sport jacket fit and other thoughts
Hi,
Will take more pics with better lighting tomorrow but does anything jump out at you in this pic?
Also any thoughts on the style? It seems like the lapel gorge is p high. The block is Southwick Douglas.
Thank you!
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Also how do I make sure the sleeves aren't too short?
Yah so here's a side to side comparison of my new Donegal sport jacket and my PRL doeskin blazer. The first thing I notice is the difference with the lapels
No idea if a higher gorge is good or bad, or if it's just a feature of sack suits (and not even 100% sure what I'm describing is a higher gorge lol)
Benji im begging you post a full pic
It's coming when I get home from my doctor's appointment!
I should have taken pics in the store
What was the process of getting measured/selecting a pattern like?
And what made you choose that tweed in particular?
The weight, color and pattern
Already had the idea of getting a blue donegal to begin with. Measuring was pretty straightforward, he determined I was I think a size 33 with normal shoulders
This a decent enough pic?
Some concerns: is the buttoning point too high? Are the sleeves too short?
Gorge seems high too right but ig that's not necessarily a bad thing? Seems overall like it fits really well
Here's my PRL jacket for comparison
Sleeves look short yeah
Thank you, can you lengthen sleeves lol? What about the buttoning point?
Hard to tell on the buttoning point at that angle. The skirt seems kinda wack too actually. The quarters look straight but they hang at an angle
Sleeves might be able to be lengthened. From the shoulder is tougher and there’s no way to know how much fabric is there. If the buttons aren’t functional you can let it out from that end again depending on how much fabric is there
Thank you, what would make them hang at an angle?
Could be a bunch of things but I’d guess the hips are too small or the pattern for them is just like that
Like open quarters are fine but I generally expect them to be curved if they are
If it's a hip issue, is it fixable? If it's just the pattern, I assume it def isn't?
Hips maybe, I’m not a tailor. Pattern would just be whether you like it or not
Good front/side/back full body shots from waist height would really say for sure
Thank you! Will do. If there are fixable issues, I think I'm going to go back to NYC next weekend and have the MTM guy fix it lol. Alfargo's is that weekend 🔥
Sleeve thing is odd cuz he insisted it was the right length
Yeah the sleeves are straight up way too short. Not sure how he managed that
The fit on like the shoulders seems really good at least. The manufacturer hand stitched the armholes. Would they do that due to my shoulders being really small?
No they might just do that to get nice and high armholes or something but not the shoulders afaik
Thank you!
How does the PRL jacket fit look out of curiosity too?
Looks p good. Sleeves might need adjusting
Thank you! Ohh too long?
Your shirt sleeve isn’t showing which is the only thing I was going by really
Was quite the find, my mom got it for me 1.5 yrs ago for my birthday on Black Friday for $300. Even tho it's child sized, appears to be half canvassed. Changed the buttons to silver sewn through
Is there a way to tell if there's extra fabric on the Donegal jacket to lengthen the sleeves?
Not at the shoulder afaik
What about at the end of the sleeve?
Just look on the inside and see how much fabric is there
Does this tell you loll?
I feel like I should be able to figure this out myself lol
Snapped a quick pic and it's scaring me! Idk what looks off (maybe it's just the lighting?)
And the gorge feels like too high right?
For your own sanity, try taking a photo with the camera further away from you
Being this close to the camera distorts the image a bit
Will do today/tomorrow. Thank you!
Yooo
I think the buttoning point is pretty standard for a sack cut jacket tbh
I’d just let it out a half an inch on the sides and let the sleeves down 1 quarter
As far as the gorge it is pretty high but doesn’t look bad or anything
Not really sure how fixable it is as it’s tough to lower a collar like that
Thank you!! What do you mean by the sides and how would that affect how the jacket looks on me?
The factory customer service seemed to think it was possible (versus lowering the buttoning point which they said isn't possible for example) so I'll try haha. Hopefully my MTM guy isn't upset but I did say classic cut lol and I do want to order more stuff from him in the future
It seems like it's fixable but I wonder why you'd want to go back to the same guy with all the concerns you had over this
Side and center seam
Would it cause the closed quarters to flare out less?
Yes!
Wonderful thank you!! Btw in terms of the buttoning point (sounds like it's fine), are sack jackets considered a low or high buttoning generally?
Generally they’re high!
Yeah get one with me instead 😂
I think he's substantially cheaper than other's for the level of make
Interesting thank you, I thought it'd be the opposite so that's very good to know.
May have to dm you about your MTM pricing haha
Also he was distracted by some personal stuff when I picked up the jacket in his defense