First UK TV Political Debate: 3 Men 3 Fitted suits

I was watching the first televised prime ministerial debate the other day. Due to the fact that this is the first in the UK Election history it is no wonder that there is so much debates about who came out on top in terms of best and worse policy.

For me, not being too political, here you have 3 men in 3 fitted suits, let’s analyse their styles and find the best fitted suit.

David Cameron went for the typical Tory old boy look, blue tie with the Dark blue suit. David Cameron suit costs £3,500 by Richard Anderson of Savile Row. David has started to wear Savile Row suits since late 2009 (before then it was off-the-peg). When news first broke out about his newly fitted suit he was quite embarrassed about it (quoted by the Telegraph) because at the time the Conservative Spin doctors were getting acres of coverage’s about his Wife Samantha Cameron wearing a £65 dress from Marks and Spencers. This did not bode too well for Mr Cameron as his wife is seen as down to earth and in touch with the working people whereas he is donning around in a £3.5k suit.

Clegg(gold), Cameron(blue), Brown(Pink)

Next on the line is Gordon Brown with a very statesmanlike Black Suit, blue shirt. Why did he choose the pink tie and not a red one to represent his party you may wonder? Well Gordon Brown has always been portrayed as a boring, predictable and gloomy so a red tie would be too predictable. The pink tie makes him less predictable, adds a bit for youth and shows he is in touch with his feminine side (very appealing to female voters). 

Finally, Nick Clegg in gold tie and light blue Marks and Spencer suit. Nick opted for the Gold tie as it is rare and not popular amongst the tie-buying politicos. I personally think this is a good choice as it stands out especially for someone that is not known by two third of the voters. Also, gold represents the Sun portraying a Sunny outlook in gloomy times.

Nick wants to totally standout between the two Red and Blue parties. His choice of light blue suit just did that compared to the Dark fitted suits of the other two.

Who has the sharpest and most fitted suit?

From top: Brown, Cameron and Clegg

Overall we have to look at the shoulders and the cut. See shoulder pictures on your right (from top we have Brown, Cameron and Clegg).

Nick Clegg’s suit is an off-the-peg. The baggy arm is a dead give away although the shoulder looks about right giving him a very relaxed look. It is fairly hard to find on an off-the-peg suit that fits the shoulder as good as Nick Cleggs one unless you are lucky.

Gordon Brown’s suit is well fitted but the shoulder’s does not do much justice for a Savile Row bespoke suit. The cut on the shoulder is not clean as one would expect. This is down to the armhole being a bit too tight. Also his podgy figuration and short neck does not help either. The suit shoulder gives the impression that Gordon Brown is not very relaxed and a bit rigid.

David Cameron has the sharpest and the best fitted suit. The fittings on the shoulders are cleaned cut from all angles. I am very impressed.

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