Checking for fusing tape

[Bruce Wayne]

Does anyone know of a way to check for fusing tape in a suit or sport coat before buying it?
Thanx!!!
Charlie

 

[Orgetorix]

If you're worried about fusible tape, don't be. It's used by even the best bespoke tailors to reinforce certain areas of a coat.

If you're worried about jacket fronts that are fused, that isn't done with tape but with large pieces of fusible material bonded to the entire coatfront.

To check for the latter, pinch and roll the fabric between the two lower buttons. If you can feel a distinct, separate third layer between the two layers of cloth, it's canvassed and not fused. If you can't, then it's fused.