Iโm a 215 lbs man.
I do not look like the photo I added. I wonโt fit his style, I wonโt look that cool, and I definitely wonโt be able to move in his outfit, but I love dressing well and putting my best foot forward.
For years, I put off buying that one beautiful suit or jacket because I had the same ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ everyone does. What about that diet and exercise program Iโm about to start? Iโm going to lose weight! Iโll have lost thousands of dollars making a custom garment! Better wait, or God forbid, what happens if I gain MORE weight. Then this bloody thing will haunt me in my closet, reminding me what a fat loser I am for failing another goal and spending money on something nice.
I spent years fantasizing and planning my perfect purchase (yes, I get obsessed about things). Then one day, I said, โF### it, letโs do itโโฆ. And boy did I screw up. So hereโs 4 ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ I learned that might save you time and heartache:
โฆ 1. You can make a garment look like a modelโs photoโThatโs right, even if youโre a bigger guy like me, you can get a suit tailored so that when youโre standing upright and perfectly still, you will have the perfect silhouette and v taper. Hereโs the catch, you canโt move. So for all you guys out there whose job or life requires you not to stand perfectly still like a model, hereโs some more practical advice. ๐๐ข๐๐ค ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฃ๐จ๐. My primary focus in my business is visiting clients. Iโm always pounding the pavement racing to my next appointment. I need to breathe so I donโt show up covered in sweat to my meetings. I need to stand out, but not look like a clown. I need suspender loops if I gain or lose 10 lbs., depending on how well business is going.
โฆ 2. Your trousers donโt need to be tapered. ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ when youโre sitting as a man. Iโm sure all of us have had pants that are too tight, sat down for an hour to work on the computer as our gut presses upon that poor button giving a herculean effort to keep you from exploding.
โฆ 3. Stop making your jacket with tiny shoulders, tiny lapels, skin-tight arms. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ. You are purchasing some of the most exclusive, exotic, scarce and difficult material on earth to farm, mill and dye. So unless you plan to sweat like a harlot at church on a Sunday, tell your tailor you want at least a regular fit. I will be making a guide with extra allowances in the future for guys to take to their tailors.
โฆ 4. Fake material makes you sweat more. Polyurethane derivative material will make you sweat more; will hold on to odour; will stain easier, and once it gets stretched out, will not rebound into original shape. Just because it says itโs made from eucalyptus and blessed by a local healer shaman, does not mean it wonโt give you cancer.
Good luck men!
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