Gratiot Avenue through Roseville was a shopping street before the mall opened in 1964, and a great many first suits have been bought along it. Fashions changed several times across those sixty years. The single mistake families make did not change at all.
Buying room to grow
It’s well meant and it fails in the same way every time. The shoulder is the one seam a tailor cannot move, so a jacket bought large is wrong in the only place that can never be corrected, for as long as he owns it.
The alternative costs no more
Buy the shoulder that fits today. Sleeves, waist and hem all move as he does, and Roman, master tailor at Lincoln Tailor, on site in our store, moves them; small jobs he can often do while you wait.
And the tier is a separate question
An Everyday Classic at $139 to $159 while he’s still changing shape, Signature Wool at $259 to $299 once he isn’t. Which of those depends only on the boy, not on the occasion, and a consultant who isn’t on commission will say so plainly.
More on wedding suits, or plan your visit to our Oak Park showroom.
