[General] Doubt related to novel

[Sumit Dhawan]

Was reading a novel.Could not understand one sentence meaning "He was also
a man who was as well known for the three-thousand-dollar Italian
suits which draped his well-fed frame as for his remarkable string
of legal victories. Please tell me the meaning of this sentence in easier way.
Thank you.

 

[emsr2d2]

I was reading a novel and I could not understand the meaning of one sentence. [STRIKE]meaning[/STRIKE]

"He was also a man who was as well known for the three-thousand-dollar Italian suits which draped his well-fed frame as for his remarkable string of legal victories."

Please tell me the meaning of this sentence in an [STRIKE]easier[/STRIKE] easy way.
Thank you.

Please note my corrections above. Make sure that you write complete sentences in your posts. Which parts of that sentence are giving you particular trouble? Can you give us any idea what you think it might mean?

 

[teechar]

I was reading a novel, but I could not understand one sentence: [STRIKE]meaning[/STRIKE]
"He was also
a man who was as well known for the three-thousand-dollar Italian
suits which draped his well-fed frame as for his remarkable string
of legal victories."

Please tell me the basic meaning of this sentence. [STRIKE]in easier way.[/STRIKE]
Thank you.

He was also a man who was as well known for the three-thousand-dollar Italian
suits which draped his well-fed frame as for his remarkable string of legal victories.

He was known equally for two things:
1- the expensive Italian suits which covered his well-fed body,
2- his remarkable record of winning legal court cases.
[cross-posted with ems]

 

[Yankee]

As well as he being possibly overweight ("well fed").

 

[Rover_KE]

I was reading a novel.

Always tell us the title and author of any novel you quote from, please.