[Vaun]

Anyone do this?

I went into Suit Supply and they sell suits without shoulder padding. They look great. A week before this I bought a few new suits from Nordstrom, and they have the shoulder padding. I think it makes the suit look box'y, and dated.

I want to take them in to have the shoulder padding removed. Can this be done?

[samsamsam]

With respect to suits, I highly recommend styleforum.net and askandy

I did a quick google search for you.

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=ch...%20PADDING

It isn't that the guys on here don't know about suits, etc. It is just that styleforum and askandy have been around for years and have a ton of useful info. And guys that seem to think about clothes as much as guys on here think about women.

Hope you find the answer you are looking for!

[The Reactionary Tree]

I am pretty sure you cannot remove the padding because you have have to get the shoulders completely remade. It would cost a fortune to remove the padding & may ruin the jacket.

[Vaun]

the advice is all over the place. Suitsupply said its rarely done and they dont do it, Styleforum has lots of posts from people who have, and say its easy. I guess it depends on the taylor. Thanks for the suggestions.

[polymath]

The shoulders of a suit are like the foundation of a building. The way the suit hangs is largely dependent on their structure.

If you want a suit without shoulder pads, you should buy one that was designed without them in the first place.

[Sebastian]

I tried skinny suit at topmen. I have a regular shoulder and narrow waist but my shoulder looked too narrow. It looked worse than wearing just tshirts. Try one of those first

[Suits]

Was there ever a better reason to go bespoke?

[The Reactionary Tree]

Another great haberdasher is Howard Yount. He's online, just Google him. His sport coats have no shoulder padding.

[lovejoy]

It depends on the suit, find a good tailor through referrals and ask him for his opinion as to the best option for the suit in question.