An enormous number of suits in Detroit closets were last worn to a funeral, sometimes years ago, and haven’t been touched since. The garment has acquired an association, and the association keeps it hanging there unworn while its owner assumes he doesn’t really own a suit.
The association is doing real damage
It costs a man the use of something he already paid for. A dark suit is not a funeral garment; it is the most broadly useful thing in menswear, and it happens to also be correct for funerals.
Two things break the association
Wearing it somewhere else, once, which is oddly difficult and entirely effective. And having it altered, because a suit that has been changed to fit the man you are now stops feeling like the suit from that day.
What altering it involves
Usually a waist and a sleeve, occasionally the sides of the jacket. Basic alterations can often be completed while you wait. For anything larger, Roman, master tailor at Lincoln Tailor, quotes the job and confirms the completion date before he starts.
Also for Detroit: Greenfield Road Runs Straight, and Nobody Needs a Freeway. More on alterations, or plan your visit to our Oak Park showroom.
