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Dear gawd I hope not.*Final thought as I re-read my post. The left side (wearing) pocket may be a hair lower than the right. This could be exacerbated by how I'm standing, but I'm sure someone will be along to draw colored lines so we can all weigh in
Speak for yourself.This thread really tends to attract some insane takes. A guy gets a faulty pair of trousers on an MTO program pilot run and we jump to worker mistreatment? Is there even an established correlation between labor conditions and QC?
And yes there is certainly correlation between a garment’s price and the conditions under which it was made. But let’s be careful not to overstate that. This bullshit happens all the time with Italian luxury goods. Just today: http://well-spent.com/armani-saint-laurent-fendi-linked-italian-sweatshop/
And what’s with demanding to know how a company keeps its prices so low? Do you make the same demands of SuitSupply?
Doubt it even matters. Even if Rick admitted tomorrow to working child slaves 18 hours a day to add belt loops to your balmacaans, you cheap skates would still splash out the minute that 20% Black Friday coupon drops.
Ok, let's put an end to the Great Overcoat Sizing Debate! (maybe?)
For reference, I'm 5'11/195ish and wear a 42L in Spier and Mackay. Last year I bought the grey Zanieri herringbone polo coat in size 42. I can fit a sportcoat/suit jacket underneath and still button the buttons, but it is a little snug with the layers underneath. Mobility in the shoulders is ok, but when driving for example, feels a little restricted. The upside of course is the tailored silhouette.
This year I bought the camel DB coat and decided to size up to 44. There is no pulling (as expected) with just a sweater underneath, nor is the coat snug buttoning with a jacket underneath - pictured below I am wearing the cable knit sweater as well as the sweater plus a sportcoat. You can see the sportcoat sleeves inside the overcoat sleeves if you look closely. In the 44, movement in the shoulders is improved, and the back skirt stays closed better, something to consider for us men with larger rear ends. I also don't think only wearing a sweater or other light layer underneath the larger coat makes it seem slouchy or too big by any means.
Speak for yourself.
Poor working conditions in China and India aren't exactly uncommon.
Got the email notice about the VBC flannels today and the grey 30 slims were sold out by the time I got home from work. You guys need to seriously consider stocking more 30 slims. The only pair of trousers I've bought this year from S&M were the green five-pocket cords, but not for lack of trying. I've missed out on probably five other pairs because they've all been sold out within a few days of dropping.
Sorry, the debate continues!
...So maybe the guideline for wearing with sportscoat underneath is to size up for DB and same size for SB?
With MTM they will customize the collar to your specs. If you want it completely unlined, say so in the notes/comments field before checkout. If you want something really custom, like a different collar shape or size, you should reach out via DM here to @induere_to or @spiermackay and find out if they can do what you want.
So I received my suit right before 8:00 this morning, crisis averted LOL. There’s good and bad news though even though I only had a minutes to check it out before I had to head out to work.
I’ll start with the good:
• the jacket fits really well in a 45. I usually take a 46 in S&M OTR but I’m more of a natural 45 ad the 44 is too small and the 46 is a little too big. The front and back are very clean.
• The VBC fabric is really nice.
• The trousers length is spot on.
Now the bad:
• I opted for my regular 38 and requested the maximum 12.70” rise. The rise only measures 12” but that’s not the bad part, they have this weird bunching in the front. The crouch area is pretty bad and it also does a weird fold on the thigh area. My wife saw it right away and thought it looked very unflattering. It was hard to capture but you can see how there’s a fold in the front. I’m not even sure if that’s something that a tailor can fix but it looks bad.
Minor annoyances:
• The patch pockets are sown shut as someone else mentioned earlier.
• No VBC patch on the inside of the jacket.
• The trousers are missing the belt loop for the extended waistband.
• The monogram wasn’t included.
• The monogram wasn’t included.
• I asked for the left sleeve to be .25” shorter to a dropped right shoulder but I’m not sure that was done although I didn’t get a chance to measure it.
That’s it for now. Now I have to figure out how to deal with the trousers front issue. Maybe Rick or Tim can chime in on if whether or not that can be fixed.
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Very nice. Great tie, too. From where did you get it?My emerald green herringbone SC arrived yesterday. Beautiful cool weather piece.
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Can’t wait to pair it with the new charcoal tweed trousers.
My emerald green herringbone SC arrived yesterday. Beautiful cool weather piece.
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Can’t wait to pair it with the new charcoal tweed trousers.
And Epstein didn’t kill himself.Look guys, I'm only discussing S&M and not SuSu (1) because this is an S&M affiliate thread, and (2) I have no experience with SuSu.
Pick your brand, from fast-fashion to luxury, I'm skeptical of (1) actual quality and (2) actual working conditions for thekidspeople making the clothing. I'm not basing my questioning on a loose thread here or a missing belt loop there as evidence of subterfuge on the part of mistreated workers.
All I know about working conditions in east Asian factories are the bad things that get reported when, say, a fire wipes out an entire factory because they built it out of matchsticks and heated it with Depression-era burn barrels or something.
I'm sure there are plenty of factories in east Asia where, although the wages are low by western standards, the people are treated fairly (i.e., not working 18 hour shifts 6 days a week) and are perfectly happy.
I became an S&M customer because of Rick's transparency. It's really hard to know walking into a department store what kind of suit quality you are getting for $500, $1000, or $1500. I like many of you want good quality at a good value. I don't want to do that on the backs of fellow human beings.
So I'm not basing my question on emotion or wild conjecture. I'm just curious about this like I was curious several years ago about which companies half-canvass all their suits vs. which ones fuse, or the difference between VBC flannel and the flannel at JoAnn Fabrics.
That's all. And Bush did 9-11