A Suit That Suits......

The suit or rather the business suit for men has a hyper-vaunted position in the world of fashion.

I came across this statement in a certain blog,and this statement could not possibly have been more right.It is not surprising that in the boring lame duck world of men's fashion,the suit almost commands the position of the holy grail.Men,unlike women,do not have,at their disposal the huge variety of dresses to choose from-miniskirts,long skirts,slit skirts,asymmetrical skirts,pants,trousers,tops,bikinis(yes,its not merely a swimwear anymore),spaghetti tops,funky tops-the list is endless.and,even after being blessed with this huge variety of dresses to choose from,they seem not content,and have,with an open heart,made mens dresses pretty much their own-trousers,jeans,tee-shirts,even the pyjamas-they have ventured into the male's dominion of fashion,and have owned it.But men have not really been endowed with the same huge heart and open mind to make everything their own.Imagine a man,walking around in a spaghetti top and a short asymmetrical miniskirt...no..the mere thought is as repulsive as the man who shows such courage and bad taste.

So stuck we are,with so very little to choose from in terms of dressing,the only choice is in terms of having a collar or no collar and the shirt or pant being either full or short(not too short though,you may enjoy looking at a lady in a miniskirt,but a man in a mini pant is to us what Nano is to Mamata).So cling we on,on to our beloved suits,our holy grail.Of late though,designers have tried all sorts of daredevil innovations with men's dresses-a button more at the back(now,that thing can never come out through that small a slit),a slit where your pockets are supposed to be(no need for purse,no cell phones either),asymmetrical trousers(so that you look like a thief whose pant had been chopped off by chasing dogs) and much more.But till date,i have not seen even a single person with either the courage or stupidity to try these out in public.So the suit remains. This suit fetish is so apparent that no businessman is willing to allow his suit to have even a single wrinkle even if they sit in Yoga inspired extremely contorted positions in low cost economy class seats. No wonder then, even if it’s a huge inconvenience, male executives can often be seen walking around city streets holding their business suits by the hanger, an intensely purposeful look in their eyes. May be we all see it as our Lady Justice moment. Always keep in a cover, always keep it straight, only to be dry cleaned, never expose to rain, never wear unless in combination, the five commandments of suit owning imposes a more stringent religion of its own.

And however out of place,impractical and vain a suit may look,considering the oppressive hot and humid conditions that predominate the vast majority of the subcontinent,we would more readily usher in the next ice age than let go of our suits,because that's what suits us best.

shit,grissho,borsha
coat pant e bhorsha.......