History Main / MobBossSuitFitting

* PlayedForLaughs in In the LouisDeFunes movie ''L'Aile ou la Cuisse'', where the temperamental director of a restaurant guide is dictating a review of an establishment while a tailor is taking his measurements for a new suit. Of course, as he walks along dictating, he drags the poor tailor all around the office.

* LexLuthor has been shown in this kind of scene.

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In the case of a villainous character (usually the BigBad, though not always), this can also be used to show he is a CompleteMonster (or at least a CorruptCorporateExecutive), ordering out atrocities with mundane nonchalance to show that [[ButForMeItWasTuesday these are his routine operations]]. The likelihood of the tailor surviving this encounter is inversely proportional to how nervous he seems while accomplishing his task.

* There's a scene in ''{{Snatch}}'' where Frankie Four Fingers talks with his boss Avi while being fitted for a suit in London. Played more for comedy than anything else, because Frankie is an underling rather than a boss, and some of the suits he is trying on are both a bit outdated and will change very quickly between takes. (For example, he'll be fully in a suit for one take, then a couple of seconds later he'll be half dressed in another, totally different suit from a different era).
* In ''{{Payback}}'', Carter, one of the CoDragons for the BigBad who is presented as running the city where the story takes place, is seen putting on a suit as he gives orders about how he wants VillainProtagonist Porter taken care of.
* In ''{{The Tourist}}'', Reginald Shaw has a Mob Boss Suit Fitting, even insisting that the tailor remain when his mooks arrive. He takes a report from his cronies, and uses the tailor's measuring tape to strangle one of them when he makes a mistake. Only at the end of the scene does he comment to the tailor, mentioning that the suit fits him very nicely.

* In an E-Trade advertisement, the E-Trade baby does this, [[NoFourthWall talking to the audience]] while Enzo takes his measurements, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8pdDI2O_Y4 as shown here.]]

* ''HowToSucceedInEvil'' (the novel for sure, probably the podcast too) features, actually, ''many'' of these. Edwin Windsor's tailor is not just such a consummate discrete professional that a consulting supervillain can talk freely in front of him, he's actually one of his closest and most dependable cronies. Edwin's favored mode of re-centering himself and rebuilding his morale after any big setback is by having a new suit fitted.

* ''HowToSucceedInEvil'' (the novel) features, actually, ''many'' of these. Edwin Windsor's tailor is not just such a consummate discrete professional that a consulting supervillain can talk freely in front of him, he's actually one of his closest and most dependable cronies. Edwin's favored mode of re-centering himself and rebuilding his morale after any big setback is by having a new suit fitted.

* Played with on ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', in the season 4 premier "Way Of The Warrior". Sisko calls Garak[[note]]A simple tailor who is [[BlatantLies most certainly not]] a [[OpenSecret Cardassian spy]][[/note]] in for a fitting while he's having a staff meeting concerning the Klingons' plans to invade Cardassia. Garak is even mindful enough to [[LampshadeHanging ask Sisko if he's sure he doesn't want him to come back]] ''after'' the meeting instead of taking Sisko's measurements now.

* Played with on ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', in the season 4 premier "Way Of The Warrior". Sisko calls Garak[[note]]A simple tailor who is [[BlatantLies most certainly not]] a [[OpenSecret Cardassian spy]][[note]] in for a fitting while he's having a staff meeting concerning the Klingons' plans to invade Cardassia. Garak is even mindful enough to [[LampshadeHanging ask Sisko if he's sure he doesn't want him to come back]] ''after'' the meeting instead of taking Sisko's measurements now.

* Played with: there was an episode of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' where Sisko calls Garak in for a fitting while he's having a staff meeting. This is so he can unofficially pass some information to Garak about a planned invasion of Garak's homeworld.

Related to BadassInANiceSuit, ManOfWealthAndTaste, and SharpDressedMan - those suits have to come from somewhere. This is a scene where the boss is conducting his regular business while a tailor is taking his measurements for a new suit. Most frequent in mafia stories, though also common in political thrillers.

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* There's a scene in ''{{Snatch}}'' where Frankie Four Fingers talks with his boss Avi while being fitted for a suit in London. Played more for comedy than anything else, because Frankie is an underling rather than a boss, and some of the suits he is trying on are both a bit outdated and will change very quickly between takes. (For example, he'll be fully in a suit for one take, then a couple of seconds later he'll be half dressed in another, totally different suit from a different era).
* In ''{{Payback}}'', Carter, one of the CoDragons for the BigBad who is presented as running the city where the story takes place, is seen putting on a suit as he gives orders about how he wants VillainProtagonist Porter taken care of.
* In ''{{The Tourist}}'', Reginald Shaw has a Mob Boss Suit Fitting, even insisting that the tailor remain when his mooks arrive. He takes a report from his cronies, and uses the tailor's measuring tape to strangle one of them when he makes a mistake. Only at the end of the scene does he comment to the tailor, mentioning that the suit fits him very nicely.

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* In an E-Trade advertisement, the E-Trade baby does this, [[NoFourthWall talking to the audience]] while Enzo takes his measurements, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8pdDI2O_Y4 as shown here.]]

This can be done as an EstablishingCharacterMoment to depict a character as clearly being the boss, as it implies he's very comfortable with the idea of the other characters as his subordinates. Bonus points if he talks freely around his tailor about things that should be kept secret, as this shows the tailor himself may also be a subordinate.

* Played with: there was an episode of StarTrekDeepSpaceNine where Sisko calls Garak in for a fitting while he's having a staff meeting. This is so he can unofficially pass some information to Garak about a planned invasion of Garak's homeworld.
* I'm almost positive LexLuthor has been shown in this kind of scene.

Note that simply having a scene where a character is fitted for a suit does not qualify for this trope. This trope is when a suit fitting is happening ''while'' the character is in some way conducting his business.

* Played with: there was an episode of StarTrekDeepSpaceNine where Sisko calls Garak in for a fitting while he's having a staff meeting. This is so he can unofficially pass some information to Garak.

In the case of a villainous character (usually the BigBad, though not always), this can also be used to show he is a CompleteMonster, ordering out atrocities with mundane nonchalance to show that [[ButForMeItWasTuesday these are his routine operations]]. The likelihood of the tailor surviving this encounter is inversely proportional to how nervous he seems while accomplishing his task.

Related to BadassInANiceSuit, ManOfWealthAndTaste, and SharpDressedMan - those suits have to come from somewhere. This is a scene where the boss - typically a BigBad, though can also be done with anyone... suitably badass - is conducting his regular chilling business while a tailor is taking his measurements for a new suit. Most frequent in mafia stories, though also common in political thrillers.

* The boss pays more attention to the tailor's work (usually in a negative fashion) than the business at hand: almost always a case of ObstructiveBeurocrat.