W.W. Chan tweed jacket (pictures inside!)

[Parker]

Looks great! I love the roped shoulder.

 

[drake]

I don't see how removing roping would make the jacket look leaner...?

Regarding the length... maybe. I have been thinking about asking for 1/2" longer jacket for my next commission but whenever I look at myself in a mirror my jacket seems very long to me, so I don't know.

Originally Posted by dkzzzz

My exact impression. Although very sharp jacket, I wonder if eliminating roped shoulder and making a jacket a little longer and gorge a little lower would have made overall silhouette more lean and better shoulders-to-hips proportioned ?

This wasn't my first commission from Chan.

I only had a baste fitting for this jacket.

I haven't had much luck with RTW suits or sport coats. I don't know any RTW brands that really make the type of cut that I want, that's why I went to Chan.

Originally Posted by bcate3

very nice, drake. I have my issues with my Chans but I don't have any with yours. Was it done w/ extra fittings? Was this your first from Patrick? Also, are you a difficult fit with RTW? You and Patrick have accomplished a good looking jacket. enjoy.

 

[itsstillmatt]

The length looks fine to me. I go to a very traditional tailor, and mine are every bit as short. IMO, most people wear their jackets way too long.

 

[FunnyJunk2000]

Some people are saying this jacket is too fitted? Isn't waist suppression good? If this was not a tweed jacket and instead it was a business suit, would it still be too fitted?

 

[whnay.]

Nice fabric selection.

 

[freelance robotics]

I think the detailing is a little flamboyant, the whole Regency era callback of the skirt and the shoulders seems kind of anachronistic to me. On the other hand, that fabric is absolutely beautiful--probably the dressiest and most subtle tweed I've seen.

 

[kcc]

Razor sharp tailoring. Very nice

 

[Lucky Strike]

I don't get the most of the criticisms here - take a walk along the shop windows in Savile Row, and this is the typical cut you'll see, in different manifestations.

It's veddy Brrritish, that's all.

 

[flatfront]

I love the silhouette it's by far the best part of the whole look and would agree it is a classic Dege/Huntsman/Kilgour shape which is my preference.

 

[luk-cha]

Originally Posted by drake

*shrug*

I don't know, this is what he told me. Maybe it's the particular bolt mill he got mine from?

haha!! HK sales talk!! all harris tweed is made in the same way - hand loomed! if it is not, then it is not harris tweed!

http://www.harris-tweed.co.uk/eng/history.htm