DartagnanRed
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IMO MTM is an overrated crapshoot. Either it works for you by chance, because you just so happen to suit the block, or you will probably get something worse that an altered OTR suit. The thing is most people who look at MTM are doing so because they have odd body shapes or features that don't work in OTR (eg square shoulders, very short, weightlifter proportions, overweight) and then of course it is really hard to alter a MTM pattern to suit them. At least if you pick something off the rack that is generally ok, you have an idea of what it will end up as.
I had a suit made at SuitShop, the jacket ended up looking like a chick's jacket and the trousers ended up way too full. Awesome combo. I was not offered a remake, even though I could tell the fitter thought it looked poor. An expensive mistake.
Side note, I'm not sure if this is just an odd coincidence, but some of the people who seem to look the best in IMO all have very downward sloping shoulders which seem quite easy to fit and look good with (eg Andreas Weinas, Phat Guido (remember him) etc)
I had a suit made at SuitShop, the jacket ended up looking like a chick's jacket and the trousers ended up way too full. Awesome combo. I was not offered a remake, even though I could tell the fitter thought it looked poor. An expensive mistake.
Side note, I'm not sure if this is just an odd coincidence, but some of the people who seem to look the best in IMO all have very downward sloping shoulders which seem quite easy to fit and look good with (eg Andreas Weinas, Phat Guido (remember him) etc)