Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This video documents my 2nd attempt at tailoring at home. I thrifted a nearly new Statement Italian 3-piece suit that was quite a bit too big in the legs and around the chest, and the body was too long. This time I reduced the chest size, reduced the length of the body of the jacket, and I took a lot of material out of the legs. I learned how to do all of this from Louis Geramita's YouTube channel "Aspiring Gent".
0:30 - "Staying in my lane" & my philosophy
1:03 - Analyzing the quality of the Statement suit
2:24 - The "before" jacket fitment
4:07 - The "before" slacks fitment
4:28 - Pinning & marking the excess slacks material
5:50 - Disassembling the slacks cuffs and opening the seam & transferring the marks to the inside fabric
8:13 - Restitching along the new marks
9:42 - Taking a first look at my work on the slacks
10:27 - Taking in the other leg
12:10 - Moving the rear crease and ironing flat the new seam
12:59 - Sewing the cuffs back up
14:02 - Pinning the side of the jacket
14:40 - Marking the side panel to take in
15:28 - Opening up the bottom and side of the jacket & transferring the marks to the inside material
16:11 - Closing the shell side panel along the new marks, removing the excess material, and closing up the lining
17:12 - Shortening the bottom of the jacket
19:57 - Trying on the jacket with one side taken in and shortened
20:31 - Showing some of the details of the construction of the side panels and lining attachment
21:06 - Closing up the new bottom hems
21:34 - Taking apart the side seam of the other side
22:27 - Pinning the second side vent alteration
23:39: Major mistake #2
24:13 - Reattaching the lining and closing up the side vent
26:30 - Finishing closing the shortened jacket bottom seam
29:14 - The final result! The good, bad, and the ugly...
31:56 - Outro & closing shots
Here are Louis's referenced Videos:
"DIY Suit Coat Sliming Tutorial | No More Boxy Suit"
youtu.be/e0dWPIq8s7s
"Taking In The Crotch Seam | Slimming Your Pants"
youtu.be/sQoWwhAPeUI
See The Gentleman's Gazette" for a pleathora of good suit/jacket videos:
youtube.com/user/thegentlemansgazette
Music Credit: YouTube Audio Library & Free Music Public Domain:
1. "Pondering Madly" by The Lemming Sheppards
2. "Be A King (M.W.D. Remix)" by Metaharmoniks
3. "Brahma (Artner Remix) by Metaharmoniks
4. "Tropical House" by Yuri Bespalov
5. "75 Lower" by DJ Williams
This video documents my 2nd attempt at tailoring at home. I thrifted a nearly new Statement Italian 3-piece suit that was quite a bit too big in the legs and around the chest, and the body was too long. This time I reduced the chest size, reduced the length of the body of the jacket, and I took a lot of material out of the legs. I learned how to do all of this from Louis Geramita's YouTube channel "Aspiring Gent".
0:30 - "Staying in my lane" & my philosophy
1:03 - Analyzing the quality of the Statement suit
2:24 - The "before" jacket fitment
4:07 - The "before" slacks fitment
4:28 - Pinning & marking the excess slacks material
5:50 - Disassembling the slacks cuffs and opening the seam & transferring the marks to the inside fabric
8:13 - Restitching along the new marks
9:42 - Taking a first look at my work on the slacks
10:27 - Taking in the other leg
12:10 - Moving the rear crease and ironing flat the new seam
12:59 - Sewing the cuffs back up
14:02 - Pinning the side of the jacket
14:40 - Marking the side panel to take in
15:28 - Opening up the bottom and side of the jacket & transferring the marks to the inside material
16:11 - Closing the shell side panel along the new marks, removing the excess material, and closing up the lining
17:12 - Shortening the bottom of the jacket
19:57 - Trying on the jacket with one side taken in and shortened
20:31 - Showing some of the details of the construction of the side panels and lining attachment
21:06 - Closing up the new bottom hems
21:34 - Taking apart the side seam of the other side
22:27 - Pinning the second side vent alteration
23:39: Major mistake #2
24:13 - Reattaching the lining and closing up the side vent
26:30 - Finishing closing the shortened jacket bottom seam
29:14 - The final result! The good, bad, and the ugly...
31:56 - Outro & closing shots
Here are Louis's referenced Videos:
"DIY Suit Coat Sliming Tutorial | No More Boxy Suit"
youtu.be/e0dWPIq8s7s
"Taking In The Crotch Seam | Slimming Your Pants"
youtu.be/sQoWwhAPeUI
See The Gentleman's Gazette" for a pleathora of good suit/jacket videos:
youtube.com/user/thegentlemansgazette
Music Credit: YouTube Audio Library & Free Music Public Domain:
1. "Pondering Madly" by The Lemming Sheppards
2. "Be A King (M.W.D. Remix)" by Metaharmoniks
3. "Brahma (Artner Remix) by Metaharmoniks
4. "Tropical House" by Yuri Bespalov
5. "75 Lower" by DJ Williams
