Measuring Yourself for a Suit
So, Here at Deepseed, we are just about to update our Measuring Guide and Measuring school pages again, with more detail and new measurements. You may wander "WHY do they keep on updating their measuring processes and guides??"...After all It AINT ROCKET SCIENCE...Right??
Well You would be right, it isn't Rocket Science, BUT you would be amazed and astounded at just how often we get sent measurements on an order that are completely and utterly FUBAR.
We have invested heavily in our Pattern Development, with each set of tolerances and pattern grading thoroughly tested to ensure a GREAT FIT. We also run PAD (Computerised Patterning), and plot our patterns on a large Printer (so no hand drawing), which massively improves accuracy in pattern production. BUT there is only so much we can do, before the old addage " Garbage IN...Garbage OUT" kicks in.
We want to get every single suit we make fitting perfectly on each and every customer, first time, every time. That is the Utopia!. However, occasionallly, we get the phone call or email that we hate getting, which is from an upset customer, who has just excitedly tried on their jumpsuit, only to find it doesn't fit.
At this point, we usually scratch our heads, go and check over the paperwork, and make sure that the person on quality control was not having an "OFF Day" More often than not, we find that according to our paperwork and the measurements supplied, the suit should fit as advertsied, and as all of our pattern research and testing proved that it should.
This is where we then usually have a conversation with the person (in depth) and go over some measurements with them. At this point, this is where we find out just why the suit doesn;t fit in some cases. Examples of what we have uncovered here are:-
THAT GUY, who uses a Builders Tape measure (you know the retractable metal kind),
THAT GUY, who is too embarrassed to have a mate measure him, so measures himself! (how do you measure your own Total Torso accurately?)
THAT GUY, who uses a ruler and piece of string!!
THAT GUY, who knows what size jeans he wears, so doesn;t need to bother measuring his Pant waist
THAT GUY, who subtracts a few inches here and there, Cos he's on a diet and a fitness binge at the Gym
THAT GUY, who reads the 2-way tape back to front (so tells us his inseam is 26" instead of 34")
Now, this is not intended to take the piss out of anyone...We do this every day, and most people have never been measured for any clothing before, so we do understand why this is not easy....And so, everytime we can find a way to improve our guide, and our measuring process, We do it...because we want to make it as easy as possible for you all, so that Not even THAT GUY...can Fuck it up!!