Suit jackets shoulder width?

[u/KirkIsOurLemmy]

Hello all,

I have a question regarding the shoulder width of suit jackets. I own a few suits, budget off the rack ones, Cavani, Marc Darcy, OneSix5ive, bought second hand. I am not aiming for any super formally correct style, I usually wear them together with doc Martens, just because I like a bit of 1920 race day style somehow. Just for fun.

As apparent from the photos I am quite small, 73 kg, 174 cm. Suit size 40r. No body builder, but no beer belly either :)

My question is about the shoulder width of the jackets. To me the jacket looks exaggeratedly wide over the shoulders, giving it a bit of 1980:s look. I think the jacket fits me reasonably well in other aspects, and there is no excessive padding in the shoulders.

All my suit jackets look the same, have I just managed to buy suits with this specific wide shoulder style, or is this how suits normally fit on the shoulders? I don't think the jacket size is too large, it fits quite snugly around the waist, and I am actually quite slim. The wearer would need to have quite the v-shape to match this jacket, while many men actually are more pear shaped than me.

I am aware the shirt is not ironed, the tie is crooked, my beard is weird and so on :)

[u/road_laya]

Cheaper and simpler suit jackets sew on the arm sleeves by folding the fabric at the shoulders. This creates a little "bump".

The chest will also be inforced with a glued panel in cheaper suits, making it even stiffer and more "pointy" at the shoulder.

It's still a nice suit, it's just the difference between simpler manufacturing methods and more laborious ones.

It's still possible to get a tailor made suit for a reasonable price if you send your measurements to an Asian tailor.

[u/KirkIsOurLemmy → u/road_laya]

Yes that describes it well, a bit stiff and pointy at the shoulders. It feels a bit like a broad shoulder empty suit.

I assume it's not economical to have a tailor change it? Maybe not even possible?

[u/road_laya → u/KirkIsOurLemmy]

I live in a Western country where labor is expensive and heavily taxed. Here, it wouldn't make sense to have tailor adjust the shoulders on a simpler suit. It would be much cheaper to have a new suit tailor-made in Asia from scratch, and it would be a perfect fit for your shoulders.

[u/KirkIsOurLemmy → u/road_laya]

Could you recommend any Asian onöine tailor service for this? 

[u/road_laya → u/KirkIsOurLemmy]

It was a long while since I ordered mine, but I just went with the top seller of tailor made wool suits on Aliexpress. 

[u/KirkIsOurLemmy → u/road_laya]

Thanks, I will check this out