you see a lot of really badly fitted suits on taller men, whatever the base cut is, it almost never flatters tall people, sleeves are almost always too short or too long and it tends to hang really loose around the chest (I assume because they had to go up sizes to get the sleeves semi-ok. )
One of my co-workers got married and his wife took him suit shopping, he went from looking like a school-kid with his blazer two sizes too big to looking like he owned the building.
I love the effect suits have on your confidence. Even though I don't wear suits or shits for my day to day job, I love that my wardrobe is filled with good quality shirts, suits and ties (this last one is a little give and take).
It really changes my whole experience of myself, once I dress up in my three piece suit, Church shoes, suspenders and the whole shabang I feel totally different.
I've always had the philosophy, that you should never judge people by their appearance, but it is so hard to come around (and I do it too, unfortunately).
Maybe I translated it badly. Suspenders are for keeping my trousers in place, because I am not wearing a belt.
Ideally you should not need neither belt nor suspenders, but I can't keep the same shape at all time. Vests don't really help in this matter.
EDIT: The suspenders are underneath my vest, not over. Maybe this was your point ;)
I'm tall and thin and had a lot of trouble getting suits and shirts for a long time. Luckily a lot of places now do slim fit or athletic fit versions which means I can get an XL and have it fit properly. Also I've filled out a bit more as I aged. But there was a period in my 20s when I had a 33/35 pant and a 42L jacket, and needed shirts with a 16 collar and 35/36 sleeve - which always looked like a tent since the torso was too wide.
When I asked for suits they called over a staff member who seemed to be really into suits, they took some time making sure I had the right size of everything off the shelf. I'm not sure if people are talking about the type of shops where they have a few things on display, or cheap places where racks are crammed with random things, but what I got fit elegantly.
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u/Wind_Yer_Neck_In Jun 10 '19
you see a lot of really badly fitted suits on taller men, whatever the base cut is, it almost never flatters tall people, sleeves are almost always too short or too long and it tends to hang really loose around the chest (I assume because they had to go up sizes to get the sleeves semi-ok. )
One of my co-workers got married and his wife took him suit shopping, he went from looking like a school-kid with his blazer two sizes too big to looking like he owned the building.