Front darts on windowpane suit?

[Tropicalist]

My tailor constructed my new windowpane jacket without front darts for the first fitting. He persuaded me that the line of windowpanes will fall better without the darts and that the fit and silluette will not be compromised. What do you think? I will be doing the second fitting soon.

 

[ballmouse]

Yes, it can be done.

 

[Despos]

Depends on what effect you want to emphasize. If you want the pattern of the cloth to be undisturbed and symmetry of the pattern, no dart is fine. If you have a larger shaped chest and need the dart for shaping then you lose a bit of shaping effect and fit. Depends on your body type. You can also place the dart along the edge of the stripe and have the dart finish to 0 at the pocket so the pattern is still matching below the pocket. This way you get shape and don't lose the pattern matching.
Sometimes I like the line of the WP pattern with a dart because you get this line )( and it emphasizes the shape at the waist. I omit the dart more with plaids because you lose some of the pattern and things look more disrupted and unbalanced.
I would choose what is best fir your build and fit first and consider how and where to cut a dart second.

 

[Tropicalist]

Many thanks all. I do have a rather large chest, but will go without darts from now. The tailor has done an ok job of shaping from the sides and I quite like the slightly unstructured effect the no dart thing is giving at least for now

 

[Tropicalist]

Many thanks for all your help

 

[oldog/oldtrix]



I do have a rather large chest, but will go without darts from now. The tailor has done an ok job of shaping from the sides and I quite like the slightly unstructured effect the no dart thing is giving at least for now

Here are a window pane and a glen check with window pane, both with front darts. Both were MTM, and I could have had them without darts, but it never occurred to me. To the extent the patterns are disturbed, I am not. And the coats have quite an easy fit, no more binding that a couple of unstructured odd jackets I have.

 

[Tropicalist]



Here are a window pane and a glen check with window pane, both with front darts. Both were MTM, and I could have had them without darts, but it never occurred to me. To the extent the patterns are disturbed, I am not. And the coats have quite an easy fit, no more binding that a couple of unstructured odd jackets I have.

Yes. These are nice. Mine is red windowpane on gray background. I think the fabric pinching will be very visible as the pattern is not subtle