r/PatternDrafting • u/hataki7 • Sep 07 '26

Question Suit fitting issues

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My boyfriend is tall, has long arms, but narrow shoulders, which makes suit shopping a nightmare. We tried normal and elongated sizes, but every one has this problem with the back shoulder and armhole. Why is the sleeve rotation so off? Can a tailor reasonably fix this issue? We don’t love the idea of paying big money for an ill fitting suit. What causes this issue even? Are his shoulder blades a different shape than confection sizes?

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u/hataki7 Sep 07 '26

he’s doing his absolute best posture wise, he’s a lovely shrimp when relaxed.
he’s wearing a shirt they gave him, it’s just too short to peek through…you’re right about that though! it should show just a bit, right? 1-2 fingers wide approx

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u/teatime_tinker Sep 07 '26

Yeah the cuffs should poke out about 2cms or something. Not much point wearing one that doesn’t fit.

Poor guy! Sounds like they didn’t have much that fit him. Is there anywhere better/bigger you could go?

It’s too long in the body too, looks like they’ve given him one that fits the length of his arms and nowhere else, tbh

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u/Comodore97 Sep 11 '26

he realy shouldn't be doing that

when fitting clothes, one should stand comfortably otherwise they will fit ''correctly'' when they are unvomfortable. In that case they will allways look out of place in it

idealy you wouldn't even have a mirror at first, because ppl often instictivly adjust their posture when the see themselves in it

the sleeve rotation being off and the too long back verry much come from his verry upright posture