Who do you wear a suit for?
Good evening. I’m Matsushima from cantáte.
When discussing suits, the conversation inevitably tends toward construction.
The shoulder construction, the interlining, the silhouette of the trousers.
Of course, that is an important subject.
But today, I would like to discuss something slightly different.
I have written about construction before, so please take a look at the jacket and the trousers.
What does dress mean for a man?
In other words, this is a discussion of the role of the suit as clothing.
I was often asked that until quite recently.
“Is it all right to go to a wedding in this tracksuit?”
The so-called swishy tracksuit.
It is clothing akin to an extension of sportswear.
Of course, if the wearer is comfortable with it, there is no reason to stop them.
However, from the perspective of dress, the answer is clear.
It is obviously not appropriate.
You should not be the central figure of the occasion.
a suit is not, in essence, clothing intended to attract attention.
In fact, it is quite the opposite:
it is clothing designed not to stand out.
or, to be more precise,
Not for yourself,
It is clothing worn for someone other than yourself.
at a wedding, the bride and groom.
at a funeral, the deceased and their family;
at work, your counterpart and the occasion itself;
To allow the central figure of the occasion to take the spotlight—
You step into the background.
I believe that a suit is clothing made for that purpose.
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A suit is, in fact, a very mysterious garment.
It is not clothing for self-expression.
The colors are generally navy or gray.
The pattern is either solid or a fine stripe.
In other words, there is hardly any room to assert oneself.
But that is precisely what makes it interesting.
The fit.
The tailoring.
The material.
And in the wearer's movements.
A person reveals themselves in the details that are not flashy.
Fashion is free.
There is no doubt about that.
But,
Freedom that disrupts the atmosphere of a place.
clothes that stand out more than the couple at a wedding.
clothes that look out of place at a funeral.
That is less fashion than
It is merely self-assertion.
composing yourself to suit the setting.
Only with that sensibility,
I believe clothes become truly interesting.
Sometimes,
“I am more of a casualwear person.”
I often hear people say,
Of course, casualwear is enjoyable.
I like it, too.
but speaking only about casualwear without knowing dress can be a little risky.
It is not about which is superior or inferior,
That is not what I mean.
both are things you should understand at the same time.
because,
A suit is something you wear when you want to,
because a suit is also something you may suddenly need to wear.
A wedding.
A funeral.
An important business meeting.
those situations arrive unexpectedly more often than you might think.
often happens,
Something like a sudden cloudburstI think.
Even though the sky was clear,
the rain suddenly starts.
At that moment,
Whether or not you have an umbrella.
A suit is somewhat like that, too.
you do not have to wear it every day.
But when the time comes,
Whether or not he owns a proper suit.
can greatly change the way he carries himself.
For a man, a suit
In a sense, they may be something like “equipment”.
Having polished shoes.
Having one tie.
And having one proper suit.
it alone means I can stay calm even when something unexpected happens.
When I put on a suit,
and even the way you walk and carry yourself changes.
Your back straightens,
Your movements naturally become more composed.
I think clothes can also help bring a person into balance.
Clothes are free.
But,
I believe only people who know the rules can truly enjoy freedom.
and casualwear from someone who does,
casualwear from someone who does not know dress,
Though they may seem similar,
In fact, they can look like entirely different things.
And on top of that.
A suit is,
They are very quiet clothes.
There are no flashy designs.
there are no unusual embellishments.
But the maker's philosophy is,
They show clearly in the details.
The structure of the shoulders.
The character of the lapels.
the way the trousers fall.
stand out precisely because they are not showy garments,
Because even the slightest differences
set the tone of the whole scene.
The suits from cantáte, too,
that is exactly what I make them with in mind.
Rather than a suit that stands out,
A quiet suit.
But,
It is a suit that looks naturally polished when worn.
A suit is not a garment meant to stand out.
That is precisely why making them properly matters.
Clothes you wear for someone else.
Clothes that set the tone of a place.
Those are the kind of clothes,
I want to make things properly, even if only a little better.
cantáte 松島 紳
