I'm Making a Trip to English American Tailoring for a Suit. Advice? - Page 4

Don't return it. Take it back and let him him tweak it. The wind is making it very difficult to assess the suit, but the break looks way long. You should post pics w/o the breeze.
Which shoulder did you ask for? They offer 3. The Super J Press has the least padding.

I jumped on this bandwagon a little quickly, so I'll apologize to the OP for that. But here's what I don't like about the suit:

The shoulders may fit, but personally they are way too structured and boxy for my tastes. I guess from a CBD perspective, the fit is on, but I don't think it looks flattering in the pics.

The pants are breaking too much, but that's an easy fix.

Overall, there is nothing slim about the suit. I don't want to specifically preach the SF groupthink that slimmer is always better, but from earlier posts in this thread, OP wrote that he wanted a slimmer fitting suit. If the tailor thought this was slim, I wouldn't want to see his idea of a relaxed fit.

I'll echo the request to have this suit Foofed to see what some minor changes can do to the overall picture.

Right, the OP said this on the first page:


By this standard, would foo and others consider the suit to be successful?

well, here are my issues and I woud not trust them to fix it.

1. Sleeves hang badly
2. Collar is bad, it rolls, it's wide
3. Shoulders/padding are bad, looks like the suit is hanging on a square hanger and the OP slipped into it while it was still in the hanger
4. Center vent?? Really??
5. Lapels are lifeless and I am being generous
6. Is the left suit pocket higher than the right??
7. square quarters?

The pants can't be commented on really, but at a bare minumum they are way too long, which is the only thing that I would trust them to fix. You can poopoo (or foofoo) all this as "stylistic" but I would be willing to bet that an OTR suit would look much better on him than this. Again, all of this is assuming he is not some really weird size.

This. Most guys would be much better served going to three or four stores, finding the brand and cut that is most flattering and tweaking from there. These attempts at inexpensive MTM/bespoke never really work out. lefty

kobalto the suit looks nice.
that lapel i like. the stripe follows the curve very nicely.
they did a good job on your right low shoulder. but didnt allow for the right hip. well next time.
the under corner of the sleeve vent shows. or is it because you forgot to button up?
all in all nice for a m2m.

OMG how long is that tie?

I don't think the sleeves hang badly at all. Viewed front on, they are better than most posted here. No dimples or divots, and a nice gentle convex curve from shoulder point to wrist. However, viewed from the side, it becomes apparent there may be a pitch issue. There is some minor bunching, but nothing that can't be fixed easily.

I don't see what's so bad about the collar, either. There is no gap to speak of. However, perhaps both jacket and shirt collar could stand to be taller. Yes, there is some roll behind the collar, but that is a seperate issue, minor, and easy to fix.

The shoulder shape is certainly more square than I personally prefer, but by no means wrong. It's interesting that you note it looks as if the wearer/jacket is hanging on a hanger. To me, that actually captures a positive aspect of the suit. Too often, suits posted on the forum look as if they are gripping the wearer all over his body. That is not a good thing. Sleeves should look like they are hanging from the shoulder points.

Nothing wrong with single vents. Again, I don't personally prefer them, but they don't make the suit better or worse in any objective way.

I don't see a lapel issue. Perhaps I'm just not attuned to what you're looking at, but the only sense I understand "life" in a lapel is in the way it rolls. Here, the roll is not particularly broad, but it is not bad or wrong, either. Most RTW at the same price point will struggle to surpass it.

I don't think one pocket is lower than the other. If you look at his shoulders and hands, you can tell he is leaning ever so slightly toward his right.

The squared quarters are indeed odd. But, again, not unfixable. When re-shaped, the quarters will still be more closed than what is SF-fashionable, but they will not be wrong.

It would take exceedingly little foofing to fix this suit, and it would all be real world doable. You're all nuts!

I really do need to post some pics of my stuff. Frankly, I think most of mine have turned out better than KoBalto's. Is there any way to post a picture on SF w/o having a photo hosting account? Can I post something directly into a post?



HERCULES - Definitely want to see pics taken in a static environment before I judge.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...423297&theater

This is the best I can do for now. Not that great - and excuse how generally sleazy I look - but clearly a step in the right direction.

Can't really tell anything from that photo. Too dark, and the jacket isn't buttoned.

I use tinypic.com - you can upload a pic directly from your computer and it gives you a link to use for the pic, no account needed.

Do you hear that? I think it is the sound of tiny feet backpeddling in a pair of plaza last longwings. But seriously, a lot could be improved. I agree that well tailored OTR on a normal sized person is a better bet. Just my opinion, based upon my experience as a normal sized dude.

My favorite jacket has a center vent. 1. On the subject though. Is yours still stuck together? Seems like it's pinching a bit. As for the arms, they don't look so bad, but they're clearly not cut to hang at your side. Look like they want to be at about 70 degrees. 2. Lapels are fine. 3. Are the pockets even? 4. Shoulders are wayyy too boxy to my taste (but I'm sure you've heard that plenty already). 5. Too dark to tell. Are you wearing your trousers too low, or did he hem them with too much break? He seems kinda old-fashioned, so I'm wagering it's the former. Final verdict. Lose some from the sleeves, address the trouser situation, take in the waist a bit and try to reshape the shoulder a bit if possible. It's never gonna be a slim-fit suit, but you might get it to something more like Mbreinan wears. EDIT: In defense of the naysayers, the first set of pics were horrible.