How A Suit Should Fit - Men's Clothing Fit Guide

About this video

Weston demonstrates how to properly fit a suit jacket and pants, covering key measurements and proportions from collar and shoulders through sleeve length, jacket length, and trouser fit. She emphasizes the importance of proper tailoring and provides specific tests and guidelines for identifying well-fitting suits versus poorly constructed ones.

Key takeaways

• Weston argues that jacket shoulders should have the seam hit exactly where the shoulder ends with no wrinkling or divots, as shoulder alterations are costly and difficult
• Weston recommends using the wrist bend test for sleeve length—the jacket sleeve should end a quarter inch above the wrist bend to allow proper shirt sleeve visibility
• Weston advises that suit pants should have a slight break at the hem, hemmed slightly longer in the back so the break looks sharp when standing and doesn’t expose excess sock when walking
• Weston emphasizes that the button stance on a jacket should sit just above the belly button and that the top button of a two-button suit should always be fastened but the bottom button never should be

Episode details: published October 8, 2015 · 745K views · 6:01 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style advice summarized here is Ashley Weston’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are hers, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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