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Opening Quarters on This Suit

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ComboOrgan

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The cut of this 3-button suit looks off to me.

I'm thinking opening up the quarters would help - what do you think? Is that an easy alteration to make? I don't have access to any really good tailors - just alterations guys.

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I wouldn't trust an alterations type person to do that type of work.
 
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Originally Posted by taxgenius69
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I wouldn't trust an alterations type person to do that type of work.

+1. Also, I'm a fan of open quarters, but I'm not sure that's the fix here. Hard to tell from one pic, but I think a std. 2B might suit you better--easier to get that classic v-shape.
 
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You can't move the lower buttonhole, so all you could do is cut away below that point, which is going to look odd.
 
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Despite informed advice against it, I found a custom tailor who would do the alteration. I got the suit very cheap, and I couldn't see myself wearing it as it was, so I figured it was worth a shot.
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I brought in a BB blazer with quarters I liked, and asked the tailor to mimic it.
I'm pretty happy with the results.

Here's a pic, in case anyone considers this alteration in the future.
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