Sartorial Facelift

Recession or not, I've always thought it wise to think twice about tossing out old suits or dress pants.  Every so often - usually sparked by a big event like moving, an important formal affair or even starting a new job - I'll take a load of clothes to the tailor to have them re-cut to reflect a more contemporary look.

Forbes.com has a short piece about the growing popularity of this practice:

"The impulse to save a little money, plus ever changing fashions, seems to be pushing people to poke around their closets instead of inside a high-end specialty store. "Even if you can't afford to purchase a new suit, you don't want to walk into the office or a job interview looking like you belong in 1999," sniffs Tyler Thoreson, executive editor of Men.Style.com."

In Chicago I recommend Boguslaw.  He's expensive and at times hard to get in touch with [appointment only].  But he does great work.

Comments

[Michael Maurillo]

Funny... I was just searching if it was possible to tailor pleated pants into flat-front. I have 2 Hugo Boss suits that are about 5 years old that I bought at a sample sale (hence the pleats). Rather than buying a new suit, I figured I'd finally update them.

So, it seems like it's possible. Just have to get around to doing it.

Nice timely post.

[Funcle D]

I can only have my 34 pants let out so far...