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| The Transatlantic Traveler Blue Suit |
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I ordered the Transatlantic Traveling Navy Blue Suit to replace my Indochino Navy Blue suit that I had ordered as my first Indochino suit, back around April 2010. The suit still holds up fine, but I just know much better now what I want in a suit and didn't feel entirely comfortable with it anymore.
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I ordered the Transatlantic Traveling Navy Blue Suit to replace my Indochino Navy Blue suit that I had ordered as my first Indochino suit, back around April 2010. The suit still holds up fine, but I just know much better now what I want in a suit and didn't feel entirely comfortable with it anymore.
When I had first ordered the Traveling Navy suit, the jacket arrived with a too high button stance and too much waist suppression. I do have rather wide hips and a long torso, so the combination really left me looking as if I was wearing a women's blazer.
Luckily, Indochino still does the free remakes and I am glad that the remade jacket now fits perfectly. Angie ensured my that my preferences of a lower button stance and less waist suppression are now noted on my account, so I shouldn't have these problems again in the future. Actually, don't know why I had it them in first place, these issues didn't occur with earlier suits. Anyway, I hope that now with their digital cutting process these problems are a thing of the past.
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| Transatlantic Traveler Navy Blue Suit | 479$ Ultimate Utility Shirt | 79$ Regimental Strip Tie | 49$ Elegant Angle Tie Clip | 39$ Metal Collar Stays | 9$ |
I have noticed some Indochino suits with overdone waist suppression in the past, so if you don't exactly have the ideal model shape of wide shoulders and narrow hips, you might want to tell them to take care with the waist suppression.
The suit itself is really cool. You might have read my article on the Traveling Collection, so you know about it's special features like Teflon coated Merino wool (it feels nice to the touch, luckily), zipped sleeve cuffs, headphone ports and zip pocket under the lapel, vents under the armpits, etc. Some of those are just gimmicks I probably won't use much - for example there are something like 9 pockets inside the suit, I won't ever use them as it would probably destroy the shape and looks of the jacket. Other features are really nice to have, I am determined to see if I can make proper use of the headphone port and the Teflon coating will definitely come in handy for those Spaghetti lunches.
Another item I purchased is the Intriguing Intellectual Brown Tweed Blazer. I had the same fit problem with this one, the remade blazer fits great though. To be honest, I even think the waist suppression is overdone at the model. I stayed with the peak lapels and the ticket pocket as shown on the Indochino website. I am still not sure if the peak lapels were a wise choice, but it looks cool - especially with the elbow patches (I realize you either hate or love them). It's a pretty versatile blazer, I could have easily worn it with jeans and without tie as well, just was too lazy to change for the photo
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| Intriguing Intellectual Brown Tweed Blazer | 299$ Navy Blue Pants (from the Transatlantic Traveler Navy Blue Suit) Ultimate Utility Shirt | 79$ Spot On Navy Tie | 39$ Elegant Angle Tie Clip | 39$ Metal Collar Stays | 9$ |
All in all, two great additions to my wardrobe. I hope that was it for me with remakes on my suits, I indeed have high hopes for their newly introduced digital cutting process. By the way, I will be doing an interview with Indochino CEO Kyle Vucko and I'm writing together a couple of questions at the moment. Are there any specific questions you would like to ask? I will gather them all and see what I can get answered.
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Ask Kyle about setting up a loyalty program. I have ordered over 9 suits, would love for them to establish a discount program of some sort, especially since they have all but given up on coupons. Its frustating, because a lot of us have become customers because of their coupon intatitive in the past, and have only seen the suits get more expensive with no discount opinions.
Also, no review on the Steve Nash Glen Plaid you posted pics of before?
Good point, thanks! Will definitely ask about that.
Yeah, well, I wanted to. I took the jacket to a tailor to let it out a bit on the sides and that tailor made the suit completely boxy. I am taking it to another tailor now to have it fixed. Very annoying...
Would you ask Kyle if they'll consider offering an upgrade option for sewn full canvas jackets?
What kind of shoes are you wearing in your photos?
Rather simple brown ones from a local shoemaker (not custom shoes though)
Could you speak a little more to the durability of the suits you've purchased? Maybe a whole column would be better than a reply to this comment.
Good idea Elliot, I might just do that, but the only problem I have had so far were loose buttons. I do not dry clean the jackets though, but only brush them, hang them in the bathroom to get rid of the wrinkles and clean the odd spot with a sponge.
Interesting... I had the exact opposite problem: too little waist suppression and too much room in the jacket hips. The result was some really baggy jackets.
Eventually I had to bring my measurements for my jacket waist and jacket hips down by over 2.75 inches while almost every other Indochino measurement needed at most 1 inch of tweaking here or there. However, by jacket #6 things fit perfectly (no tailoring required).
That brings me to the idea of a rewards system that so many of us have been mentioning.
After the money and effort put into buying 6 Indochino items, getting them tailored and refining my measurements, I would really appreciate some sort of rewards system. Here is my idea:
Terms and Conditions:
"After your 5th purchase of an Indochino suit if your next purchase does not require the full use of the $75 alterations credit, the remainder is transferred to your account as store credit.
This credit can be applied to any Indochino purchase exceeding the credit value. You must apply your credit to your next purchase. Credits expire 6 months from the date of purchase."Assuming I need an average of $15 alterations over the course of several suits now, I would effectively have a sort of rolling 10% discount depending on the suit being purchased.
Pardon my ignorance, but with a lint brush? Or is there some other type of brush I'm missing out on?
What I use is a horsehair brush specifically for suits.
Interesting idea, however, I would expect something more substantial than what you suggested for my continued loyalty, like a free shirt with a suit purchase after your 3rd suit, and maybe 2 shirts+accessory after your 6th order. Remember, that while free merchandise may feel like a significant reward to us, it is really cost effective for the company -- the production cost is extremely low, and they don't pay extra for shipping since it's included with the suit purchase. And that should be combinable with the current promotions they may be running. Just a thought...
Hi Lorenz
Like to ask, does the Indochino collect the old suit when request for the remake. I just receive the remake suit but did not receive anything info on whether they going to collect the old one or not
Lorenzo. after 20 or so suits you still have to take Indochino to the tailor? What happened to the review of Proper Suit vs Indochino. The new site is up for Proper Suit and I must say I will never use Indochino again. So glad to be a member.
Hey Stuard, I saw the new website for Proper Suit, good to see they are doing well! I love the suit I have. Back when I did the review, I wanted it to be Proper Suit vs. Indochino, but then I had to wait for an Indochino remake and thus went for a Proper Suit solo review :)
I am thinking about buying a few suits, I am a rather large guy, any suggestions?
I'm really sorry I saw this so late - I would ask them to be careful with the waist suppression, but apart from that the suit will be cut to your measurements anyway, so with a bit of patience you should get a good fit!
Are the pants of these suits slim fitting??
Yeah, they have a rather tailored fit. Mostly depends on the measurements you use, of course!
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