Claire's Picks
← Suits and Formal Worth Dressing Up ForSlim Fit Suits That Suit More Builds Than You'd Expect
Slim fit gets a bad reputation and most of it is deserved when the cut is wrong. Too narrow in the chest, too tapered in the leg, and suddenly a suit that looked good on a model makes a normal man feel like he's wearing someone else's clothes. But written off entirely it should not be. A well engineered slim fit does something a classic cut struggles to do, which is read as sharp without needing a lot of height or a particular kind of physique to pull it off. We've been looking specifically at suits where the suppression is in the right places, the shoulder sits cleanly, and the trouser has enough room through the thigh to actually move in. These are not suits built for one body type. They are built for fit, which is a different thing entirely. If you've tried slim and been burned before, these are the ones worth trying again.
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