In this video, I try a Spier & Mackay 38 contemporary and 40 slim in the same style of double-breasted jacket and two different single-breasted sport coats to compare fit.
I prefer the body of the 40 slim and the sleeve length on the 38 contemporary. Maybe a 40 contemporary and have it altered. Another nice video though. Thanks! I am getting ready to soon pull the trigger on Spier & Mackay.
I think the 38’ look the best for my taste. The 40’s look ok as well if you want more of a relaxed fit. Other than the double breasted ones I prefer my summer blazers to be mostly worn open anyway.
The 40 slim looks better then the 38 contemporary in the double breasted. The 38 looks very straight from the jacket waist down and looks like a blouse almost. The 40 slim fits your body more snugger or at least shows a good silhouette.
it would look best if you had the shoulders of the 40 but everything else from the 38. the 40 has a better overall shape (broad shoulder narrower waist) but the sleeves and torso are too long
Hello great video, may I ask your chest size? I usually take a 38 but the size chart from Spier Mackay says a size 38 is only up to a 38 chest. So between a 38 to 40 chest should size up?
I'm in between 38 and 40 and I usually do 38 contemporary but can also do 40 slim. The shoulders are slightly wide on the 40 and sometimes show a shoulder divot on the 38, so there are issues and benefits each way TBH.
I also struggle with a correct jacket length literally all the time ‘cause I’m a shorter guy with a relatively wide V-shaped torso, so sizing up in the chest makes a jacket proportionally longer lengthwise and this is something a tailor usually cannot fix without messing up the button stance. Thanks for bearing with me till the end of the comment 😅
Agreed both sizes appear to be good fit which begs this question, which fit/size do you prefer to wear? I watched your Double Breated S&M video and wanted to know your thoughts?
These are regular length sizes, right? I am often a short size at just under 5’9 (suitsupply) but the spier and mackay sizing mechanism says I’m a regular. Any thoughts?
Did Spier tell you that? I'm looking at the size guide for suits now and don't see specific heights mentioned though I could be missing it. I would email them to ask. If they already told you, I think the return cost is not bad.
@@gentlemenscholarsclub they have an automated “find your fit” mechanism. It’s not in the size chart itself. I’ve been a suit supply guy forever - but they have seemed to change their sizing some and off the rack doesn’t fit as well. I’ve thought about going indochino, but ran across spier and your video. Lots of fit option with slim and contemporary. Like you, I’m guessing I’m a 40 slim and 38 contemporary, but trying to decide on the length. I’m usually a short.
Lapel gap can be caused by various things. For me, I find a tailor can take in the collar a bit behind the neck to fix it, but it's a complex issue in terms of cause. Sometimes being too small causes a gap and sometimes just too much fabric around the back of the neck. For example, when I wore a 36 from SuitSupply instead of a 38, I still had gapping. Ring Jacket doesn't gap for me even though it is bigger in fit.
Thanks so much for this video explanation. Its so confusing on their website. No video or photos to compare on their website. This keeps me from buying from them.
Good question. I have both contemporary and slim and don't notice a specific difference in are width, but I can measure when I get home and let you know.
@@gentlemenscholarsclub thanks for that video. May I ask for you chest and shoulder measurements? I find it extremely difficult with the sizing of them.
