Suit Jacket measures and how they relate to fit

[Drez]

So I recently had a suit made to measure and then further tailored to a point where I was finally happy with the result. This naturally gave me the itch to alter a few other articles to attain the same level of fit.

Enter an OTR Hickey Freeman blazer I have. I checked the measures and was startled to find that they match my new well fitting jacket fairly close.

My Tailored made to measure jacket is:
44" Chest, 40" Waist, 25.5" Sleeves and 30" Length 18.75" Shoulder. Fit IMO is perfect.
My HF OTR blazer is:
44" Chest, 40" Waist, 25" Sleeves and 32" Length 19" Shoulder and feels a bit baggy/boxy to the point I thought I would be taking an inch out of the chest and 2 out of the waist...I knew it was too long but I understand that's hard to alter and a result of my strange dimensions (I'm 6" and for some reason still need a short jacket?!?) but the other measures are pretty darn close.

Can this be altered to give a similar fit and if so from where? Am I just dealing with a different cut that I'll need to live with. Moreover is this an unseen advantage to made to measure, that the cut goes beyond a few standard measures and gives an overall better fit when all is said and done?

Thanks

 

[Academic2]

A two-inch difference in length (30 inches vs. 32 inches) isn’t “fairly close.” Shortening a jacket by two inches will likely throw off the pocket and button positions way too much.

However, I suggest posting your question to the tailoring thread:

http://www.styleforum.net/t/265924/...-and-alteration-suggestions/5355#post_7566161
If you don’t get an answer within a couple of days you might try posting to the Noodles’ Good-Natured Advice thread:

http://www.styleforum.net/t/375309/noodles-good-natured-advice-thread/16245#post_7571659

In general, it’s usually not a good idea to start a new thread just to ask a question like this. Such posts will often receive no responses.

Cheers,

Ac

 

[Drez]

I know the length is probably tough luck, I mentioned I was aware of that it, it was the other measures I was boggled by...1/4" variance on shoulder, none of chest and waist and yet fit feels off by as much as a full off the rack size diff (ie 40 vs 42)

Thanks for the tip. Still figuring out the sub-forum format on these boards vs other forums.

 

[HughJ]

There are more factors at play than the measurements you've provided. The construction alone could make 2 jackets appear vastly different. Probably best to move on from the jacket.