malat
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Hi guys,
I'm getting married in early October. I've been looking for a new suit and I am having trouble finding an OTR suit that at least gets close to my proportions so that I can have a tailor work his magic for final fitting.
The problem is that I am a 42" coat and a 32/33" waist; also I am bout 5'9" 175lbs. Depending upon the brand, I usually go for a 42 R or S and have the pants hacked. However, I've been looking for a slightly nicer suit for my wedding, and I am running into trouble finding a suit ~$2000 that doesn't make the tailor cry when he sees my broad shoulder and large arms along with substantially smaller waist. For example, this weekend I found the perfect mid-grey E. Zegna suit, but the high, narrow arm holes of the 42" were a difficult fit for my arms and shoulders (I noted large creases at the front of the arms extending down the sleeve from my arm pits). The 44" fit better in the arms but completely engulfed me everywhere else. The in-house tailor recommended that I stick with the 42" but even he acknowledged that the fit was less than ideal and that it would take quite a bit of work on his part to let out the arm holes while maintaining the integrity of the suit.
I had not anticipated I would have this kind of trouble, else I would have tried MTM. Since I don't have enough time for MTM, does anyone have any recommendations for a fully-canvased, modern cut suit in the $2k price range? I know some tailoring work will need to be done, but I'd like to avoid a major hacking of the suit if possible. Thanks for any advice.
I'm getting married in early October. I've been looking for a new suit and I am having trouble finding an OTR suit that at least gets close to my proportions so that I can have a tailor work his magic for final fitting.
The problem is that I am a 42" coat and a 32/33" waist; also I am bout 5'9" 175lbs. Depending upon the brand, I usually go for a 42 R or S and have the pants hacked. However, I've been looking for a slightly nicer suit for my wedding, and I am running into trouble finding a suit ~$2000 that doesn't make the tailor cry when he sees my broad shoulder and large arms along with substantially smaller waist. For example, this weekend I found the perfect mid-grey E. Zegna suit, but the high, narrow arm holes of the 42" were a difficult fit for my arms and shoulders (I noted large creases at the front of the arms extending down the sleeve from my arm pits). The 44" fit better in the arms but completely engulfed me everywhere else. The in-house tailor recommended that I stick with the 42" but even he acknowledged that the fit was less than ideal and that it would take quite a bit of work on his part to let out the arm holes while maintaining the integrity of the suit.
I had not anticipated I would have this kind of trouble, else I would have tried MTM. Since I don't have enough time for MTM, does anyone have any recommendations for a fully-canvased, modern cut suit in the $2k price range? I know some tailoring work will need to be done, but I'd like to avoid a major hacking of the suit if possible. Thanks for any advice.