BTW: This is what a Phineas Cole suit looks like on a real person

[teddieriley]

Cuffs are a personal preference. While there are positive attributes to cuffs, the suit will not "look better" on WOE if the pants were cuffed. As everyone has said, it would look better if they were an inch longer. That said, I would have stuck 2inch bad-boy cuffs on them. Werd.

 

[Matt S]

Originally Posted by Roger Everett

As far as cuffs go - - rule is generally -- pleated / cuffs -- plain front / no cuffs.

There is no rule. It's all personal preference.

 

[tjc4golf]

Originally Posted by TRINI

Looking good. Pants demand cuffs though.

Originally Posted by w.o.e.is.me.

Yeah? any particular reason? I'm open to the idea.

IMO the the narrower the leg opening the better pants look with a cuff. The cuff adds some visual weight to the pant hem to compensate for the slimness of the leg. My pants with 8.75" - 9" leg openings look best without cuffs. At 8.5" I think you could go either way. Once you get down to a leg opening of 8.25" or less I think pants look better with cuffs.

I have a cuffed pair with a 9" leg opening. The wider leg opening the cuffs are just too much... either going to have them slimmed or the cuff removed. I also have a pair with an 8" leg opening and no cuffs that never get worn because the leg looks too slim without the cuffs.

Regarding you suit, woeisme, I'm a fan but have to agree with other posters regarding the pant's length. The leg opening looks to be not too narrow nor too wide so I think you could go either way.

 

[embowafa]

echo echo.

cuffs+fix your collar game and that's a 10 look.

 

[sygyzy]

Originally Posted by TRINI

Looking good. Pants demand cuffs though.
I am so confused. I thought the StyleForum look/advice was always no cuffs. How does a person know when to choose which, when wearing a suit?

 

[geoffmartin17]

Looks great. I scoured their site for the pinstripe DB that they have as their picture on their site to no avail : (

What would you say the fit is like (i.e. are you a 38R and you got 38R and it's rather slim?...i only ask because i'm about a 36-38R depending on the brand...)

Thanks!

Geoff

 

[w.o.e.is.me.]

Originally Posted by geoffmartin17

Looks great. I scoured their site for the pinstripe DB that they have as their picture on their site to no avail : (

What would you say the fit is like (i.e. are you a 38R and you got 38R and it's rather slim?...i only ask because i'm about a 36-38R depending on the brand...)

Thanks!

Geoff

I'm a 38S, and the 38R was a perfect slim fit on me off the rack. I had them add a touch of waist suppression. The pants come naturally tapered. Someone asked me why I didn't just go bespoke for that kind of money, but honestly, there isn't really anything that I would change given the option, so it was well worth it to me.

Thanks for the advice everyone.
I'll keep all this in mind on my next tailor visit (which happens to be...er, tomorrow. to pick up a different suit

).

 

[liamh]

Nice suit
Real nice monk-straps
Not a fan of the socks haha

 

[soxpats]

Nice suit and I like the shoes but the pants look so short.

 

[teddieriley]

Originally Posted by soxpats

Nice suit and I like the shoes but the pants look so short.

You don't say?

 

[geoffmartin17]

Just to pimp out a bit of this phineas cole stuff, here are two GREAT db's http://paulstuart.richfx.com.edgesui...Cole_Fall2010/ Though the pinstripe is somewhat ruined by the 8x2...the sportcoat however is pure badass.

 

[Eustace Tilley]

I'm obviously in the minority here but I don't think that's a particularly well-fitting garment. I think this is one of those cases where the waist is slim and nipped and that makes a lot of people tilt towards a positive review. I think your suits from the MTM outfit you used were far better.

Fantastic fabric though. And I like how you pull it all together - very Phat Guido.

 

[Hard2Fit]

Baller.
Nicely done.

 

[voxsartoria]

Vibe is great, fit is not.


- B

 

[reidrothchild]

Great suit!