I have 2 suits I use for work...mainly trade shows. One is a navy blue Silverstone (English, I think). I've had it for 4 years or so but haven't worn it lately due to the waist shrinking somehow The other is a Black pinstripe...Calvin Klein, I believe. It's one of those deals where you buy the jacket and pants separately (I needed a suit ASAP once and didn't have time for altering). Those pants got small as well so I ended up buying a larger size pant last year. Those pants were just too big and the crotch ends up being halfway to my knees. I was thinking about getting a new one for work, but thought I might as well try tailoring them to see if I could save some money. I don't want to spend a lot of money on work attire. My good suits are all vintage and way too nice to work in.
I found a great tailor on Yelp...an old Italian man who is super nice. He's had his shop for a very long time. I brought him the two suits last week and picked them up today. What a difference! He was able to let out the waist of the blue suit, lengthen the sleeves and take in the waist area of the coat a bit. Fits like a glove now. The other suit he was able to let out the original pants and take in the jacket a bit. Man it fits great too. The jacket was always too big. It's like having two new suits. Amazing how that can make a ho-hum, not super expensive suit look like a million bucks.
Grand total was only $84. Well worth it. I was expecting more like $130 or so. I'm also glad I found an awesome tailor to go from now on. I have some other stuff I'm definitely going to bring him and now I have a great place to bring my vintage stuff when it needs to be altered.
Ben
I found a great tailor on Yelp...an old Italian man who is super nice. He's had his shop for a very long time. I brought him the two suits last week and picked them up today. What a difference! He was able to let out the waist of the blue suit, lengthen the sleeves and take in the waist area of the coat a bit. Fits like a glove now. The other suit he was able to let out the original pants and take in the jacket a bit. Man it fits great too. The jacket was always too big. It's like having two new suits. Amazing how that can make a ho-hum, not super expensive suit look like a million bucks.
Grand total was only $84. Well worth it. I was expecting more like $130 or so. I'm also glad I found an awesome tailor to go from now on. I have some other stuff I'm definitely going to bring him and now I have a great place to bring my vintage stuff when it needs to be altered.
Ben