Quote Originally Posted by longhuntr74 View Post
Ryan...I'm right there with you! Even "Tailored" or "Athletic" fit shirts are too big in the waist. 44" chest and 32" waist doesn't come "off the rack". I just ordered three shirts from Charles Tyrwhitt today in their "Slim" fit option. The chest measurement they quote seems as if it will be about perfect...the waist measurement could be about 2" smaller. If I were to go to their "tailored" fit, the waist would be about perfect...but the the chest also gets 2" smaller...which would be a non-starter...buttons pulling every time you moved. Just this weekend I altered three of my "off the rack" button down shirts by putting darts in the back and taking about 5-6" out of the waist of each, depending on starting measurements.

Oh...and back on the topic...I find that I have to buy a size smaller vest (medium vs. large) when buying them...and even then, they are frequently an inch or two too long. I always feel like they need to be taken in at the shoulders.
Heh- Yep. Misery loves company.

But indeed, all that sounds quite familiar, save that I don't yet have the skills with needle and thread to start messing with my shirts.

And I can sometimes have the same trouble as you with vests too, actually. Too long.

EDIT: I'm 46" and 33", so we really are looking at almost an identical problem... I'm wondering if the vest issue is height or build... or a little of both. I'm 6'. Out of curiosity, how tall are you?