Welcome to His Tuxedos

Jackets

• Make sure the shoulders of the dinner jacket fit so that sleeves fall in a clean, unbroken line from the outer edge of the shoulder,
• Make sure that the outline of your shoulder muscles cannot be seen.
• See that the jacket drapes nicely across the chest and over the shoulder blades, offering just enough extra space so that you can lift your arms comfortably without pulling the front of the jacket open or stretching out its back.
• See that the bottom seam of the jacket lines up with the knuckles on your thumbs.
• Have the jacket sleeves tailored to allow about 1/2 inch of the shirt cuff to be seen.
• Make sure that the flaps made by the vents and slits stay in place when you put your hands in your pockets.

Trousers

• Check that the pleats on your trousers are closed when the tailor is fitting you.

• Make sure that the crease of the trousers intersects the middle of both your knee and your shoe.

• See that the trouser bottom has a slight break in its line when resting on top of the shoe and that it has enough width to cover about 2/3 of the shoe.

Waistcoats

• Keep the fit of your waistcoat rather loose, allowing you to sit comfortably.
• See that the top of the waistcoat has enough material to be seen when your jacket is buttoned and that the back of it is longer than the front, to keep your waistband covered.
• Make sure the points of your waistcoat are higher than the points of your tailcoat, for white tie and tails.

Tailcoat

• Check that the tails on your tailcoat line up with the back of your knee.