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AL H i take it that you read the tutorials. the one on suppressing the waist especially. your tailor did all the work on those side/back seams. and all the suppression is at the back with none at the front. the result is what you...

Quote:Originally Posted by clbcs OK, but is it right to assume that the drop that is stated in a jacket pertains to the difference between the jacket chest and jacket waist or not? and if so when a OTR jacket (either suit jacket...

Quote:Originally Posted by clbcs This drop thing is an 'interesting' issue that keeps popping up. My understanding is that the drop pertains to the jacket only,i.e, it is the difference between the chest measurement and the waist...

brendon did you tell mrala to put himself in the hands of a tailor?? sorry but i am retired. lol in the future i am going to milk that one all i can.

the cost of doing business in NYC is is possibly the highest in the country.

hi b w are you sure that you are measuring your real waist/ ? do this, place your fingers on the sides of your hips. now slide them up till they come up to the top corner. come over that corner to the soft area. THAT SOFT AREA JUST...

here is an example of an exception to the rule, that says that pictures do not lie. take a look at mrala's photos. see how we can be fooled by a photo. in the first photo the right shoulder looks low, and the right side of the jacket...

mrala if you take more pictures, do a front a back and a side. please face the camera squarely to the front. also the side and the back should be squarely to the camera. the best advice we can give should be done in person. photos make...

Quote:Originally Posted by NORE I'm thinking about picking up a linen suit where the OO had the side vents closed by the in-house tailors. What are the chances they could be reopened to look like they were originally (in theory)? ...

adamha try a size larger.