How Should a Suit Fit? |
It is quite simple how a suit should be fitted. Basically, the suit should be smooth with no wrinkles or rumples. Rumples means looseness and wrinkles means tightness. There are many men who walk around in fine suits but the only problem is the suit fit is ill. If you are going to buy a suit and have alterations, it is best to know what your exact needs are, since tailors work and communicate in different ways. Before getting your suit fit or altered or if you are buying a new suit, you should make sure to follow a few simple words of advice.
Check how the suit fit of the jacket is while buttoned and closed over the body. For a good fit, you should be able to button the jacket without tension or strain. If the lower part of the jacket is flaring out, it is too tight. If the lapels look too forward off the body, then it is too loose.
The crease where the shirt sleeve joins the shirt sleeve ought to never be noticeable. Also, the sleeve of the jacket should never cover the entire sleeve of the dress shirt. An old-fashioned saying would be a half-inch of linen as a guideline to how much of the dress shirt should be revealed.
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