Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I’ve always loved suits with peak lapels. My younger, impressionable self had a soft spot for impeccably ...

How To Dress Well What lapels should you choose for your suit, peak or notched? Choosing the right lapels for your suit can be difficult, but our resident Style Shrink, aka GQ Fashion Director Robert ...

After years of subtle notch lapels on men's suits, the fashion world is trying to nudge men into a bolder, more pronounced look. Ray Smith joins Lunch Break with a look at the trend. Photo: Alexander ...

The traditions of men's tailoring are changing. For the past 40 years or so, convention has had it that peak lapels were reserved for double-breasted suit jackets only. Single-breasted jackets have ...

They are as old as suiting itself. Designed along the models of the traditional dinner jacket, a peak lapel is your standard jacket lapel with a slight difference—the lower lapel is broader than the ...

The notched or step lapel is when the lapel is sewn onto the collar of a jacket at an angle, creating a triangle between the two. The size can vary - when it is very small, it is referred to as a ...