# I want to get a custom tweed jacket or suit - where should I go? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 13, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-get-a-custom-tweed-jacket-or-suit-where-should-i-go/827700 "2019-01-13T19:32:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-get-a-custom-tweed-jacket-or-suit-where-should-i-go/827700/21 "2019-02-05T04:32:25Z")
> [@TSBG](#): > > Those are VERY attractive prices. How do you find the quality of the material and the workmanship? Do they last? The quality of the workmanship seems satisfactory, as far as I can tell. The material seems fine, maybe a little stiff at first. I haven’t worn them often enough to tell if they last, but they haven’t failed yet. I only bought them for those very rare occasions where I have to wear a jacket and tie; due to my lifestyle choices, those don’t come up often. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-get-a-custom-tweed-jacket-or-suit-where-should-i-go/827700/22 "2019-02-05T17:33:53Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > I haven’t had much luck with Big/Tall stores when it comes to sport coats. In order to get a size that is big enough for my middle, the shoulders are way too big. Every jacket I have tried on tries to have that waist-smaller-than-chest silhouette, when most of us “big” guys aren’t built that way. Even the “Executive Cut” at DXL is that way. DXL is the only actual physical store in my area. “Executive Cut,” a quick search online tells me, is what they called “portly” the last time I bought a suit. Good decision on the name change. I’m sure the salesman saw me thinking, “Do I really _need_ a suit for my dad’s funeral?” when he took me to the “portly” section. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-get-a-custom-tweed-jacket-or-suit-where-should-i-go/827700/23 "2019-02-05T18:33:14Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > “Executive Cut,” a quick search online tells me, is what they called “portly” the last time I bought a suit. Good decision on the name change. I’m sure the salesman saw me thinking, “Do I really _need_ a suit for my dad’s funeral?” when he took me to the “portly” section. Personally, I wouldn’t mind buying from the “portly” section, I have no illusions about my shape, but those didn’t seem to fit much better than the regular ones. I often look at fat men in old movies, where they wore suits all the time, and their suits always fit perfectly. Sydney Greenstreet, Edward Arnold, and Eugene Pallette are some good examples. Of course, they were often playing well-to-do people and probably had tailor-made suits in the story, but I’m sure they were also tailor-made in real life. Those were the days for fat men, I’ll tell you. I’m not quite as middle-heavy as those guys, but I still don’t fit off-the-rack suits and sport coats. ---
**Author:** ![TSBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-get-a-custom-tweed-jacket-or-suit-where-should-i-go/827700/24 "2019-02-05T22:12:35Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Personally, I wouldn’t mind buying from the “portly” section, I have no illusions about my shape, but those didn’t seem to fit much better than the regular ones. > > I often look at fat men in old movies, where they wore suits all the time, and their suits always fit perfectly. Sydney Greenstreet, Edward Arnold, and Eugene Pallette are some good examples. Of course, they were often playing well-to-do people and probably had tailor-made suits in the story, but I’m sure they were also tailor-made in real life. Those were the days for fat men, I’ll tell you. I’m not quite as middle-heavy as those guys, but I still don’t fit off-the-rack suits and sport coats. The real glory days were the Gilded Age, when six dozen oysters was the appetizer at lunch and William Howard Taft clocked in at 340 pounds. Of course politicians and tycoons all had their clothes tailor made. Costumes are still most often made to measure for actors, though, unless it’s a low-budget movie. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-get-a-custom-tweed-jacket-or-suit-where-should-i-go/827700/25 "2019-02-05T22:38:12Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Personally, I wouldn’t mind buying from the “portly” section, I have no illusions about my shape, but those didn’t seem to fit much better than the regular ones. I didn’t/don’t either, I just didn’t need the reminder under the circumstances. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-get-a-custom-tweed-jacket-or-suit-where-should-i-go/827700.md?page=1)