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If you are of slightly unusual proportion, wish to have a properly fitted jacket, but DON'T have the coin for a made-to-measure; a good tailor is going to be your best friend.
Buy the jacket that fits best in the shoulders and torso and have the sleeves taken up.
For years I had the problem that nobody made a suit with a 12" drop (difference between chest and waist measurement), so I'd always be forced to have the side and back seams broken and remade.
Luckily (sadly) this is a problem I don't have to deal with anymore and can now buy suits with a standard or athletic cut, depending on the maker.
ith:
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 Originally Posted by artificer
If you are of slightly unusual proportion, wish to have a properly fitted jacket, but DON'T have the coin for a made-to-measure; a good tailor is going to be your best friend.
Buy the jacket that fits best in the shoulders and torso and have the sleeves taken up.
For years I had the problem that nobody made a suit with a 12" drop (difference between chest and waist measurement), so I'd always be forced to have the side and back seams broken and remade.
Luckily (sadly) this is a problem I don't have to deal with anymore  and can now buy suits with a standard or athletic cut, depending on the maker.
 ith:
Just my luck, I'm 57" at the chest, 45.5" at the waist, and have T-Rex arms.
I just received my "off the peg" 58R Argyle that fits me PERFECTLY in the shoulders and chest, but has the midsection of a 60" pear and the sleeve length of Tony Robbins. Heck, even the torso length is perfect (I of course put on a kilt and tried it out within minutes of arrival).
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 Originally Posted by Joshua
Just my luck, I'm 57" at the chest, 45.5" at the waist, and have T-Rex arms.
I just received my "off the peg" 58R Argyle that fits me PERFECTLY in the shoulders and chest, but has the midsection of a 60" pear and the sleeve length of Tony Robbins. Heck, even the torso length is perfect (I of course put on a kilt and tried it out within minutes of arrival).
A good tailor can nip it in at the waist and you'll look a million bucks in it!
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