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Keep, tailor, or sell? (nice suit)

post #1 of 13
10/29/11 at 10:34am
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Hi all, I posted this in the small questions thread but am planning to go to the tailors tomorrow so would appreciate a quick answer!

Hi SF, need your help desperately for tailoring advice!
So I nabbed this suit off eBay recently, and the seller's measurements were a tad misleading and I ended up getting a size too large of a suit. I was wondering how feasible it was to make this suit workable. What do y'all think about the fit right now? I'm thinking if I leave the shoulders alone I could at least take in the waist a little bit and slim the sleeves, but looking at the photos now they look semi-passable, with just a wide shoulder.
Thoughts? I'm way more used to wearing soft-shouldered suits, and this is rather new for me. Thanks all!
(Also, all you 40Rs out there, if this doesn't work out for me... wink.gif )
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post #2 of 13
10/29/11 at 11:36am
the whole thing looks baggy and the shoulders, as you've correctly identified, are too large.

What brand of suit is this (in other words, why are you so attached?)
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post #3 of 13
10/29/11 at 11:40am
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It's a St. Andrews suit. I'm kind of disappointed, because if the seller's shoulder measurements were accurate (about 1-2 inches larger than seller said) then I definitely think it would be trivial to salvage.
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post #4 of 13
10/29/11 at 11:49am
Sell it on here....St. Andrews do well (fairly), it is too big to be tailored.

What size is it?
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post #5 of 13
10/29/11 at 11:59am
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Looking at the tags it is a 52R european, and the seller wrote 38R. I would say it would fit a 40-42 European. I'm selling it right now in B&S -- thanks for the opinions.
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post #6 of 13
10/29/11 at 3:14pm
If the shoulder measurement was off and the seller labeled it 38 when it is a 42, why don't you return it?
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post #7 of 13
10/29/11 at 3:20pm
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It's a Saint Andrews suit and I know there are definitely people on SF who will be interested it. I sniped it at the lowest price because no one bid, and I'm willing to just cover my shipping to whoever wants it, as it IS a very nice suit. My primary concern was making it work for myself, and as that seems to be an impossibility, I'll just pass it on to someone else.
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post #8 of 13
10/29/11 at 4:07pm
The best thing would be to seek to send it back if the vendor's measurements are as wrong as you describe. If not deem the thing to be a bad experience and burn it.
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post #9 of 13
10/29/11 at 5:00pm
since its all wrong, and and you prefer a soft shoulder. sell it, you will not be happy with it.
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post #10 of 13
10/29/11 at 6:19pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks for the responses guys. I will be selling the suit, as I'm sure someone on SF will greatly enjoy it.

I'm more used to soft shoulders, but definitely open to trying new things.
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post #11 of 13
10/30/11 at 12:02am
Am I the only one who think the suit is not that big?
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post #12 of 13
10/30/11 at 2:04am
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Originally Posted by Maccimus View Post

Am I the only one who think the suit is not that big?

Yeah its not THAT bad..but then he turns and you can see all the bagginess in sleeves..
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post #13 of 13
10/30/11 at 11:47am
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@Saturdays: Thanks, you're exactly right. The shoulder seam hits just a little over my natural shoulder, but accounting for the padding it's a good inch out over nothing.
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