Reply To: Neckties

As I said I have been tempted to get a custom suit thinking it would be more flattering than off the rack, but it’s the expense and the fact that my body does change. What I find interesting is how suit manufacturers don’t seem to have uniform size, so a 42 R of one maker doesn’t fit the same as from another. In the past couple of years I switched from a Regular to a SHort (shrinking over age) and I found the jacket fits much better, especially in sleeve length. On the other hand I have had athletic cut suits of R that also fit perfectly