Ready-to-Wear

BY KEITH KIRSNER Ready to wear refers to the clothes you get off the rack in the stores that are ready for you to wear. These clothes are intended to be worn without significant alteration because it is meant to fit most people. So even if you go to the store and find your size, it still is considered ‘ready to wear’ because a tailor didn’t custom make that garment specifically for you. Now with that said, that doesn’t mean because you found your size that there is nothing left to do but wear it.

There may need some extra tweaks in that shirt, coat, or pants that will make all the difference in the world if you have them altered before you wear it. Ever considered getting your trench coat taken 2’’ off the bottom to balance your height proportions correctly? Maybe that shirt billows too much in the back. Take it to a tailor and have it taken in an inch on each side for look that will have people turning heads. Sometimes it’s a matter of getting a pair of scissors and unstitching that patch on the sleeve to make it your own. Just because you bought it doesn’t mean it ends there. Give your clothes some personality and take yourself to the next level!

- Your Style Guy