Indochino suits? - Page 188

As promised (even if it was a while ago)

Here is a full shot of my suit, although it be a terrible one.

Only thing I had done out of the box, was slim the leg opening a bit.

The jacket's on the tight side, and I think you could have done without the slimming.

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Originally Posted by Chase H 

The jacket's on the tight side, and I think you could have done without the slimming.

Yes, what's odd is usually the jacket drapes much better...

pic for comparison

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s526/kyleisraaddd/C03280BD-789C-44D8-BEB7-9CA84137708B-4363-0000070CE5BA32F8.jpg

and the leg opening was fine before, but it's really just a person preference. Was 8.5", I took it down to 7.5"

Thank you for your input though, good sir :)

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Originally Posted by GloStiX 

I think part of the measurement issue everyone is having here is that it is not in IC's business interest to make their "algorithm" clear to an outsider.
i.e. your measurements are the ingredients, they don't want to make their recipe public:
"chest +x inches, waist +y inches" etc.
Add that to their tailors' stubbornness/inconsistency, and you get the end result which is near impossible to nail down exactly the dimensions you want.
I had a suit made FOUR times. None of them were consistent, in measurement *OR* design. At least 1 piece (jacket or pants) of each suit came with some kind of quality defect, like a tangled up ball of lining in a pants pocket, jacket pocket lining the wrong color, etc.
So that perfect suit you are imagining in your heads when you order:
-will you get the sizing exactly how you want?
-will you get a glitch-free product?
The probability of both these events lining up is quite small.

This makes sense for the body measurement part of the process, but it doesn't make sense when you're dealing with garment measurements. If I tell you that the chest of my jacket is x inches, then there's not much room for interpretation or applying algorithms. I think that the stubborn/ill-managed tailor segment may be more on point.

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Originally Posted by Kyle is raaddd 

 

Yes, what's odd is usually the jacket drapes much better...

pic for comparison

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s526/kyleisraaddd/C03280BD-789C-44D8-BEB7-9CA84137708B-4363-0000070CE5BA32F8.jpg

 

 

and the leg opening was fine before, but it's really just a person preference. Was 8.5", I took it down to 7.5"

 

Thank you for your input though, good sir :)

Oooh, that looks much better. Was this after a remake?

I mean, did you ever get a remake on it, or was that the original suit?

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Originally Posted by nc2cali 

Hey Vinny keep us posted on how everything goes with your order.  I haven't gotten my updated garment measurements yet so I have yet to reach that point.

Here's the email that I got from Indochino. To summarize, the measurements that you see in your profile don't necessarily match the measurements of the garment that you receive. Don't pay attention to those numbers. Just indicate how much of an adjustment you want for the next garment (based on how it fits).

Bold added for emphasis.

Emma replied:
 

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Originally Posted by charliebrown2 

Good that emma cleared things up. But what a HORRIBLE system. If the measurements you see on their site is not indicative of actual physical measurements then don't show it to us...especially not in numbers and inches!! It does nothing but lead to confusion. They should just leave it as "chest measurement + your adjustment" or something like that.
Hope that made sense

...agreed. I don't know wtf they were thinking. I can only assume that this is a cause of some of the ill-fitting suits that I've seen here. If I see differences between my actual sizes and the sizes that are on my profile, then my inclination will be to make the numbers match. If the numbers on the profile don't matter, then just hide them.

Is a pity that Indochino is obsessed with the skinny/narrow silhouette.

It  would be interesting see a new Indochino collection more classic in fit and shape,with traditional size lapels,full cut trousers with pleats and right rise and lenght.

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Originally Posted by Kyle is raaddd 


Oddly, no.
Same jacket, no alterations, different day.

The second pic looks good, it must be the way you were moving in the first pic. Looks like you were turning quickly.

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Originally Posted by carpu65 

Is a pity that Indochino is obsessed with the skinny/narrow silhouette.

It  would be interesting see a new Indochino collection more classic in fit and shape,with traditional size lapels,full cut trousers with pleats and right rise and lenght.

They offer pleats (which I think look bad, but to each his own), and you can customize the rise and length. I'm not a huge fan of the lapels, I will admit. What do you mean by "more classic in fit"?

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Originally Posted by Chase H 

. What do you mean by "more classic in fit"?

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This.