youmightfindyourself: Ever wondered why your Dolce & Gabbana jacket fits you so well but the Gucci just isn’t right? Well, it’s Antonio Bracciani’s fault. Bracciani is not a designer, a marketer or a manager. He is a fit model. And most of the clothes in the retail collections of Gucci, Prada, Burberry, Z Zegna and Calvin Klein Collection have been made to fit his body. Not yours, not mine, but his.So if you happen to be 72″ tall with a 33″ waist, have a 39″ chest and 38″ hips, and exactly 18.5″ shoulders with a 15.7″ collar, everything will fit you. (184cm tall with an 84cm waist, 100cm chest and 98cm hips, 47cm shoulders and a 40cm collar.) Otherwise it will always be a little bit off.These proportions are scaled up to the various chest and waist sizes used to classify jackets and trousers. So the precise measurements are less important than the ratios – if you are that little bit bigger than Antonio in every area, the suit might still fit you perfectly.Antonio has kept the same figure he had when he was 18, through a steady diet and exercise regime. He spends most of his working days standing very still, having clothes fitted on him for hours on end. A slightly unusual occupation, but one that leaves plenty of time for planning his future – setting up an agency for fit models and other unsung jobs in the industry, like pattern cutters. Because you’re not going to stay the same size forever. (Although Armani’s current fit model is 55-years old – Antonio is only 32.) (via permanent style) Not to belabor the point, but shouldn’t anyone buying suiting at these price points be going to a tailor (at least in the department store, if not elsewhere) to make sure everything is properly fitted?  All things considered, this guy is pretty standard for modern fits.  Every designer has at least one fit model, so I’m not sure why Bracciani’s fit model status is a problem.  If you google him, it seems that a ton of fashion bloggers are up-in-arms about the fact that their Gucci “doesn’t fit.” Or at least it reads that way.  Uh…if you’re not the same shape/size as the 55 year-old Armani fit model, the Armani won’t fit you either.  The scaling, as mentioned, is what happens with every manufacturer.  What do you expect?  Go see a bespoke tailor if you want it to fit like it was made for you. Dear men:  welcome to the world of off-the-peg clothing.  At least you’re not trying to work around a 36-DDD bustline combined with a pigeon-chest. <3 pvb

youmightfindyourself:

Ever wondered why your Dolce & Gabbana jacket fits you so well but the Gucci just isn’t right? Well, it’s Antonio Bracciani’s fault.

Bracciani is not a designer, a marketer or a manager. He is a fit model. And most of the clothes in the retail collections of Gucci, Prada, Burberry, Z Zegna and Calvin Klein Collection have been made to fit his body. Not yours, not mine, but his.

So if you happen to be 72″ tall with a 33″ waist, have a 39″ chest and 38″ hips, and exactly 18.5″ shoulders with a 15.7″ collar, everything will fit you. (184cm tall with an 84cm waist, 100cm chest and 98cm hips, 47cm shoulders and a 40cm collar.) Otherwise it will always be a little bit off.

These proportions are scaled up to the various chest and waist sizes used to classify jackets and trousers. So the precise measurements are less important than the ratios – if you are that little bit bigger than Antonio in every area, the suit might still fit you perfectly.

Antonio has kept the same figure he had when he was 18, through a steady diet and exercise regime. He spends most of his working days standing very still, having clothes fitted on him for hours on end. A slightly unusual occupation, but one that leaves plenty of time for planning his future – setting up an agency for fit models and other unsung jobs in the industry, like pattern cutters. Because you’re not going to stay the same size forever. (Although Armani’s current fit model is 55-years old – Antonio is only 32.) (via permanent style)

Not to belabor the point, but shouldn’t anyone buying suiting at these price points be going to a tailor (at least in the department store, if not elsewhere) to make sure everything is properly fitted?  All things considered, this guy is pretty standard for modern fits.  Every designer has at least one fit model, so I’m not sure why Bracciani’s fit model status is a problem.  If you google him, it seems that a ton of fashion bloggers are up-in-arms about the fact that their Gucci “doesn’t fit.” Or at least it reads that way.  Uh…if you’re not the same shape/size as the 55 year-old Armani fit model, the Armani won’t fit you either.  The scaling, as mentioned, is what happens with every manufacturer.  What do you expect?  Go see a bespoke tailor if you want it to fit like it was made for you.

Dear men:  welcome to the world of off-the-peg clothing.  At least you’re not trying to work around a 36-DDD bustline combined with a pigeon-chest.

<3 pvb