Unpadded shoulders

[Happy Stroller]

The ideal American lounge (a.k.a., business) suit jacket is supposed to have no shoulder padding. No support of any kind? No interfacing? No canvas? Is that really true? I refer only to the shoulder area. Lining is acceptable, of course.

I suppose that applies to American dinner jackets and tailcoats as well.

Every Chinese tailor I've met has always insisted on some form of shoulder padding for a business suit jacket.

 

[Tomasso]

The ideal American lounge (a.k.a., business) suit jacket is supposed to have no shoulder padding. No support of any kind? No interfacing? No canvas? Is that really true?

No. The soft shoulder is much more common to Neapolitan and a few Savile Row tailors.