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What to buy, what to skip and what to expect from a price. Researched from published measurements and brand size charts.

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A made-up trouser beside the pattern piece it was drafted from, the inside leg drawn as the heaviest line on both, with a tape laid along that seam and the same length measured on cloth and on paper.
Shopping

The Inseam Map

A straight leg at 26″, a wide leg at 28″ and a crop at 24″ are three different outfits. Mapping inseam to break is the fastest way to stop guessing.

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A tailored jacket on a stand part way through an alteration, with chalk lines and pins set where the sleeves and hem are to come up and the amount to be taken off the hem measured.
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What Is Worth Tailoring, and What Isn’t

Hems and sleeves are cheap and transformative. Shoulders and rises are expensive and rarely worth it. A short list of what to pay for.

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