[pakitan]

> You can assume they'd rather be constructing new clothes, rather than doing alterations

Thankfully, the free hand of the market provides a solution uniquely tailored to this kind of problem - just raise the price for the adjustments to a point where it's easier and cheaper if you just buy a new suit. In fact, if we are talking about huge weight loss I'm not even sure how the "adjustment" would be any less time-consuming than starting from scratch.

[woleium]

That’s the problem, most of Savile Row will offer free alterations because they want you to look good in their clothes

[ginko]

The article should have mentioned that.

[jdeibele]

"The cost of alterations is an economically reasonable risk: the above would come in at £1,600 with Terry when they would need £5,000 to 7,000 for a replacement."

[ginko]

Either that or hire more people to do alterations.