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what u guys think this BB Saxxon wool sports coat.

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=307&Product_Id=1574477&Parent_Id=305&default_color=GREY&sort_by=&sectioncolor=&sectionsize=#null

final price is about 300.

That's the measurement of the garment. A size 38 blazer will have a 42" chest. You would still wear a 40.

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No. And it'll look a hell of a lot better than a rented tux.

White shirt, spread collar. Tie in a darker shade of whatever color you like with a classic pattern.

 

Thank you very much for your input. The suit is not quite what I'd like to have but rather what I can afford right now, however I do like the cut. I left it at the store for "fitting"? (making the blazer tighter to the body and the sleeves of the pants the proper size). By the 18 this month ill have it back and take some photos in it to get comments ^^

 

As for the tie, I was thinking of matching the color of my so dress, too corny?

Shirt alterations is like Tailoring 101. Trust me, nobody cares. A nice fitting suit jacket, or sportcoat is true art.

For pants, what is the difference between hem and taper?

 

For shirts, what is the difference between pulling in the sides, darting, and pinning?

 

Excuse my noob questions :)

A hem is the stitch that is used to set the length of your pants. So your tailor will fold under the extra material and ask you how high/long you would like the pants before he/she stitches it. ALWAYS try to wear dress shoes when getting measured....

A taper is how "narrow" you would like your pants. So some people take a new pair of pants that fit well in the waist to their tailor to get the "leg" part narrowed a bit. Sometimes a style preference. Sometimes to have the pants fit better...

 

You mean, you're thinking of matching the tie to your date's dress? That's pretty standard at prom. You could also match your pocket square or socks or cufflinks (if you have a french cuff shirt) to your date's dress, which would certainly be original. Doing so would be kind of garish and would make your outfit look more casual that black socks/white PS/Mother-of-Pearl links, so you'll have to make that choice yourself.

That's right. Generally, a size 40 jacket would measure 42-44" in the chest, depending on how slim the cut is. If your chest is 39.5" and you try to wear a jacket measuring 40" across the chest, it'd be too tight for comfort, obviously.

What color buttons should I get to replace the metal silver ones?

The jacket is a DB gray tweed with hints of blue with patch pockets.

I think dakish brown horn will work well.

Does anyone have a schedule for Zegna Su Misura trunk shows this quarter?  I have been looking for this EVERYWHERE and it's impossible.

Sorry to bother everyone with stupid questions.

I recently bought a Gant shirt in hugger fit, size small. I am 6' and 155 pounds, about a 36" chest. It fits great in every way but the shoulders bother me. They seem to be rather smaller than all of my other shirts and I am wondering if they are too small or if all of my other shirts have been to big.

Basically, this boils down to the question as to how shoulders in shirts should fit. 

Here is the gant. Easy to see where the shoulder seem lies (sorry or corny self-taken photos in the bathroom mirror).

 

 

Now here is how I thought shoulders are supposed to fit, as exhibited by an RL custom fit OCBD. Less slim overall, but still a pretty decent shirt. I added a line to show where the seems lies as it is less obvious.

 

 

The shoulders on the gant just seem so narrow, which is a shame considering it is pretty superior in every other way.

Thanks

Shoulders on the Gant are definitely too small. Second shirt looks much better on you. First one seems to emphasize the slope of your shoulder as well.