Octoberfile
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I had a suit altered (36R) by my tailor. He's a very experienced and fairly capable tailor (I DON'T go to Dry Cleaner seamstresses to get my clothes altered), but when I allowed him to measure me, I tended to stand up too stiff and straight, rather than straight, but still a bit relaxed. I tend to have reallly bad posture, so I tried to make up for it.....maybe a little too much.
Anyway, here are the problems (sorry, no pictures available):
1. Mostly on the left side of the back of my neck, the jacket collar sits away a little too much from my shirt collar, creating a bit of a gape.
2. The right lapel opening gapes away a bit from the front of the shirt when the top button of the jacket is buttoned.
Basically, the jacket collar and lapel do not lay completely flat against my neck and chest in two areas.
Is there a chance that these flaws may be corrected by my tailor? Is this a common problem that some people have that can be fixed or is it completely hopeless and I should just trash the suit?
He's pretty capable, and I believe that the fault is mine for not standing in a more relaxed position when being measured. I'm sick of constantly tugging at my suit jacket to get it to lay correctly and I don't really want to throw the suit away because my size is already hard enough to find and I don't want to start all over again.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Anyway, here are the problems (sorry, no pictures available):
1. Mostly on the left side of the back of my neck, the jacket collar sits away a little too much from my shirt collar, creating a bit of a gape.
2. The right lapel opening gapes away a bit from the front of the shirt when the top button of the jacket is buttoned.
Basically, the jacket collar and lapel do not lay completely flat against my neck and chest in two areas.
Is there a chance that these flaws may be corrected by my tailor? Is this a common problem that some people have that can be fixed or is it completely hopeless and I should just trash the suit?
He's pretty capable, and I believe that the fault is mine for not standing in a more relaxed position when being measured. I'm sick of constantly tugging at my suit jacket to get it to lay correctly and I don't really want to throw the suit away because my size is already hard enough to find and I don't want to start all over again.
Any advice would be appreciated.