Suitor1996
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I am looking for a lighter blue suit for some summer weddings, and I decided to treat myself to something in the 2-3k price range. I have read over the style forum Google sheet that ranks most suit brands. I picked Canali because I found this suit online and really liked the color. However the issue is I cannot find this suit in a 38S anywhere. I tried on a 40S in the store and it was slightly too big (My chest is 38.5 inches). When the tailor pulled the jacket tight in the front there was about an inch of space between the button hole and the button. I am 5 feet 8 inches so I think I am right on the edge of regular and short.
The person helping me in the store said to come back when the other tailor was there and they could make it work, but I do not want to just make it work, I want a 2k suit to fit well. So my question is can a tailor fix something like that or is that too much to fix? It looks like they have a 38R online, so I guess one option would be to order that since I am right on the edge of short and regular.
If it doesn’t make sense to get this suit my backup option would be to get this suit. It looks like this is a super 130s and the Milano line is ranked a 4 on the spreadsheet where the first one is a 3. However, I really like the color of the first one better. There isn’t really a reason apart from the google sheet I found that I settled on Canali, so I am open to other brands as well.
Also are Canali suits with a wool blend lower quality? They are just as expensive so I was not sure if I should stay away from those. Example here
The person helping me in the store said to come back when the other tailor was there and they could make it work, but I do not want to just make it work, I want a 2k suit to fit well. So my question is can a tailor fix something like that or is that too much to fix? It looks like they have a 38R online, so I guess one option would be to order that since I am right on the edge of short and regular.
If it doesn’t make sense to get this suit my backup option would be to get this suit. It looks like this is a super 130s and the Milano line is ranked a 4 on the spreadsheet where the first one is a 3. However, I really like the color of the first one better. There isn’t really a reason apart from the google sheet I found that I settled on Canali, so I am open to other brands as well.
Also are Canali suits with a wool blend lower quality? They are just as expensive so I was not sure if I should stay away from those. Example here