svelten
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Wanted to pose this question after recently being inspired by a thread earlier on a gentleman who was looking for a workout plan that would not lead to him bulking up too much for fear of his jackets no longer fitting. I am going through the same issues - one of my suits is starting to get progressively tighter on me as I'm starting to get bigger on the chest and shoulders. While I didn't spend too much money on tailoring it, it still is a bit of a shame to have something fit so well a year ago soon become unwearable. So, let's say you have several suits, shirts and jackets (even pants for those heavy on leg-work) tailored to fit you perfectly, but you're skinny and you want to be proportional. For example, this chap with a 33" chest: http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=148929. Or you're overweight and want to trim down, same concept. I imagine it will vary a lot based on how much a person cares about fitness and how long they have spent building up their wardrobe, but I wanted to see to what degree will someone who needs to bulk up or lose weight think, "I've invested too much time and effort into tailoring to fit my current body shape that it isn't worth it for me to hit the gym, for fear of ruining the fit of my entire wardrobe".