and its rules enforced much more harshly than that of women's. The suit, it could be said, effectively killed creativity and imagination in the clothing of men. This is why I hate the suit and why, when told "but they look good," I cringe and shout "THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME!!!"

Unlike in regency period and prior, today color is to be avoided, as is any other kind of flair not designated acceptable by Armani or Gucci -- that these designers are considered in high regard is a testament to how low and crass men's fashion has become.

Now, there ARE a select number of things associated with suits that are not brutal instruments of social conformity. For instance, the long coat has existed for several hundred years and is still the best dress coat a man could wear in this modern age, as this item from Goth Store clearly shows:

 FANTASTIC!!

It is also what I consider one of the essential items needed for any zero-era wardrobe (Alternatively, a Frock Coat will do nicely).

Similarly, while slacks are a horrible item that were invented, seemingly, to further eliminate creativity and individuality in mens clothing, there are other forms of trouser that are really great and can be worn in many different styles and colors which are not dependent on the color of the coat you wear. The concept of the matching jacket and trousers in both color and fabric is again further forced conformity - causing a man look like a suit instead of a man.

Now, some trousers that are not horrendous tools of oppression include the Ankle-Length Men's Pantaloon, and the shorter Knee-Breeches (also known as "britches" and "nickers").

The closest thing in present existence to the men's tight pantaloons of the past are modern tight-cut pants, which are usually in the form of denim jeans today, as Ploomy aptly displays:

Unfortunately, Ploomy author "Roolsuno" seems to be unhappy with this "tight pants fad" as if it were some mysterious virus infecting his own platonic conception of what fashion should be. Well he can go fuck himself and his lack of historical knowledge of clothing. Tight pants have always, and will always, be an acceptable form of men's trousers. In fact it is the loose slack that is the younger invention!!

I must lament, however, that denim is not a proper fabric for zero-era fashion UNLESS the denim pants in question are subtle enough as to not come across as "jeans." Jeans are certainly not a piece of clothing that could be considered timeless -- tight trousers, however, are.

And so I leave you, and hopefully not for the length of time I last did, with an image that if it does not make you shudder with feelings of anger and disgust -- it honestly should.

God, this makes me want to vomit!