This portrait of Juan Carlos I of Spain shows how a dress shirt should peek out from under a jacket. There's half an inch of linen above the jacket collar at the rear, and half an inch at the ends of the sleeves (the photo was shot upwards, so the viewer sees a bit of cufflink that would be out of sight from a normal perspective).
Like his relative the Prince of Wales, Juan Carlos is usually seen in well cut double breasteds. The DB has a bit of the flavor of a military uniform, and evokes more of an aristocratic heritage than a single breasted coat.
Fit for a king.
6 comments:
Excellent photo. Perfect. I have been a long-time fan of DB suits, especially bold chalk stripe suits, though they are a bit too formal for my line of work. Did anyone catch King Juan Carlos shouting down that communist bully Hugo Chavez at the recent Ibero-American summit? Well done!
The cuffs look to me to be more like those found on a formal shirt for white tie -- or are they actually double-cuffs?
They do look to be single cuffs. Not that uncommon - I know that bespoke shirtmaker Alex Kabbaz prefers the look.
Let's see. I like the suit, the ring and the fact he is showing some cuff. But can't say I like the shirt or tie. He is too serious looking to wear a tie like that. It would be like Tom Landry wearing pink or yellow on the Dallas Cowboys' sideline. I like pink and yellow and wear both myself, but some guys were just not meant to wear it and that is what I am seeing in this picture. But great suit.
Is there a specific name for single cuffs that take cufflinks?
Does anyone have any idea how tall Juan Carlos is? The buttoning point on his jacket seems rather low to me, but perhaps his tailor is correcting for height or the lack thereof.
A pocket square would have been a welcome accessory, but I wouldn't want to be the one to criticize the King's outfit with him in the room...
I rather like his tie, but it would benefit from being worn with a white shirt -- or perhaps just a different photographic background would complement it better.
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