How much can a suit be altered?

[BHeemsoth]

Good news: I've lost 65 pounds over the last 8 months.

Bad news: I now have two Brooks Brothers suits, that don't fit any longer.

The jackets on both are size 48, and the pants are 40" waist. I'm probably around a 44" chest now, and 36 inch pants. Can these be altered still? I only wear suits very occasionally, and I would hate to have to replace these two suits I've only worn a few times each.

Anyone have any experience with this?

 

[theflyingpig]

two Brooks Brothers suits

lol. Time to get some new suits then. lol.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

Good news: I've lost 65 pounds over the last 8 months.

Bad news: I now have two Brooks Brothers suits, that don't fit any longer.

The jackets on both are size 48, and the pants are 40" waist. I'm probably around a 44" chest now, and 36 inch pants. Can these be altered still? I only wear suits very occasionally, and I would hate to have to replace these two suits I've only worn a few times each.

Anyone have any experience with this?

Go to a proper tailor, don't buy ready made suits, ever.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

if you only wear suits occasionally, you should just overeat a few weeks before you need to dress up

 

[MrPickins]

Go to a proper tailor, don't buy ready made suits, ever.

Why spend so much money on something he'll rarely use?

Even if it's not bespoke, a tailored suit is going to be costly...

 

[BoomerD]

I suspect that's "just a bit more" than a tailor can alter the suits and have them still look good.

 

[theflyingpig]

Why spend so much money on something he'll rarely use?

Even if it's not bespoke, a tailored suit is going to be costly...

A man buys a suit to look good and make an impression on people. You buy a cheap suit, then you're a cheap, worthless man. It's that simple. If you don't take the time to get a suit properly fitted, then you are a foolish man. When people smile at you in your cheap, poorly fitted suit, they are really laughing at you, and wondering why you have the gall to show yourself in public dressed as the king of fools. Everyone knows this.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Depends on the suit, of course. I'm not an expert but I recently bought my first suit which means I did a lot of reading and talking to people. As a guideline, pants usually can be let out up to 2" max, jackets even less.

 

[BHeemsoth]

I just tried them on again for the first time in a couple of months, and I'm thinking they're just too big. I could fit almost two of me in the jacket, so I'm guessing the pinstripes/pockets just wouldn't look right when heavily altered.

 

[zerocool84]

If you want a cheap suit then you should be able to get cheap suits for less than $200.

 

[MrPickins]

A man buys a suit to look good and make an impression on people. You buy a cheap suit, then you're a cheap, worthless man. It's that simple. If you don't take the time to get a suit properly fitted, then you are a foolish man. When people smile at you in your cheap, poorly fitted suit, they are really laughing at you, and wondering why you have the gall to show yourself in public dressed as the king of fools. Everyone knows this.

LOL

As if true manliness is tied to your clothes.

 

[yllus]

That's too much of a difference to really work.

You may not be able to justify the expense of a bespoke suit, but you can still do better than buying off the rack. There's a middle option called made to measure that essentially takes a template of a suit and scales it to your proportions. It can be quite affordable.

 

[Zebo]

Zebo had all suit and shirt made in Thailand. Silk, custom and cheap only fools pay retail and Zebo can afford cocktails now,

There is a dude by LAX who will hook you up ...about $60 a suit $10 a shirt but I forgot the name....maybe someone here has a clue.