Feraud
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Actually this is incorrect thinking.Richard Warren said:Imagine if you will Feraud's avatar. Imagine if you will Feraud's avatar weighing 250 lbs, but with the same size/circumference armholes and sleeves. That would, in my view, not be a good look.
While I defer to the knowledge of a competent tailor, it seems to me that mass producers of suits (on this side of the Atlantic at least) make what they make (a boxy suit with large armholes) because that is what looks best on those who buy suits (that is to say, older, larger men, with a high ratio between the circumference of the body and the arm). This is accentuated on some relatively expensive mass produced suits, on the theory that those who can afford them are in fact older, larger men.
That is not to say that those with a different body shape might not benefit from a different style. On the other hand, it is a dubious process for anyone to seek from a tailor a style not suited to his actual shape.
Proper armhole construction is a benefit to the fit of a jacket no matter what your weight is. A heavy man looks great in a well cut suit. A heavy person should want the benefit of being able to move their arms in a jacket like anyone else. The discussion of armhole construction should not be confused with the idea of a garment as too tight or uncomfortable for large men.
With regards to suit production, suits in all sizes are made on the current bad (or should we say low/wide) armhole model. It is not exclusive to larger cut suits. The cut is not an age or economic issue.