Is a Special Production drysuit a fully custom suit?
DUI requires 21 separate measurements for a Special Production drysuit. Some of these measurements adjust the pattern and some of the measurements are used to verify the sizing of the pattern. Other measurements are used for sizing a hood or a neoprene neck seal if requested. DUI offers the best fit in the industry. Period. Making a special production suit is a delicate balance between tailoring to fit, while minimizing the number of suit seams. Fewer seams mean greater suit longevity. Conversely, the greater the degree of the tailoring, the greater the number of suit seams, and the shorter the longevity. For example, if a diver has a large buttocks yet thin legs, the size of the hips will dictate the size of the legs. That is to say, the legs can only be tapered a certain amount and still unite with a common seam at the waist. Tailoring to exactly fit such a diver would require substantially increasing the number of seams, thus diminishing the expected longevity, for minimal effect on
