Adjusting Dress Pants

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Hi there,

I saw a suit on the internet which will probably fit me well. However the waist of the pants is 35.5" and I normally wear 34". The web site states that the waist can easily be taken in by several inches.

My question is: does taking in of the waist result in a bad look? Does this procedure violate the "looks" of the pants or is it usually no problem?

Please let me know,

Mike

 

[j]

Assuming the pants haven't already been taken in to reach their current state, they can easily be taken in up to a couple of inches usually, the limit being how close together the back pockets are. It's a very simple, standard alteration.

 

[foto010101]

Do you think the back pockets will be too close to each other if the waist would be taken in by 1.5 inches? Here's a pic of the specific dress pants I am talking about:

 

[Savile Row Tailor]

No, you'll be fine.
You could have those trousers taken in a lot more than 1 1/2" if required, and the pockets still wouldn't look too close together.

William Westmancott
http://www.williamwestmancott.com

 

[fatherseanfan]

A bit of an aside here, but welcome William, I'm sure we all look forward to the valuable contributions you will make here, being a bona fide SR tailor! I've wondered why more of you aren't members of this forum, perhaps you could spread the word to your colleagues.

 

[foto010101]

Thanks for the advise!

Mike

 

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