Your guide to trying on your suit at home

TRYING ON OUTSIDE OF THE STORE?

Follow these steps to make sure your rental fits correctly!

How your suit should fit:

Step 1- Pants

  • Check that the pants are snug around the waist and will stay up by themselves.

  • If your pants have silver clips on the sides they are adjustable! Pop open the clips and pull to adjust. Note: Any David Major styles come with a belt and no adjusters.

  • The pants should fall just long enough that they start to crumple. Any longer and they look bunchy. Any shorter and your socks will show! 

  • Walk in your pants, they should not show your socks when you step forward.

Step 2- Shoes

  • Check your shoes. If they are squeezing they are too tight! 

  • If you have a square-toed shoe there should be about an inch between your toes and the end of the shoe.

Step 3- Shirt

  • Make sure your shirt isn’t too tight when you move around. The buttons should not be pulling the fabric either!

  • Make sure you can comfortably button your neck button and it isn’t too tight.

  • To check sleeve length, relax your arms at your sides. The end of the sleeve should hit a little past your wrist. Your sleeves may pull up when you move, this does not necessarily mean they’re too short. 

Step 4- Vest

  • Put on your vest and button it up.

  • Have someone help you adjust the back of the vest. 

  • Check that it isn’t too tight or too big. If the vest is too large you will experience gapping at the armpit. 

Step 5- Coat

  • Next, put on your coat.

  • Button your coat. If your jacket has more than one button, button ONLY the top one. The bottom button will always remain open.

  • Give a hug, take a drink, and cross your arms! Your jacket should be SNUG but not tight. 

  • Check that you have room in the midsection and shoulder of your jacket. 

  • The end of your shoulder should match up with the seam of the jacket. If it doesn’t, your jacket may not be the correct size.


If any of your pieces don’t fit, please call your nearest DuBois location! 


127 S Broadway Green Bay: (920) 437-9231
844 S. Military Ave. Green Bay: (920) 494-7458
906 Hansen Rd. Ashwaubenon: (920) 965-0690
410 N Mall Dr. Appleton: (920) 738-0166
832 N 8th St. Sheboygan: (920) 458-1412
17000 Bluemound Rd. Brookfield: (262) 754-9296

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Sharon Vincent