• d3Xt3r@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    all men apparently wear belts

    Not me. I used to wear them once upon a time, but I learnt to just buy better fitting pants, or get them altered at the tailors so they fit well.

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        1 year ago

        Something I accidentally did for myself as an adolescent is get a tailor. I cannot recommend enough!

        Your clothes look nicer, but they also last a lot longer when they’re altered to work with your body instead of against it.

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            1 year ago

            It varies. You can find some very affordable tailors that do really good work. It depends a lot on what you want done. Take in a shirt? Maybe $30. Tons of alterations on a suit jacket? Could be $150+. It really depends.

            I’ve found that a good tailor is worth every penny, though. I have many 20 year old clothing items that still look good and aren’t overly worn because they fit well.

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              1 year ago

              Alright, so probably not for me, as the only upper body wear I like is plain red t-shirts, which come pretty cheap anyways.

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                Yeah, I don’t think t-shirts are necessarily bigtime tailoring candidates, but pretty much all pants are!

                I currently have a brand of OTR pants that fit me nicely, so I don’t have every single pair of pants I buy tailored. But the difference is noticeable when I do have a pair done. I like Levis 514 jeans, but they’re cut for wider hips than I posess. A little take-in and maybe a different hem length drastically changes the way I look in jeans. It adds a tidiness that makes them more versatile.