Posts by johnmcnamee

Should shorter men avoid boots that go over the ankle? I'm 5'7 and would like a pair of over the ankle boots to tuck my jeans into in bad weather, but I'm not sure if they will make my leg appear shorter and end up looking ridiculous.

Quote:Originally Posted by Jean-Baptiste I used to be a fan and customer of Modern Tailor, but I hate the fact that you cannot order swatches or even tiny samples of a lot of their fabrics. It doesn't say a lot for their confidence...

DahveedNG; I have the same problem with rolling the shirt sleeves above the elbows, and I agree that the placket on the sleeves seems to be too short. (Edit: for the time being, try rolling the shirt sleeves before you put on the shirt...

Thanks for all the helpful replies! It is indeed a very cheap suit so it makes sense that it'd be some combination of poor construction and bad posture. Just saved me an expensive trip to the tailor

Thanks guys. I'm working on correcting my posture at the moment so I think you're all right that it is most likely a factor. Regarding the references to "how you are wearing the suit" and the sizing of the jacket, is the implication...

Thanks for the response. Pulling down on the sleeve (pulling the end of the sleeve towards the ground) certainly does make it flatten out. Not perfectly, but it definitely helps.

Hi guys, Would anybody be able to offer an explanation for the obvious roll / ridge in the shoulder on the left of this suit? http://i.imgur.com/zUuxh.jpg http://imgur.com/BztLp.jpg Depending on what the cause of this issue is, would...

StanleyVanBuren, I just received a shirt with a soft collar and collar stays, so as you already know it is completely possible and they have done it before. Regarding swatches, I tried to order swatches of some fabrics (their $99+...

+1 on having certain fabrics in stock all the time. Plain white, blue, some striped fabrics, and some oxfords that are always in stock would be great. Buy these fabrics in bulk if you can so that when somebody recommends a fabric, we can...

I would also like to see pictures of shirts which are un-edited. As others have said, I just want to see what the patterns look like in full-scale rather than in a small 4x4 inch section. It doesn't need to look amazing.