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Originally Posted by JakeGittes

Can a suit jacket be successfully converted to a waistcoat? I mean, can it be dissasembled and pieces of it be taken for the front part of a waiscoat, to which would be added the appropriate material for the back panel?

Thanks!

I've never heard of it being done. I would think that the jacket's breast pocket would be an obstacle in converting it to a vest.


I had thought of that, but I think it could be solved by having the waistcoat (vest) made with breast pockets, too.

The fact is that I have two let's say identical suit jackets (long story, but related to a failed online MTM comission, where they so messed up the original specifications that they sent me another one... and failed to do it right, nonetheless, although the second one is wearable after some alteration). So I am considering turning the first jacket into a waiscoat, and have a 3-p suit.

Would that be feasible?
 
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The fact is that I have two let's say identical suit jackets (long story, but related to a failed online MTM comission, where they so messed up the original specifications that they sent me another one... and failed to do it right, nonetheless, although the second one is wearable after some alteration). So I am considering turning the first jacket into a waiscoat, and have a 3-p suit.

Would that be feasible?


Honestly, I think you would need to ask that question of whatever tailor you were considering for the job. Even if it were physically possible, I would imagine that few of them would be particularly enthusiastic about it. Frankly, unless the jacket's fabric is stunningly expensive, the amount of labor involved in salvaging the fabric from the jacket will exceed the value of the fabric.
 

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Originally Posted by JakeGittes
Can a suit jacket be successfully converted to a waistcoat? I mean, can it be dissasembled and pieces of it be taken for the front part of a waiscoat, to which would be added the appropriate material for the back panel?
Thanks!
I had thought of that, but I think it could be solved by having the waistcoat (vest) made with breast pockets, too.
The fact is that I have two let's say identical suit jackets (long story, but related to a failed online MTM comission, where they so messed up the original specifications that they sent me another one... and failed to do it right, nonetheless, although the second one is wearable after some alteration). So I am considering turning the first jacket into a waiscoat, and have a 3-p suit.
Would that be feasible?


The stance wouldn't be high enough, plus the buttons wouldn't line up as well as them being too big as vest buttons are smaller. Also the pockets and such just wouldn't work.
 

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Can someone critique the selection and fit of this outfit for a noob?  

Would there have been a better option for pants other than black?  How is the pattern matching/contrast?

Sorry for the bad fluorescent light...I tried to color correct.





There is no pink in this tie (bad cell phone image)  Shirt is white w/blue and tan check.


Frankly, the fit of your jacket and trousers is much better than that of the average noob. There is certainly lots of room for improvement in the coordination among your jacket, shirt, tie, and trousers. There are vanishingly few occasions where black odd trousers are not inferior to a number of other color choices. I would suggest that you browse through the threads I mentioned in post #16615 to see some more sophisticated combinations.
 

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Place to buy relatively inexpensive, toned down blackwatch trousers with a modern fit? Thanks
 

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Could someone post some pictures of trench coats in "cream" color?

I would like to know if it looks good when wearing white shirts.

Thanks.
 

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does it make a material difference how polish/wax/cream are applied to shoes?

horsehair dauber brush, sponge applicator, or cotton rag shirt?
 

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