The Tailors' Thread: Fit Feedback and Alteration Suggestions

[superfishy8]

sorry if this has been posted before but does anyone know what's causing the wrinkles along the shoulder line?

last bump. hoping someone can actually tell me the issue here

 

[Maccimus]



last bump. hoping someone can actually tell me the issue here

You may iron this part and see if it works...

 

[OTCtailor]

last bump. hoping someone can actually tell me the issue here

It could be a variety of issues. maybe some humidity hit that area and the seam is puckering? Someone needs to physically look at it in order to give you a real qualified response

 

[armstwa]

I ordered a 3 piece navy suit off of black lapel. I received it a couple of weeks ago and finally got some pictures. Overall, I was surprised at how close it came for the first one and multiple measurements with my friend (who wasn't the best at measuring). I have a few thoughts and will post them below, but wanted to see if anyone had any other thoughts. The shirt is a Proper Cloth and the vest BL made fit well.

• I think the jacket is a little long
• I think the sleeves are either a little too long or my shirt sleeves are too long (I know this is an easy fix)
• I think the shoulders are a little wide, they protude ever so much from the edge of mine
• I think the collar does not fit as snug behind my neck as it should, they made it for "erect posture" because my shoulders sit forward from my neck, maybe the regular is correct
• Something's up with the pants, they taper too much at the ankle

Overall, this is their slim fit (slimmest option), I was hesitant to order it but they recommended it for me. The pants had a hard time getting around my shoes.

I sent these to Black Lapel, and they advised me to have my tailor make the corrections. They think I should have him shorten the jacket by an inch, taper the sleeves and take them up slightly, take it in around the hips, shorten my pants. They admitted the shoulders looked slightly wide but nothing too big. I wasn't too happy with that reply, as I know my tailor is a) expensive (this would cost way over the $75 allotted) and b) shortening a jacket at a tailor is a bad idea. I've heard great things about the service so I'd imagine they would remake if I requested.

Thanks for your feedback guys. This is my first "big" suit purchase, so want to get it as close to perfect as possible.

Wade

 

[smoothmoose]

^^ your photos are at a bad angle. try to take them straight on. you might also want to take some pics with the jacket off, to better review the fit of the pants.

 

[bobba1293]

I'm having an expensive tailor made jacket made by internet order, and they sent me a sample to check if the fit is ok before they make it. I think the arm holes are too big because it pulls whenever I move the arms (am I right?), but other stuff may need changing too. What should I ask them to change?

 

[armstwa]

I agree, my brother thinks he's a professional photographer and takes them his way. Given that I am a busy, single man, it's near impossible to get someone to take pictures of you in a 3 piece suit too often. I'm hoping the pictures I have can give some general ideas. I've added some with just the vest below.

Any comments are appreciated.

 

[Flyswatter]



last bump. hoping someone can actually tell me the issue here

This is purely my uneducated guess, but I'm thinking it could be a result of a poorly constructed suit being pressed too often and/or incorrectly.

 

[a tailor]



last bump. hoping someone can actually tell me the issue here

go to the tutorials click on "fare ward shoulders".

remember to go to the tutorials for answers.

 

[superfishy8]

It's from a brand new Ring Jacket suit. don't think its too poorly constructed at all and never been pressed

 

[superfishy8]

go to the tutorials click on "fare ward shoulders".

remember to go to the tutorials for answers.

where are the tutorials?

 

[GMMcL]

Hello, all. This is my first foray into the tailor thread(s), so i hope you will excuse me if I commit a faux pas or two, and I hope you will be kind. I recently picked up this Isaia for Saks secondhand. It is quite obviously too big: I am a solid 42R US and this is a 54R EU. My question is whether there is so much needed here to get it workable that it doesnt make sense to try. Obviously the sleeves and inseam are easy fixes (I planned to get trou cuffs anyway). I should probably have the trou slimmed. But what I'm really here for is to find out if the jacket can be nipped in enough to look decent. Also, does it seem short, or is that just the current sensibility? Sorry about the lighting. I tried a room with brighter walls, but the flash kept washing out. And here I have roughly pinned it in the back to get some waist suppression. I had pinched at least two inches of material. For comparison, here is a well fitting (I think) jacket from earlier in the week. Thanks in advance for your input.

 

[mrjester]

Hey G. I love seeing your fits in the MC threads.

I'm not a tailor but let me help you out real quick. The pictures need to be taken in either better lighting or natural lighting. And they need to be at your chest.

If my girlfriend takes my pictures and they're at her chest, they look like yours and no suggestions are plausible with that kind of view. Just an example. But they need to be at your chest, these are about crotch level.

Your pictures are pretty good in the morning when you post. I'd say wait and take them outside.

 

[RDiaz]

GMMcL, the front/back balance in that jacket is off by a mile. If that was me I'd skip it, but maybe there's some workaround or fix for a short front/long back that I don't know about?

 

[GMMcL]

Both fair points. I'm pretty tied up today but I will try to load something in the next 24 hours.