How A Suit Should Fit | The Art of Manliness

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[MrCoolmonkey]

The model looks like he's trying to hold in a fart

[samuelmcgraw]

That model creeps me the fuck out. All he does is stare into the camera. I don't think he blinked once.

[rtj]

bad for the following reasons:
1) shoulder: there's a little crown on the right shoulder but not on the left. it looks very obvious.
2) button: some creases when you button up the top button
3) sleeve length: nope i don't see 0.5 inch shirt appearing below the sleeve (left and right are not even balance)

[multiradiokiller]

Is he human? This guy doesn't even blink tf

[alejandrogalvan]

When there are three buttons its:
-Sometimes
-Always
-Never

[CaptainJimp]

WHY DOESN'T HE EVER BLINK? BLINK GOD DAMNIT BLINK!

[huetuber]

The fact that the CEO of this company is telling everyone this is a great fitting suit makes me NOT want to buy one from him.  This is NOT a great fitting suit.  The shoulder divots are present and the waist is too snug.  This guy doesn't know what he's talking about.

[ytlinso]

Terrible fit on the shoulders, all lumpy and wavy.. Bad tailors.

[TheRedWon]

The jacket and the pants are too tight, the shoulders are slightly too wide, the left sleeve is too long (although the right sleeve is okay - weird), and the lapels are too slim for this particular model's face. The tie is also too short, but hey, this wasn't a video on how a tie should fit.

Edit: I do appreciate the effort put into this video, and it's great that AoM is helping to move men away from the horribly baggy clothes that a lot of (especially younger) guys wear. I just wish that a little more research had gone into this. An experienced tailor would also have been a huge asset to the video, both to alter the suit for the model and to better explain how it should really fit.

[khangastain]

lmao that model took starring awkwardly forward to a whole new level.

[Dinuial]

Speaking as a costumer that has worked with professional tailors, I'm having arguments with the fit of that suit. It's good for off the rack or semi tailored but the number of deformities in the lines are going to cause uneven wear on the fiber and generate some ugly strain lines. The back sits beautifully but those creases on the front torso parallel to the lapels suggest there isn't enough ease for the rib cage to expand and the button is going to be put under unnecessary strain; if It were a dress I'd have said the waist was cut too high. The pants could have used a slightly deeper crotch to get rid of the strain lines over the pelvis and across the tops of the thighs, though not so drastic an addition as to create the gaping Mr Melwani (quite rightly) warns about. Also, a bit more ease over the hips to eliminate the strain on the pockets which should not be standing out from the side seams.
A garment, even a close fitting one, should be able to slide freely over the body and, at rest, return to the desired silhouette without discomfort to the wearer or unnecessary strain on the fabric.

[onefootinthegroove]

These new slim suits (and the accessories associated) make me cringe. The tight fitting, low rise pants with the clownish-looking chisel tie shoes- the lapels so thin you could fit a billboard on the man's chest- the X that should never, ever be present around the used button- the armholes so low that you can't lift your arm above your chest comfortably- the ugly, pastel shirts- the very thick ties tied in Windsor knots the size of a fist... I could go on, but it hurts.

[MightySavagE]

Funny how they present a supposedly great fitting suit, but you can see that shoulders are a little too wide, sleeves a little too long and big dreaded x in the center. 

[AlexanderDiviFilius]

Actually, with any 3 button suit, it goes:
Sometimes
Always
Never

Not with the first two switched around. This is because the 2.5 button suit is technically a 3 button suit, but you don't do that button up as it looks wrong, and its just there for show. Regardless of the cut however, you always do up the centre button.

[FuzzFace]

'Always, Sometimes, Never' starts at the middle button on a 3 button suit NOT the top. You always do the middle button up and sometimes the top with it. If I saw someone walking around with just the top button done up I would slap them.

[jkwhitedog]

"The shoulders are exactly where they need to be." - Are you serious?

[Xnocturnus]

Why all the negative comments below? That suit was the perfect fit. The explanations were sartorially correct. Anyone who has been fitted with a bespoke suit knows this. Great presentation.

[IRockLikeISaid]

Wait, the shoulder isn't right, right?

[artofmanliness]

New with Combatant Gentlemen. Filmed and edited by Jordan Crowder 

[JonathanGrandt]

“You can look sharp for your interview..”

*brings knife*

Thanks, Disembodied voice in my head!!!