Tailoring Your Jacket

Off the Rack | Tailored like Made to Measure!

A made to measure jacket fits like a glove but not everyone can afford the steep prices. Off the rack or the trendy vintage pieces is much friendly on the pocket book but there is a downfall —it may not fit your body type. A good tailor can take an ill fitting jacket and transform it to a made to measure like fit.

When shopping for off the rack or vintage pieces, here are some tips to follow:

✔️ SHOULDER: Find a piece that closely matches your shoulder width. A good fitting shoulder should lay flat around the shoulder without any bunching or pulling. TIP: A larger shoulder size can always be tailored but a narrow shoulder size may not (this depends on the seams and if there is any extra fabric).

✔️ CHEST: Our chest and rib cage comes in all different sizes! When shopping for a piece, ensure the jacket can close! You should have good mobility and the back of the jacket should not feel tight.

✔️ ARMS/SLEEVES: Longer sleeves can always be shorten but a shorter sleeve can be a hit or miss. Vintage pieces may have some wear and discolouration due to wash/dry cleaning and usage. If there is enough material, we can always lengthen the sleeve, but the discolouration or wear can be evident.

✔️ SEAM: If the jacket is a mere inch or so to closure, feel for extra fabric at the seams between the outer layer and the lining by using your thumb and index finger. Check the back and sides of the jacket. An extra 1/2 inch in the back and sides can help a tailor fit the jacket to size!

✔️ SIZE: Do your best to find a jacket closest to your size! This will help minimize tailoring work, therefore; lowering the cost of tailoring fees. If the jacket is too tight or too large, this requires extensive tailoring work. Sometimes, a jacket may have to be completely disassembled and reassembled; driving up the cost of tailoring fees.