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[dieselman89]



I posted this somewhere else, but I picked up the thick as thieves suit from dry cleaners a few days ago. navy sharkskin. Thoughts, comments, suggestions appreciated (I know the shirt sleeves are not the proper length). Any one know how what's up with the rumpling in the upper left shoulder? It goes away if i flex my pecs out / fold my left shoulder back a little. Pics below:

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You need to see a good tailor. The shoulders look off and this is a very serious job. You want to make sure the tailor knows what they are doing. like you said the sleeves are a tad long. But remember it seems a though your shirt is also short. p.s. where did you get your shelving for your tv unit?

 

[loreley]



I posted this somewhere else, but I picked up the thick as thieves suit from dry cleaners a few days ago. navy sharkskin. Thoughts, comments, suggestions appreciated (I know the shirt sleeves are not the proper length). Any one know how what's up with the rumpling in the upper left shoulder? It goes away if i flex my pecs out / fold my left shoulder back a little. Pics below:

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You need to see a good tailor. The shoulders look off and this is a very serious job. You want to make sure the tailor knows what they are doing. like you said the sleeves are a tad long. But remember it seems a though your shirt is also short. p.s. where did you get your shelving for your tv unit?

I don't think it's super serious. To be sure, there are a few minor adjustments to be made, but the shoulders fit width wise fine. Again, I think there are more problems than not caused by the lack of padding and structure in the shoulders. It may work well with a more robust fabric, but i just don't think the typical materials used to make a suit (worsted wool i.e.) drape very well over most peoples bodies well without it. Personally, I think the default should be that way, but I'm probably in the minority since it did change.

 

[cuponoodles]

You need to see a good tailor. The shoulders look off and this is a very serious job. You want to make sure the tailor knows what they are doing. like you said the sleeves are a tad long. But remember it seems a though your shirt is also short.
p.s. where did you get your shelving for your tv unit?

Disagree. The shoulder width is fine.

The problem with this jacket is slightly multi-faceted. Depending on where you look on your body, your suit is either too big or too small. There isn't a ton of consistency in measurement - I'm finding your pants are billowing and have more of a relaxed fit in comparison to the tailored look on the jacket. Additionally, the soft shoulder on the jacket looks awkward and overly casual when you try to dress it up with a dress shirt.

The rumpling is either an issue with your posture or the stitching. Neither is a big deal, and 100% of people outside of a very picky tailor won't pick up on it.

Suggestions:
1.) Have a tailor add slight shoulder padding
2.) Taper the pants
3.) Shorten the sleeves

The following should fix the fit of the suit tremendously, but this is a non-professional opinion.

 

[dieselman89]



I don't think it's super serious. To be sure, there are a few minor adjustments to be made, but the shoulders fit width wise fine. Again, I think there are more problems than not caused by the lack of padding and structure in the shoulders. It may work well with a more robust fabric, but i just don't think the typical materials used to make a suit (worsted wool i.e.) drape very well over most peoples bodies well without it. Personally, I think the default should be that way, but I'm probably in the minority since it did change.

I think your right with the padding.

Disagree. The shoulder width is fine.

The problem with this jacket is slightly multi-faceted. Depending on where you look on your body, your suit is either too big or too small. There isn't a ton of consistency in measurement - I'm finding your pants are billowing and have more of a relaxed fit in comparison to the tailored look on the jacket. Additionally, the soft shoulder on the jacket looks awkward and overly casual when you try to dress it up with a dress shirt.

The rumpling is either an issue with your posture or the stitching. Neither is a big deal, and 100% of people outside of a very picky tailor won't pick up on it.

Suggestions:
1.) Have a tailor add slight shoulder padding
2.) Taper the pants
3.) Shorten the sleeves

The following should fix the fit of the suit tremendously, but this is a non-professional opinion.

Your right, its not the shoulders its the proportion of the suit thats throwing it off. Like you said, more form fitting jacket but loose pants..

 

[cuponoodles]

I think your right with the padding.
Your right, its not the shoulders its the proportion of the suit thats throwing it off. Like you said, more form fitting jacket but loose pants..

Make sure that you take it to a tailor with experience working with suit jackets (as in, probably not the local dry cleaner). They often have different levels of padding that you can 'try on' to see what works best for your body type (they usually have pads that they can place underneath the jacket), but a poorly done job can throw off the balance of the jacket and cause many more problems that it fixes.

 

[vulcankat33]

Second TaT suit, charcoal sharkskin. Jason did a great job fixing the shoulder issue from the first suit (pic included as reference). I think the button could be placed a tad lower and waist suppression might have been too aggressive. Other than that, looks pretty good.

 

[Trumpet72]

Blue-grey sharkskin

 

[dieselman89]



Second TaT suit, charcoal sharkskin. Jason did a great job fixing the shoulder issue from the first suit (pic included as reference). I think the button could be placed a tad lower and waist suppression might have been too aggressive. Other than that, looks pretty good.

I got a charcoal SS. nice to see someone else pick it up. What are your thoughts? Very fashion forward suit btw especially for charcoal. I kind of like it but cannot pull it off at work.

 

[vulcankat33]

I'm digging the SS fabric in general. I like the med gray but LOVE the charcoal (bit more sheen than med gray). Planning on getting it in petrol blue when it becomes available again. And thanks, I'm glad you said that as I was aiming for a fashion forward look.

 

[wj4]

Fit looks overall good on that charcoal sharkskin, but like you stated, the button stance looks a bit high. I really like the slanted pockets. This is what I'm doing with the suits, playing with the pocket configuration to make them each stand out.

I don't think petrol blue and blue-grey will ever be available again unfortunately.

I need a charcoal suit too. Next 3 orders would be a double breast suit, tux, and charcoal.

 

[esswhykay]

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[Trumpet72]

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I purchased this navy cons cut suit from Jason a few years back. I haven't worn it that often so the small fit issues haven't bothered me too much (and I'll be tailoring the jacket soon), but I'm planning to purchase another suit in the near future so I'd like to figure out how to address the problem of "skirting" on the bottom half of the jacket. If you notice the jacket seems to have excess fabric and bows out like a bell towards the bottom.
Here are the measurements I sent for my order:

• around the neck base - 15.75"
• across front and back shoulder - 17.5" front / 18" back
• around chest - 40"
• around stomach - 34"
• around waist - 33"
• around hips - 37"
• around thigh - 23.5"
• around calf - 15"
• jacket sleeve - 24.5"
• inseam - 32"

I'm guessing it's either the hip or waist measurements, but the thing is, the trousers fit almost perfectly (if a tiny bit snug).
Any help or recommendations would be appreciated.

I had that same problem with my recently-received TaT jacket in exactly the same spot--right where the sides and flap come together.

Jason told me to have a tailor reduce the circumference of the jacket skirt to stop that flaring. I didn't really know what this meant, but when I took it to the tailor, he knew and he ended up taking out about 1 inch on each side (that seems like a lot). I notice that it seems more snug when I put it on, but it's not too tight--it's just right.

The tailor explained to me that when you do this alteration, you have to take the seam all the way out up to the armpit and then recut the pieces of fabric that go under the butt flap. He said not many tailors want to take on an alteration such as this because it's advanced.​

 

[esswhykay]

Can you tell me how much that ran you?

 

[dieselman89]



I'm digging the SS fabric in general. I like the med gray but LOVE the charcoal (bit more sheen than med gray). Planning on getting it in petrol blue when it becomes available again. And thanks, I'm glad you said that as I was aiming for a fashion forward look.

2nd, I dont think Petrol Blue SS will be back, but ask Jason. What color shirts/ties/shoes are you planning on wearing with the ss?

 

[vulcankat33]

Lol, it's funny you both mentioned that. Jason actually JUST restocked the SS, so I went ahead and placed an order for petrol blue. Haven't put much thought into the shirt/tie combo to be honest. I was maybe thinking a light shirt and reddish tie? What would your suggestions be?