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Douglas 
Hey yfyf, Any ideas if 2.9m would be enough material for a full suit for a guy about 6' tall, about a 46R? I really like this one but I think I'd really want it as a full suit, crazy as it is.
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zbromer It won't be enough. Your tailor would probably want 4 meters. Us smaller guys can usually get by with 3.5.
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Douglas Thanks. I've never done this before, so I was going by yfyf's OP, which sounds like it may have been overly optimistic. Shame.
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zbromer Hmm ... I see his little reference chart. Those numbers seem ambitious to me, but he knows Chan's capabilities way better than I do.
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Douglas At first, when I read your 4 meters, I thought you were making fun of me.
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zbromer Four meters is a pretty standard length to give a tailor and is more than enough for them to work with. Tailors should be able to get by with less, but erring on the too much side is best. I'd think a tailor could maybe use that length you're interested in for a smaller suit.
Hello chaps, Well, firstly the guide is very rough, it depends on whether or not you have had a Chan suit made or not before. If you have an existing pattern, you can get away with using less. Don't forget that we are talking about meters here, not yards. It's about 0.91 meters to a yard. For example, I just had a suit something made up with just under 3 meters so sometimes it is quite surprising to see what is possible. However, I have my doubts about 2.9m for a 6" 46R ... I don't want to promise anything inaccurate so shoot an e-mail to
sales@wwchan.com and one of the knowledgeable folks at Chan will tell you what you can get away with as well as availability, sometimes my information lags behind true stock in the store. O and yes, get a full suit. The world would be a better place if everyone just walked around in full suits all day long. Especially visually interesting ones.
