DeadDJ
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Quick and Dirty: How much can I reasonably ask for a $620 unworn/NWOT Brooks Brothers 346 MTM suit? It's a 38S that basically fits like a 36, about 30/30 pant with pleats but no cuff, Charcoal color, 98% wool/2% lastol. Altered to give a decent slightly slimmer shape to a sack suit. Ok, I wore the pants out once. But just the pants, just once. Pictures and measurements to follow tomorrow.
Why I'm an Idiot: Here is background for your entertainment. This was the first suit I ever bought and like most mere mortals had done almost no research - Brooks Brothers would know, right? They have a MTM program and wanted a decent suit so I go in expecting a decent cut for my 5'7" slim frame.
They put a 38S on me. The ****** is clearly way too big for me. The shoulders jut out past mine, I might be able to fit someone else in the thing, sleeves laughably long -- but hey, the length was perfect! In this mall there is a tailor literally across the hall so we go to him to assess the situation. He says it's fine in the shoulders. BB says everything can be tailored to fit perfectly but I'd have to fix most of it on my own since the MTM procedure can take off only so much.
Quick repeat: BB said a 38 shoulder will fit a 34-35 shoulder person. The tailor said it would fit. I agreed to go to this tailor to fix what the MTM procedure could not do.
Long story short, after $100 in alterations, the suit is passably wearable but now for me, totally unacceptable. I've spent 4 months doing research on suiting, bought another at a fraction of the price, and never suffered the displeasure of wearing the BB suit. Can I even hope to salvage any sort of deal that doesn't require lube?
Damn. Thick as Thieves, here I come.
Why I'm an Idiot: Here is background for your entertainment. This was the first suit I ever bought and like most mere mortals had done almost no research - Brooks Brothers would know, right? They have a MTM program and wanted a decent suit so I go in expecting a decent cut for my 5'7" slim frame.
They put a 38S on me. The ****** is clearly way too big for me. The shoulders jut out past mine, I might be able to fit someone else in the thing, sleeves laughably long -- but hey, the length was perfect! In this mall there is a tailor literally across the hall so we go to him to assess the situation. He says it's fine in the shoulders. BB says everything can be tailored to fit perfectly but I'd have to fix most of it on my own since the MTM procedure can take off only so much.
Quick repeat: BB said a 38 shoulder will fit a 34-35 shoulder person. The tailor said it would fit. I agreed to go to this tailor to fix what the MTM procedure could not do.
Long story short, after $100 in alterations, the suit is passably wearable but now for me, totally unacceptable. I've spent 4 months doing research on suiting, bought another at a fraction of the price, and never suffered the displeasure of wearing the BB suit. Can I even hope to salvage any sort of deal that doesn't require lube?
Damn. Thick as Thieves, here I come.