RLBL vs Kent Wang vs Suitsupply for wedding suit

[TimmyL]

Sorry for posting another thread about my wedding suit. I've been doing research and try on tons of RTW suit lately, and the result just don't seems to be good enough. So here I'm for more advice.
My budget is about 1k, and need only one good suit since I won't be wearing them very often. I'm 6'1 tall and 175lbs. Have 40" chest and 32" waist.
RTW suits I've tried on Canali, Zegna, RL, Isaia, Kiton, Amani, etc.. They are either too bulky or too tight around chest. RLBL Anthony fit is the best I've got and they have heavily padded should which I don't like. Also the chest puckered a bit. Tried on Nigel fit last weekend and armhole was too high.
I've contact Kent Wang about getting a MTM one and he told me there should be sufficient time to finish it. Also there is a Suitsupply around Houston that I haven't checked out yet.
So really need some advise on how those three options compared. Quality wise I guess suitsupply won't be as good as the other two. But I'm no expert on how to measure myself so maybe measure by suitsupply staff in store will have better result compare to remote MTM(Kentwang)?

 

[TimmyL]

Here are some pictures of the RLBL Anthony suit. Please advice how to fix the fit. And how much better can the MTM provide.

 

[TimmyL]

The zoom in photo to show tight chest. Don't know if this pucker is normal or just bad

 

[TimmyL]

For similar febric from Kentwang, the price is similar compare to this RTW one. So it all comes to how much better fit can the MTM provide and the quality of suit should be similar right?
Also I'd assume I will need a local tailor to fix minor issues no matter what. Any recommendation for local tailor around Houston?

 

[TimmyL]

Some more pictures about the RLBL.

 

[breakaway01]

You've been posting this on several threads, new and old, all through SF. Not sure what you're expecting from starting yet another thread? I seem to remember that your tailor told you the back of the RLBL could be cleaned up easily. Is that no longer the case? KW seems to be recommended by many but it is impossible for us to tell you for sure how it will turn out, no matter how many times you ask the same questions.

 

[TimmyL]

You've been posting this on several threads, new and old, all through SF. Not sure what you're expecting from starting yet another thread? I seem to remember that your tailor told you the back of the RLBL could be cleaned up easily. Is that no longer the case? KW seems to be recommended by many but it is impossible for us to tell you for sure how it will turn out, no matter how many times you ask the same questions.

Sorry for posting multiple threads...
I've tried on different suits after many of you advised on how the suit should fit and this one is actually a different suit(although still an Anthony fit) that I think looks better than the other. The back is still bad and maybe fixable. The reason I post this one is I just realized there are cheap MTM services available and not sure about their quality and how much better the fit they can achieve. If by remote MTM can only deliver a suit that looks similar to this, then no need to go through all the trouble since price are similar. If by MTM, the suit will look or I should say can be really good, then it's still worth trying.
Apologies again for the pollution.

 

[Goodman]

Keep in mind, with most MTM (and even bespoke) suits it's rare to dial in your fit the first time out. More often than not you receive the suit, make minor to major alterations to it depending on how it turns out, and then apply the lessons learned to further commissions.

 

[breakaway01]

If by MTM, the suit will look or I should say can be really good, then it's still worth trying.

You seem to be looking for reassurance that MTM will give you better results than RTW. In theory the answer is yes but as you apparently already know, this is not always true in real life, especially for the first commission.

Nobody can promise you that MTM will definitely be better than getting the RLBL suit tailored, especially because you're not giving yourself enough time for a remake or much time for tailoring. Going MTM this close to your wedding, even though KW has a good reputation, comes with some risk. Only you can decide whether that risk is worth taking to try to get a better fit.

 

[TimmyL]

You seem to be looking for reassurance that MTM will give you better results than RTW. In theory the answer is yes but as you apparently already know, this is not always true in real life, especially for the first commission.

Nobody can promise you that MTM will definitely be better than getting the RLBL suit tailored, especially because you're not giving yourself enough time for a remake or much time for tailoring. Going MTM this close to your wedding, even though KW has a good reputation, comes with some risk. Only you can decide whether that risk is worth taking to try to get a better fit.

Sort of...
Another reason I'm asking is probably I don't know how the suit should look like for a perfect fit... From the pictures I found for all kinds of MTM suits including KW, I really don't see much difference with mine except for the back(I know that's due to lack of knowledge which is the reason I'm asking here...). So if take the suit to a tailor will make them look the same then I won't take the risk for sure... I guess it all comes back to what is wrong with this suit(other than the mess on back) and what should the suit looks like if done correctly. Then I can maybe have a idea of how much I can get by taking this risk.

 

[New Shoes1]

If you are not even sure how a suit should fit, isn't your first step finding someone you trust to walk you through from start to finish. That's not Suit Supply. It could be a local tailor you trust where you bring him/her some suits with the tags still on to get help on what will work best for you with alterations. It might be Kent Wang if you trust Aaron's ability to get you a good fit based on pictures alone. That said, if it were me and I needed the best possible fit for the suit on the first go-around, I'd spend the money to fly to New York and get measured and fitted in person by Aaron for Kent Wang.

No matter what you do, I would start collecting pictures of suits that are consistent with what you ultimately want to show the tailor or Aaron.

 

[breakaway01]

+1
if you don't know what you're looking for, you have to find a local tailor you trust and bring them the suit (I assume you can buy with a money-back return policy) for their opinion.

 

[TimmyL]

+1
if you don't know what you're looking for, you have to find a local tailor you trust and bring them the suit (I assume you can buy with a money-back return policy) for their opinion.

No matter what you do, I would start collecting pictures of suits that are consistent with what you ultimately want to show the tailor or Aaron.

Thanks for all your advice. And that's what I'm doing right now!
As a guy that only wears a suit for less than ten times in my life, I really don't know how a suit should fit let alone what style/ design I want for my suit. I tried on one Kiton suit that has 3 roll 2 lapel and that's the only thing I'd prefer beside a soft padded shoulder(for comfortable consideration).
Would you guys mind to share some pictures and more important is to "teach" me something like which part you need to look at when you get a suit(like back should be wrinkle free when stand in natural post). The sales person really don't give much useful advice as they always said this is normal and you shouldn't be worried about that... And you should probably already know that I never take anything to a tailor before. So no trustworthy tailor available... Also would greatly appreciate if you have any recommendation for tailor around Houston.
Thanks again for your help!

 

[TimmyL]

Also if you can share some educational thread or articles for beginners that will be really helpful. I tried to search for those good stuff but didn't really have much luck. I guess everybody here is more or less experienced.

 

[jdp234]

Thanks for all your advice. And that's what I'm doing right now!
As a guy that only wears a suit for less than ten times in my life, I really don't know how a suit should fit let alone what style/ design I want for my suit. I tried on one Kiton suit that has 3 roll 2 lapel and that's the only thing I'd prefer beside a soft padded shoulder(for comfortable consideration).
Would you guys mind to share some pictures and more important is to "teach" me something like which part you need to look at when you get a suit(like back should be wrinkle free when stand in natural post). The sales person really don't give much useful advice as they always said this is normal and you shouldn't be worried about that... And you should probably already know that I never take anything to a tailor before. So no trustworthy tailor available... Also would greatly appreciate if you have any recommendation for tailor around Houston.
Thanks again for your help!

Nick Lopez in the Galleria is expensive but reliable (primarily a very very good bespoke shop that makes for much of the local royalty, but also have an alterations shop). Martin Tailors in... approximately Rice Military?... is my primary shop but fwiw I've seen people on here warn folks away from them. They've done solid work for me across a wide variety of tasks though.