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When to Buy Suit Separates

For some, finding a suit that fits perfectly can be difficult. Trouble arises when one piece of a suit needs to be altered by more than a couple inches. For dress pants, for example, if they have to be tailored more than 3-4 inches then you have the wrong size to begin with and you should opt for a different pair. Unfortunately, as a result of the nesting, this means a smaller suit jacket, and it is difficult and expensive to make a jacket longer because there is a finite amount of material.

Most of us don't have bodies that adhere to a template, and nested suits can become a source of frustration. If it so happens that you aren’t particularly tall but have long arms, it is impossible to find a suit that fits your body. Likewise if you are a taller man with shorter arms, it is going to be difficult to find dress pants that fit without a jacket that is too big.

Never fear, enter suit separates to the rescue.

Suit separates are an elegant solution for those who need to find the right combination of jacket and dress pants. Instead of having to buy the pants that the manufacturers deem correspond with your jacket size, with suit separates you can buy the two pieces individually, and mix and match to find the perfect fit.

The one thing to make sure of when buying suit separates is that the pieces match one another. With so many brands designing suit separates, you shouldn’t have any problem finding a pair of pants and a suit jacket from the same designer. This will ensure that the color and the style are the same.

Consider yourself lucky if you are able to find a nested suit that closely fits your body. For those of us who aren’t built as proportionally, suit separates give you the opportunity to build the ideal suit for your fit without the hassle!