Critique my first bespoke suit, what do you think?

Definitely wayyyyy too short on you, 2" at least, as was mentioned. And the short center vent just looks bad. Those two things really detract from it, honestly I would just think it's an ill-fitting off the rack suit. Like a Short length which you extended the sleeves on to fit your tall body.

agree. the jacket is too short. if you were a short guy then a little bit short jacket is raelly good, as you will look longer, and feel longer. but i don't think that this is the case for you.
should avoid polyster.

No offense, but it looks like a women's suit. That vent looks atrocious, it is boxy and needs waist suppression, the button stance is high and the jacket is way to short. Other than that it looks very good.

Originally Posted by Mudhiker

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What you are wearing could very well be 20-30% polyester and you have no way of knowing.
But in that case why would it matter then?

Polyester is added in order to give cheap, ghastly, bad quality fiber an acceptable appearance, drape, or durability for sale.

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So if only 10% polyester was added that is a good sign as the original wool was already of fairly good quality.

And incidentally, it is possible to find better workmanship in many backwater parts of Asia. No, not easy, but definitely possible.

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Like where? Are there any examples on this forum that you can remember?

For a suit made in VBC the tailor was asking $800

Originally Posted by Maccimus

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polyster+short jacket=complete fail

+1. just doesn't look that good. oh..and the sleeves on the jacket are too long(can't see your shirt cuffs.)

Originally Posted by Zackb911

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Definitely wayyyyy too short on you, 2" at least, as was mentioned.
I wanted the short look, I would say perhaps one inch longer, definatly not two or more though.

And the short center vent just looks bad.

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I don't really see why the short vent looks bad? It looks perfectly ok to me.

Originally Posted by 604Coast

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Jacket length is way too short, IMO. I would say...atleast 2 inches too short.

If not four.

All photos will now be deleted until I can post proper ones, the ones before were taken on self timer from a bad angle and I don't think give a fair representation.

Thanks

Originally Posted by madjbs

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So if only 10% polyester was added that is a good sign as the original wool was already of fairly good quality.
No, this does not mean it started as 90% good quality wool. It means it started as 90% bad quality wool and the polyester was added to bring it up to snuff. As I said, adding even a small percentage of synthetic fiber drastically alters the final properties of the fabric. Therefore, polyester is added because the base fiber needs improving. Because of the poor quality base fibers used in most blended fabrics, the desirable properties of good quality 100% wool will most likely be absent, such as drape, pill-resistance, and durability. Polyester also has a nasty tendency to holding onto unpleasant oils and odors, from your body or elsewhere. As far as helping you source a tailor, Asia is a big place and you still haven't revealed your location. For example though, The Philippines is generally the wrong place to go for good clothes, but there are a few tailors in Manila that have been recommended on this forum and elsewhere.

I am located in Thailand

Thanks for the info about the fabrics. I would get a 100% wool fabric next time but I wouldn't be prepared to pay $800 for it unless I knew the outcome would be very good. He was also offering no name 100% wool for about $650

EDIT: It is quite funny because this Tailor WAS recommended on here and elsewhere.

Originally Posted by madjbs

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I am located in Thailand

EDIT: It is quite funny because this Tailor WAS recommended on here and elsewhere.

Well, SF can be kind of fickle. There's plenty of good and bad advice around here.

Are you doing the English teacher thing?

The pants seem to have terrible balance issues.

Originally Posted by Mudhiker

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Well, SF can be kind of fickle. There's plenty of good and bad advice around here.

Are you doing the English teacher thing?

I have noticed

and no I am not an English teacher.

Originally Posted by Mudhiker

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No, this does not mean it started as 90% good quality wool. It means it started as 90% bad quality wool and the polyester was added to bring it up to snuff.

While generally true, this is not always the case...the Anderson Little blazer comes to mind as an example of an exception to this statement.

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I am located in Thailand

Thanks for the info about the fabrics. I would get a 100% wool fabric next time but I wouldn't be prepared to pay $800 for it unless I knew the outcome would be very good. He was also offering no name 100% wool for about $650

EDIT: It is quite funny because this Tailor WAS recommended on here and elsewhere.

By whom? There are recommenders and there are recommenders. The suit looks like it was cut for a woman.