Fit & Tailoring

Where a garment is supposed to sit, what a tailor can move, and how to read a size chart that means something different in every country.

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How garments should fit

Shoulder, chest, waist, rise and break — garment by garment.

Alterations

What is cheap to change, what is expensive, and what no tailor can do — so you know before you buy.

Sizing systems

Vanity sizing, national systems, and how to translate between them.