Tailoring Question! - Size of Arms

[peyso]

I bought a beautiful tan suit from Macy's the other day. It fits well except for in one place; the width of the sleeves. I am 6ft 280 and not flabby and an ex college football player. I'm trying to avoid the hassle of having suits custom made and was hoping that this is something a tailor could fix. Can a tailor widen the sleeve around the bicep for me? Or should I return the suit?

 

[a tailor]

sorry there is no cloth inside the sleeves to use to make it larger.

 

[bringusingoodale]

Originally Posted by peyso

[...]I'm trying to avoid the hassle of having suits custom made and was hoping that this is something a tailor could fix[...]

You have it the wrong way. You go the made to measure route (I assume this is what you mean by custom made) to avoid hassles--hassles precisely such as this one. So now you have a suit that does not fit, a full waste of money, when if you had gone custom, you would have gotten a more expensive suit and something that fits spot on, a perfect expenditure.

 

[SuitedDx]

Definitely return the suit if you can. Most off-the-rack suits don't have much fabric to let out. Made-to-measure is a good alternative if you don't want to invest in bespoke right now.