The Tailors' Thread: Fit Feedback and Alteration Suggestions

[carloapellido]

I an currently having a suit made. However, it lacks some shape at the waist.

One solution I thought of is having a dart sewn here.

What are your thoughts?

 

[Despos]

It’s already there. Do you see the seam?
That seam attaches the side body to the front panel and adds shape.
Have you tried this on to see how much shape exists?

 

[carloapellido]

I tried it on back when the seams were still attached using a basting thread. I told them it lacked shape in the body and I was told to see first once the seams are sewn. This is the kind of shape that I want.

A more defined waist and consequently a flared skirt.

Would taking in the seam that connects the sidebody to the front panel achieve the shape that I want?

 

[Despos]

How to express waist suppression in the jacket depends on your body type and the tailor knowing how to cut for that body type.
Pockets are made on this jacket and now it’s very difficult to change that seam. There are limits to how much you can reduce that area without causing other issues.
You won’t know how much shape there is until you try it on. Jacket won’t look the same on a mannequin as on you.
Have seen jackets look shapeless on a mannequin and very shaped on the client and vice versa. Lots of shape on the mannequin and none on the client.

 

[carloapellido]

How to express waist suppression in the jacket depends on your body type and the tailor knowing how to cut for that body type.
Pockets are made on this jacket and now it’s very difficult to change that seam. There are limits to how much you can reduce that area without causing other issues.
You won’t know how much shape there is until you try it on. Jacket won’t look the same on a mannequin as on you.
Have seen jackets look shapeless on a mannequin and very shaped on the client and vice versa. Lots of shape on the mannequin and none on the client.

Alright. Thank you. I will try the garment on and communicate with my tailor the possible things to be changed, if there’s still any.

 

[ppk]

I got some vintage cloth and I had a jacket made in the Husbands Paris style. Would appreciate fit feedback. Thanks.

 

[Brendon]

I tried it on back when the seams were still attached using a basting thread. I told them it lacked shape in the body and I was told to see first once the seams are sewn. This is the kind of shape that I want.
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A more defined waist and consequently a flared skirt.

Would taking in the seam that connects the sidebody to the front panel achieve the shape that I want?

Talk to your tailor during the fittings phase. That is what the fittings are for. As Despos wrote approx...Too late now the pockets are sewn. This jacket in above photo does not have a significantly flared skirt. The front edge is just cut away extremely almost like a body coat.
If you want a flared skirt the jacket will accentuate the hips. As a woman's jacket must do to allow for the different body type. Why did you not have a photo with you in the jacket? It really is pointless to comment on the fit from the dummy.
If you want more waisted look to a coat from the front, then you are better off with a centre vent
Look forward to the photo of you in the jacket and after the garment has been pressed off.
Brendon

 

[DorianGreen]

I got some vintage cloth and I had a jacket made in the Husbands Paris style. Would appreciate fit feedback. Thanks.
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It looks pretty good to me. I usually prefer double vents, but find the single one you chose absolutely coherent with the style.