Thanks

They are pretty amazing! I got to make it out to LA one of these days.

For these kind of fit problems, I’d definitely recommend going in person to get a suit (and shirts) custom made (made-to-measure). A quality shop should have people than can help address your needs better than I could without knowing more. Good luck!

One is that dress shirts that fit my shoulders and chest actually struggle to button at the lower waist and upper hips.

The other is getting slacks that fit my waist, hips and rear. And even if they fit, most slim or even just not super wide leg pants accentuate those areas.

What are my best options for style both with the shirt and slacks? Thanks ahead of time and for the super informative article!

Jimmy Au in LA fit me over the phone a few years ago by asking me for just a few numbers. They shipped it to me & amazingly everything fit perfectly! It was truly shocking, since I was 5’3″ and 230 lbs. They had Portly Extra Short which is nearly impossible to find, since Extra Short itself is very rare. All I had to do was get the pant length hemmed locally. They have all their own custom designs & patterns proportioned for only short men, refined over decades, & get them custom manufactured in Canada.

At 5’7″, you may be a Portly Short, which they surely must have as a hard to get size.

Once I am finished losing (a lot) weight, I will probably buy another suit from Jimmy Au.

In comparison, the Petermanning suit was a better fit off the rack it was not too long requiring minimum tailoring, just the sleeves.

I still want to give a custom bespoke suits a try, since Petermanning has inventory challenges and I want to keep my options open. Do you have a recommendation regarding who can ACTUALLY make a “shorter” and properly proportion cut suit for a shorter person?