Balance on sleeves

[soulstylist]

...asking for comments...

...had a suitjacket altered - well, only the sleeves shortened by a tailor.
I'm not too happy with the result as the removed buttonhole is still visible and the length isn't really perfect perfect...

...but my most important question is: Is the jacket out of Balance with only three buttons on the sleeve or does it still look good?
I'm not really sure. It's definitelly not the number of buttons - I got some with theree, but those are spaced further appart.

My tailor just refused to put this button back on and do a new buttonhole on top of the others (no - not an option, will never use her again - never mix up business and friendships, blablabla...)

so?

 

[j]

I assume those are fake buttonholes? Yes, it looks pretty odd. I think the best thing to do would be to have a buttonhole put back where the one was removed and put a button there. They will be quite close to the edge, but at least you won't have that outline showing.

 

[Tomasso]

I'm not too keen on the three button waterfall. Your tailor did a terrible job on the cuffs with all that pulling and puckering. At the risk of sounding sexist, it's best to use a male tailor. Women can sew well enough but they often lack the requisite sensibilities for the job.

 

[soulstylist]

...problem is finding a good tailor around here at all - and I wouldn't care wether male, female neutrum or whatever...

...and - yes - to put the button back where it was would be too close to the edge. In this case it would shout out to most people 'SHORTENED' while now it shouts out to the few that look close enough '****** TAILORING'...

...and before someone asks: yes it is one of those dreaded, hard(er) to handle S150 fabrics in a micro glencheck...

 

[Faded501s]

I'm not going to say that it looks odd and I wouldn't wear it because I'm sure you would expect that response from anyone in this forum. I will say that I like the fabric and the lapels a lot and the overall look of the jacket. If it was mine, I would try my hardest to find a tailor that could make it wearable again...whether or not that meant sewing working button holes or whatever. Nice looking jacket.

 

[texas_jack]

You probably don't want to hear this but if you're going to buy a nice jacket buy a nice tailor.

 

[soulstylist]

...yeah - I like Faded501s coment better. I'm learning...
...but it is really a problem and it seems easier to find the nice jacket...

...question remains: a fourth button on top or is it ok the way it is (if I find the right tailor...)?

 

[Omegablogger]

I vote for a fourth.

 

[soulstylist]

...more - to get a complete impression...

 

[gnatty8]

Originally Posted by Faded501s

I'm not going to say that it looks odd and I wouldn't wear it because I'm sure you would expect that response from anyone in this forum. I will say that I like the fabric and the lapels a lot and the overall look of the jacket. If it was mine, I would try my hardest to find a tailor that could make it wearable again...whether or not that meant sewing working button holes or whatever. Nice looking jacket.

+1

I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with 3 buttons on a sleeve, I see it a lot and it doesn't fase me. The problem is the button hole "remnant" at the top, and the stacked buttons appear too clustered.

 

[Faded501s]

Originally Posted by Omegablogger

I vote for a fourth.
+1...and get a haircut

Fit looks great.

 

[texas_jack]

Looks pretty damn good. Is that a suit? The pants look not quite the same.

 

[soulstylist]

...it's a suit - and a pic made with a cellphone - sorry!

...haircut next week. Promissed...

 

[Omegablogger]

Regardless of the sleeve issue you wear that suit very well, great look.

I had a button removed on the sleeves and you could see its outline, a session with the steamer and a little gentle manipulation of the fabric sorted it out.

 

[a tailor]

a little more moisture and pressing may take away the buttonhole impression.

if you had discussed the buttonholes at the beginning there would be no problem.

the false buttonholes are made by a special machine at the factory. i do not know of a tailor who owns one. she would have to make one by hand and neither the texture or thread color would match the other three. the only solution is to remove all buttonholes and make eight new ones. the price that she charged i do not think covered doing that. thats the crux of the matter. she thinks you will refuse to pay.