OT: Tailoring (or: My Whole30 Success Story)

[Nooch]

Over the past few months I've lost about 60lbs, however last year I'd purchased a few custom suits from Indochino. Anyone have any experience having suits taken in what might amount to a dramatic amount? Obviously prices will dictate the value between buying new again vs. having these two suits fixed, but I wasn't sure if it might even be worth it.

At the end of the day, the suits have been worn a grand total of maybe 6 times, so I'd feel crappy having essentially wasted the money on em.. Too bad indochino doesn't offer a size down program like rapha, lol...

[biker72]

The tailor told me to buy a new suit.
I'd worn the suit twice then lost almost 100 pounds before trying it on again.
I bought a new suit.

My information is rather dated so I would check with a tailor just to make sure.

[ANAO]

Originally Posted by Nooch

Over the past few months I've lost about 60lbs, however last year I'd purchased a few custom suits from Indochino. Anyone have any experience having suits taken in what might amount to a dramatic amount? Obviously prices will dictate the value between buying new again vs. having these two suits fixed, but I wasn't sure if it might even be worth it.

At the end of the day, the suits have been worn a grand total of maybe 6 times, so I'd feel crappy having essentially wasted the money on em.. Too bad indochino doesn't offer a size down program like rapha, lol...

Somebody actually just offered me a tailoring job. Midtown east.

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[Nooch]

Originally Posted by ANAO

Somebody actually just offered me a tailoring job. Midtown east.

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not sure if someone offered to tailor something for you, or if they offered you a job as a tailor

[ANAO]

Originally Posted by Nooch

not sure if someone offered to tailor something for you, or if they offered you a job as a tailor

Well done!

An apprenticeship.

[Nooch]

Originally Posted by ANAO

Well done!

An apprenticeship.

an interesting career move, though you are quite the sartorialist... you going for it?

[ANAO]

Originally Posted by Nooch

an interesting career move, though you are quite the sartorialist... you going for it?

Pay is similar to where I am now, but the ceiling is lower unless I take what I learn there and open my own shop. I can also peddle insurance policies in addition to that, I guess?

[batman1425]

Depends on the level of modification that is needed - but the bill can quickly out pace the value of the garment. I had two ~$250 off the rack suits when I was 50lbs heavier. They would have needed to have nearly every stitch removed to shrink every panel to make them fit with out looking out of proportion. At some point, the modification is essentially making you a new suit out of the pieces of your old one. It was going to cost half the price of a new one (each) for the mods which wasn't worth it to me. Sold them on the bay for 40 or 50 bucks each and bought new ones that fit.

It's a good problem to have though.

[echelon_john]

Nice job on unhitching the dessert cart, Drew! Very impressive.

[pdonk]

No way will the pants look right. Belt loops on back will be too close, leg openings through thighs too large and rise will be funny too.

Considering cost of indochine suit it is better to replace than rebuild.

[paredown]

I have had to go both ways--let out and take in--depending on my weight, the era etc.

The limit on taking in on the jacket is usually (if there are pockets) you can really only work with the back seam--and the waist (from the back), but you can't do too much.

Standard suit 'drop' is 6" (eg 38 chest, 32 waist) and when I was young and slender I would have to get them taken in to an 8" drop (38-30) and that was pretty much always doable. So 2" in the waist on trousers, and maybe a size in the chest (1" on either side of the center seam on the back, and the same 2" on the waist of the jacket).

I tend to think it is better to start with the correct size, and everything stays in proportion--unless you love your existing suits. The tailors we knew at Nordstroms were very good--but one of the measures (heh--a pun) of how well the floor people were sizing their customers was how many or how few alterations were being asked for. Too many, and they would give the staff another coaching on proper fit.

[Nooch]

Originally Posted by echelon_john

Nice job on unhitching the dessert cart, Drew! Very impressive.

LOL, thanks John! The Whole30 is eye opening.

I do not recall a time that I weighed this little (still fat for a cyclist...) which is to say it was sometime while I was a child and wasn't concerned about the scale...

[echelon_john]

Fantastic--seriously. Great job. (furiously googling 'whole30')

Originally Posted by Nooch

LOL, thanks John! The Whole30 is eye opening.

I do not recall a time that I weighed this little (still fat for a cyclist...) which is to say it was sometime while I was a child and wasn't concerned about the scale...

[jlwdm]

Congratulations on the weight loss.

With the loss of that much weight and the low price of those suits it is a no brainer. Go buy a bunch of new clothes - you deserve it.

Jeff

[MattTuck]

Originally Posted by ANAO

Well done!

An apprenticeship.

You should open a suit shop for cyclists. Figure out the right way to handle the big quads, and you'd be in demand from the cyclists.