Started breaking in my new suit, one piece leather. It's mostly good but a little long in the leg and arms...
Is tailoring these a thing? If so any recommendations?
Do you need it taken up from the elbow to the shoulder? Knee to hip?
Or off the cuff and ankle.
How do you know which you need/ does the elbow and knee armour sit where it should when you are on the bike? If the armour is below the elbow/knee you need to pull it up above the elbow/knee. Expensive one.
If the armour is right then off the cuff/ankle,,cheaper of the two.
Now, you can not just hack of the end and make it look pretty. It has to be re shaped/tailored to fit snug around your cuff/wrist. So the suit does not ride up in a crash.
We typically remove the zippers and cut it then re-size it. But some suits the armour is very low. And if you need it above the elbow/knee...one would need to see if it can be done.
A lot of suits today can not be altered,,,and look anywhere near decent let alone function properly.
Yes ,some tailors can do the work. But I have also seen tailors use vinyl that looks like leather for replacing panels. Which would be fine on fashion leather. Not so much sliding down the road. Best to get references first.
feel free to ask me what can or can't be done.
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