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Those look good too. I need to rebuild my business wardrobe due to a combination of weight gain and moth holes, and I'm looking for a new go-to. Suit Supply is fine for sportcoats, but their pants currently fit me like jeggins.

When I used to be active on here, people would spend a lot of time talking about fused vs. half-canvassed vs. full canvas, and I've ultimately come to the conclusion that I don't personally care about canvasing all that much; I'm much more interested in shoulder construction and would prefer completely unstructured/fused to padded/full-canvassed.

Might need to go MTO on your trousers then. @spiermackay needs a RTW "Athletic" or "Traditional" cut trouser, because even contempory is quite tight in the rump and thighs if you have any 'thickness' to you at all
 

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Might need to go MTO on your trousers then. @spiermackay needs a RTW "Athletic" or "Traditional" cut trouser, because even contempory is quite tight in the rump and thighs if you have any 'thickness' to you at all
Yeah, I tried their chinos a few years back in contemporary in my normal size and found them to be too tight in the seat and thighs, though not as tight as SuSu. This time, I ordered the stretch wool dress trousers in a size up, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the larger size and stretch factor will work out for me. Their MTM prices are pretty good though, if that's the route I have to go. I wish their sorting feature allowed you to sort the fabrics by those with some stretch.
 

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Yeah, I tried their chinos a few years back in contemporary in my normal size and found them to be too tight in the seat and thighs, though not as tight as SuSu. This time, I ordered the stretch wool dress trousers in a size up, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the larger size and stretch factor will work out for me. Their MTM prices are pretty good though, if that's the route I have to go. I wish their sorting feature allowed you to sort the fabrics by those with some stretch.
The ability to modify waist and hip measurements is a game changer. I have been playing with that a bit myself. It starts to make a lot of sense when you factor in waist + hem adjustments from a tailor.
 

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The ability to modify waist and hip measurements is a game changer. I have been playing with that a bit myself. It starts to make a lot of sense when you factor in waist + hem adjustments from a tailor.

Have you done any MTM trousers through SM? If so, did they turn out ok?
 

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Just ordered the Moon oatmeal donegal and gun check sportcoats, oatmeal cable knit sweater and all three covert trousers. Next is the Fox Bros Browns PoW check!

@spiermackay, will there be any additional drops of flap pocket winter weight suits this season?

Wow is it Christmas already ?Lol. You are pretty lucky they still have your size available.
 

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Just picked up my stone and mid grey covert twill trousers from my tailor. The stone is a really nice shade of warm taupe that I can see myself getting a ton of wear out of. It's warmer and more saturated than the cream flannels @Betelgeuse posted today, and feels really substantial. The mid grey is honestly more like a charcoal imo, or at least on the dark end of grey.
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Just picked up my stone and mid grey covert twill trousers from my tailor. The stone is a really nice shade of warm taupe that I can see myself getting a ton of wear out of. It's warmer and more saturated than the cream flannels @Betelgeuse posted today, and feels really substantial. The mid grey is honestly more like a charcoal imo, or at least on the dark end of grey.
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Damn! Those fit you really nice, mate!
 

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probably the best video I’ve seen on pressing pleats.


Thanks. I think I’ve seen this but I would still mess it up. Haha. I’m scared of ironing anything that’s not cotton even with something over it. I damaged a pair of cord pants with a piece of fabric over it trying to get creases in them.
 

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Thanks. I think I’ve seen this but I would still mess it up. Haha. I’m scared of ironing anything that’s not cotton even with something over it. I damaged a pair of cord pants with a piece of fabric over it trying to get creases in them.
I think that's more a function of the nature of corduroy. As far as I know, it's better to iron cord inside-out to avoid collapsing the fluffy fibers. Also, it's cord! embrace the cotton wrinkliness of it
 

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I think that's more a function of the nature of corduroy. As far as I know, it's better to iron cord inside-out to avoid collapsing the fluffy fibers. Also, it's cord! embrace the cotton wrinkliness of it
Thanks. I just love the look of a crease. Inside out is fine without one but if you try to iron a crease it will be inverted. I’ve tried. :(
 

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Just picked up my stone and mid grey covert twill trousers from my tailor. The stone is a really nice shade of warm taupe that I can see myself getting a ton of wear out of. It's warmer and more saturated than the cream flannels @Betelgeuse posted today, and feels really substantial. The mid grey is honestly more like a charcoal imo, or at least on the dark end of grey.
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dat drape, this is what I was expecting from those trousers.

shocked that people sent them back.

well now I know what I will get in the future.
 

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