When’s the right time to use a tailor and not? Here’s a few tips:

• Rather find the right model from the start. Should you fall in love with a suit that just doesn’t fit, it probably wasn’t meant to be.
• Don’t change too many things, and don’t change too much. It’ll show, and it won’t look good.
• Details made in a coarse thread might leave marks on fine fabric.
• Rather take in than let out. Letting out means that the stitches from the seam might leave marks on the fabric that’ll show.
• There’s no adjusting the sleeve width on suits. It just won’t work.
• Shortening the sleeves? Do not have the space between where the sleeve ends and the buttons start shortened without moving the buttons and all the details up the sleeve accordingly. It’s easily done, but find a tailor that has the right equipment to remake the buttonhole stitches.
• If you’ve got a two slit jacket taken in too much, the bottom rear ‘tail’ might start pointing out towards the sides.
• You can’t make new slits, if you’re not happy with the setup as it is.

That’s all for now!