Short answer
Waist suppression drafted to your actual drop — often 8–10 inches where shops offer 6.
Why it happens
Large chest–waist drop beyond graded steps.
Why ready-to-wear cannot fix it
Size charts grade uniformly; athletic v-taper is a personal geometry. A block adjusted in one place pulls in another — which is why the correction must exist in the pattern, not in the fitting-room mirror.
How the house drafts for it
Waist suppression drafted to your actual drop — often 8–10 inches where shops offer 6. The correction is recorded in your Fit Passport, so every later commission starts from it automatically.
Where it matters most
This correction carries most for: suit, shirt. It is reviewed at every fitting, in every city, for every garment.
Fit Library entry 28 of 48 · Reviewed by Bonturberg Editorial Review · 2026-09-08