quackattack
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"My shoulders measure 18 inches".
Is this measuring from a current jacket you have? If you have one, that is a useful thing to go by. However, if you own no suit or jacket, you really just have to test the waters. And there are plenty of good suits in Europe... I wouldn't bother buying a suit from the US. It just sounds like an absolute pain. You're paying a chunk for import & tax, all the time, and you'll almost certainly need to have it altered anyway. Just find something in Europe that does returns.
People/retailers measure things differently as well, so it's not so easy, which is why you really need to just try something on or actually have it made for you.
Just my 2 pennies worth... good luck.
My actual shoulders measure 18 inches (+/- 0.25 inches).
I do realize there are plenty of good suits in Europe, but I'm not in a position where I can splash out $1000+ on a suit, thats why I search through the classifieds on this site for a good deal, and unfortunately for me most seem to ship from the US.
I've tried SuitSupply, and although York seemed to fit the best initially, when I tried it on at a later time without a spread collar shirt I noticed there was a collar gap so I had to return it.
Thanks for your input.
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