How should a suit jacket fit?

The shoulder seam should sit on the edge of your shoulder with no divot or overhang; the chest should close without pulling; and about a quarter-inch of shirt cuff should show. Get the shoulders right and everything else follows.

I'm hard to fit — athletic, tall, shorter, or bigger. Can you help?

That's exactly who bespoke is for. A drop from athletic shoulders to a trim waist, a long or short rise, a fuller chest — a pattern drafted to you handles what off-the-rack can't. Hard-to-fit bodies are most of my week.

Can a suit make me look slimmer or taller?

A well-cut suit can, honestly — a clean shoulder line, the right button stance and trouser break lengthen and streamline you. It's tailoring, not a trick, and it only works when the suit is cut to your actual body.

How should trousers fit and break?

Comfortable at the waist without a belt cinching them, and a break at the shoe that's your call — full, half, or none. I'll show you each on you before we finish the hem.

Business · Business & Professional

The interview suit: dressing to be trusted

Updated July 2026 · by Sam Talkar

Business & Professional — Sam's Menswear

For an interview you want to look competent, not costumed. The right suit makes you forgettable in the best way — nothing about your clothes distracts from what you’re saying. Here’s how to get there.

The colour

Navy or mid-grey. Every time. Both read as capable and considered without shouting. Black is too severe and too formal — it reads funeral, not boardroom. Save the character (bolder cloth, a check) for once you’ve got the job. Why navy first →

The fit is the whole game

A modest off-the-rack suit that fits beats an expensive one that doesn’t. In an interview, fit is the signal — it says you pay attention to detail and take yourself seriously. The shoulders must sit clean, the jacket must close without strain, the trousers must break just once at the shoe. How a suit should fit →

Keep the details quiet

White or pale-blue shirt, pressed. Nothing louder.
A simple tie in a solid or small pattern — no novelty, no shine.
Black or dark-brown shoes, polished. People notice shoes.
Belt matches the shoes. Always.

Give yourself time

If you’re having something made for a specific interview, give it three to four weeks. Leave it later than that and you’re better off in a well-altered off-the-rack suit than a rushed custom one. How long it takes →

Interview on the calendar? Book a fitting — I’ll make sure the fit does the talking.