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How do so many top tier full canvas suits end up in thrift stores? Especially new suits that are still currently sold in the store.
How Full Canvas Ends up in Thrift Stores
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I thrift the Dallas fort worth area regularly and I don't find that current fully canvased suits hit the floor with regularity. Certainly some do in this area and it is usually a combination of rich men changing out their wardrobe every year or two, men who retire, men who pass away and their wardrobes are donated in full and stores donating last season's overstock to get some kind of a tax break.
This is a good thrifting area but suits are worn less every year and most of what I find is hickey Freeman or jos bank and probably 5 to 10 years old so still decent but not last year's.
Of course certain areas like manhattan, Chicago, etc. Have more men who dress in suits regularly so probably a larger selection on a regular basis.
More importantly, don't question why but rather enjoy what you find. Means more opportunity for you to find something recent and high end in your size.
This is a good thrifting area but suits are worn less every year and most of what I find is hickey Freeman or jos bank and probably 5 to 10 years old so still decent but not last year's.
Of course certain areas like manhattan, Chicago, etc. Have more men who dress in suits regularly so probably a larger selection on a regular basis.
More importantly, don't question why but rather enjoy what you find. Means more opportunity for you to find something recent and high end in your size.
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Those make sense. I find on average, one full canvas per large thrift store. However, then it could be the wrong size, ugly or out dated looking. However, heritage brands seem to be timeless so usually it's just a sizing issue. It takes me about a week to find exactly what I am looking for. For instance, I wanted a navy chalk line BB GF and it took me about 4 days to find a similar PS suit.
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I go to a lot of thrift stores and see plenty of full canvas suits, but they're rarely current. They're usually from the 1980s or 1990s. And I almost never find anything in my size. I'm a 38R, which sells out first in new clothes but is much less common second hand.
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I'm the same size. But I find it's better to buy a size up anyway. If you get it taken in, it makes higher arm holes in the process.
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It's usually a bad idea to buy a size up. The only way to get a good fit is to buy the correct size. Taking in a size 40 to a 38 doesn't end up with such good results. You can take in the back, but you can't take in the front. That's the main problem. And it's not practical to remake the shoulders. If the cut is exceptional it may be possible to get a satisfactory result in decreasing a size. I don't see the point in spending hundreds of dollars to take in a suit that won't end up right. And my alterations tailor (who is superb) would likely decline to alter a suit down so much because he thinks it would be a waste of money for something that wouldn't turn out right.
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You forgot to add "um actually" at the beginning. You're wrong. There is so such thing as correct size unless you go bespoke. Suit jackets are always reduced. You almost never can add to a suit jacket. So you always need bigger or more. Obviously you need the shoulders to be correct. I think figuring out the contents of the case in Pulp Fiction would be easier than finding a person who doesn't know that you need correct shoulders. And a tailor that costs hundreds of dollars to take in a jacket and can't take in two inches? You need a new tailor.
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You answer questions as well as two monkeys eating a bowl of soup.
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you ask questions deserving of such answers. In fact the question is banal.
How do such garments end up at thrift shops? Who really cares.
Was that any better or shall I dig in further?
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I will try to give you a polite response. I usually take in a size 38 jacket about 2-3 inches in the waist. So 4-5 inches in the waist for a size 40 isn't going to work.
A "correct size" means that it fits the chest and shoulders. Everyone knows that. If a 40 can work for you in that area and your waist is larger than 32 inches, you're in luck.
And quite frequently it is possible to let out a suit. Most good suits can be let out an inch or two In the waist. They're made that way for a reason that is so obvious to you.
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Agree. When I lost weight I had a sportcoat reduced by an agreeable and skilled tailor. And the results were still lacking. You're right that taking in the back and having to leave the front untouched makes for a sloppy, strange looking jacket. When closed its passable. But when unbuttoned, the front flops around strangely. After doing this, I can now spot immediately when someone else has had this type of alteration.
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Are two epileptic monkeys better or worse, at answering questions, than one epileptic monkey?
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I additionally wonder if their epilepsy is beneficial to or a hindrance from their question answering abilities. Add in the variable of their eating or not eating soup, and one has a real quandary.
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When I left size 50, my local thrift store received quite a few full-canvas suits.
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Well, assuming alphabet soup, there might be 2x the chance of randomly scooping up words responsive to a given question. But I suspect you'd also need two bowls of soup. Or two typewriters.
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Is it just my location, or is extra large by FAR the most prevalent ?
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