>>18492852
This is also another piece of terrible misguided advice that has served to only push people away from good style

You can be skinny and wear big lapels and still look good.
But you cannot be skinny and wear small lapels, nor can you be big and wear small lapels, basically small lapels look stupid and should never be worn. But because most people are slimmer than they are fat, this advice gears everyone towards tiny slim lapels