Hi guys!
Need some help from you all! I had two suits made in Bangkok and I hate the shoulder pads! They are huge! Is there a tailor in Singapore whom is able to help with this? Perhaps remove the huge shoulder pads and replace them with smaller ones or to get rid of them completely and alter them properly to fit me?
Is this possible to salvage?
Shoulder alterations are tricky.
I once sent my jacket to change out the shoulder pads for a smaller one at Tet Tailors. They are located at Peninsular Plaza and charge $70 for the job and the sleevehead modification if required. And $30 for just removing them without replacing.
I thought they did a pretty decent job. Still the shoulders will look dodgier as compared to before as the jacket was cut for bigger shoulder pads.
Meng Yee at Far East Plaza charge $30 for replacing shoulder pads. I felt the boss there is more experienced with business jackets, while Tet specialises in jeans.
What chickenbackside meant is that while it is possible to deconstruct the jacket and modify the shoulders to accommodate smaller shoulder pads properly, it will most likely cost more than your suit, and I believe you would have trouble looking for an alterations tailor who is competent enough and is willing to take up the job.
I would suggest you try replacing shoulder pads for one of the jackets, and compare it with the other and decide if you like the results.
Removing the shoulder pads completely is rather drastic and will cause the shoulders to collapse. Not recommended unless you think it can pull off the casual slouchy unpadded, unlined sports jacket look, it probably wouldn't look right either.
