{"id":9,"date":"2026-10-07T03:49:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T03:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-hemline\/how-a-suit-jacket-should-fit\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T03:49:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T03:49:25","slug":"how-a-suit-jacket-should-fit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-hemline\/how-a-suit-jacket-should-fit\/","title":{"rendered":"How a suit jacket should fit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A jacket can be adjusted in many places, but some are much easier to change than others. Check these points in front of a mirror, wearing the shirt you will wear with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The parts that are hard to change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Shoulders:<\/strong> the shoulder seam should end where your shoulder ends, with no dent below it and no overhang. Shoulders are the hardest part of a jacket to alter, so choose a jacket that fits here first.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Collar:<\/strong> the jacket collar should rest on your shirt collar without a gap at the back of the neck.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The parts a tailor can usually adjust<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sleeve length:<\/strong> a little shirt cuff, about 1 to 1.5 cm, usually shows below the jacket sleeve when your arms hang down.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Waist:<\/strong> buttoned, the jacket should close without pulling into an X shape around the button. Taking in the sides gives a closer fit.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Length:<\/strong> a classic jacket usually covers most of the seat, but lengths vary with style, and shortening a jacket a lot can upset its proportions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the shoulders and collar fit, most of the rest can usually be tailored. Bring the jacket to a fitting and ask what is possible before you buy, especially for sale items that cannot be returned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shoulders, collar, sleeves and length: five things to check in the mirror before you buy a suit or have one altered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":18,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-hemline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-hemline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-hemline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-hemline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-hemline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-hemline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-hemline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-hemline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-hemline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}