My WORST Custom Suit Mistakes & Regrets | Made To Measure and Bespoke

About this video

Sacawa shares mistakes and regrets from his custom suit experiences across three garments, detailing specific design choices he would change—such as lapel width, pocket styles, and trouser specifications. He reflects on how experience helps refine decision-making but emphasizes that poor choices can happen even with knowledge, and offers his progression as a cautionary guide for viewers ordering custom suits.

Key takeaways

• Sacawa recommends lapels no narrower than three-and-a-half inches and pocket flaps at least two inches wide for proper proportion; he regrets choosing a two-and-a-half-inch lapel and one-inch flap on his first suit
• Sacawa advises against letting tailor suggestions override your preferences if you know what you want, but also notes that even experienced buyers can make regrettable choices when experimenting with unconventional styling
• Sacawa argues that patch pockets on formal suiting can create visual issues and reduce versatility compared to flat pockets, and he regrets using patch pockets on a dressier burgundy suit
• Sacawa prefers cuffed trousers on flannel suits for styling versatility and better visual coherence with casual jacket details, and wishes he had specified a cuff on a recent Scabal flannel suit

Episode details: published March 27, 2020 · 195K views · 10:56 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style advice summarized here is Brian Sacawa’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are his, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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