Women's hemlines can go from here to there in a season, and the whole silhouette and stance can change radically from one season to the next. Men's clothing, being much more subtle, changes in quarter inches. It's not that men are not in the fashion game, but rather that, in business clothes, God is very much more in the details. At the moment, tailored clothing seems to have struck a moderate balance, midway between the wide-bodied, shouldered look and the hanging lines of the sack suit. The suit of the moment has subtle shaping, low but slightly extended shoulders, and some flair in the skirt of the jacket.
Trousers are full-cut, but with a slight taper.
The details are decidedly British. Whatever the impetus, the fashion caught on quickly, and leaving the bottom button idle is still considered de rigueur for fastidious dressers. He would be ready to die on the barricades, in theory anyway, but you notice that he still leaves his bottom waistcoat button undone. But the real advantage of the three-piece suit has always been that the additional vest provides added warmth in cooler weather. We all seem to be traveling more and more, and as we hop from Hamburg to Haifa, New York to Naples, crisscrossing time zones and climes in our global neighborhoods, packing proper clothes becomes a serious problem.