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Popular Suits From Tv Programs
The use of suits has been ingrained into our culture for as long as our great nation has existed. People have been wearing suits for hundreds of years and the very thought of a nicely tailored suit conjures up many images. This has been exemplified on many television shows and movies over the years.
One great example of this is the suits and especially the tuxedo worn by James Bond. You can't think of a James Bond movie without thinking of him in his signature tuxedo. The AMC program Mad Men provides another superb example of suit wearing men in a movie. Mad Men suits are constantly talked about on many blogs and video sites. You'll even find a multitude of threads on fashion forums talking about the suits that are worn on this show.
A renewed interest in well tailored mens suits has come back simply from people watching this show. They have also renewed interest in a more conservative wearing and coloration of the suit. One should note that in the 1980s Miami Vice did the opposite for suits. The show Miami Vice had people wearing much brighter suit shades and caused a diversion from the classic white button down shirt to many other colors and styles.
Another type of suit that most will recognize is the suit worn by those in the movie Men In Black. This strictly formal and almost militaristic wearing of the suit immediately sets them apart as people working in government law enforcement.
Its quite amazing how much influence hit television shows can have over one of the steadiest pieces of clothing in modern history. Luckily, the suit has changed so much that people can't recognize it anymore. You'll note that button numbers differ, lapel widths vary, and some of the styles and designs have changed, but a suit is still a suit.
Also, no matter how many changes occur, it always seems that the same styles seem to make their way back into the mainstream. For the above reason, I always save all of my old suits because I know that one day they will come back into style for me.
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