i could only find OLD threads. should done this a long time ago but i'm interested in getting a suit or two. i have the slightest clue ab formal wear. i was thinking i could get something modern and sytlish from maybe express and be able to wear the pants/jacket out to an interview but also out on the town. i gathered from the old threads most get by purchasing a lesser suit and just having it tailored is that accurate?any stand out stores price and or quality wise?

1/21/2009 12:48:10 AM

Jos. A Bank

1/21/2009 12:49:32 AM

^their clothes is for middle-aged guys

1/21/2009 1:05:05 AM

oh ok, then, just go to hollister.

1/21/2009 1:07:49 AM

^ lol.

1/21/2009 2:00:06 AM

I like J. Crew Suits.

Its moderately priced

1/21/2009 2:01:53 AM

S&K


your gonna like the way ya look

I guarantee it



[Edited on January 21, 2009 at 3:02 AM. Reason : ]

1/21/2009 2:56:13 AM

I got a suit a month ago from Banana Republic

1/21/2009 7:13:41 AM

This kinda depends on a lot of things. How much are you willing to spend, how often will you be wearing it, how long do you expect it to last? While I wouldn't recommend your first suits being custom(my family is in the business) you can get a good bit of look by spending the money to have a store bought suit custom tailored. However there are still plenty of choices when it comes to that, that answer could be anything from S&K to Belk to Jos A. Bank to Brooks Brothers. Help me out with some of those questions and I'll send you in the right direction.

1/21/2009 8:23:59 AM

I wore suits daily for 6 years. I have a few from S&K/ Mens Warehouse. These are great suits but are tough. I have large upper body with small wasit, so I had to have them altered like crazy. When you get a 46 jacket they assume you wear a 40inch waist.

BR has a ok selection, but newest suits are from Saks and are made to measure. I guess Itvdepends on use and how much you're going to spend. If you head to Saks and are going to by PM me and ill tell you who to see!

otherwise follow ^ he sounds like he knows the deal!

[Edited on January 21, 2009 at 8:51 AM. Reason : 345t6yhj]

1/21/2009 8:51:03 AM

While wearing a suit is about looking good and professional, after awhile you start to realize its also very much about comfort. If you are going to spend 10-14 hours in it you need to be able to feel good. Hell after years I got more comfortable in a good suit than I was in shorts and a t-shirt. Which is odd since I don't even wear a tie to work anymore

1/21/2009 8:56:26 AM

True! A well made and one that fits correctly can be super comfortable and look awesome...even with no tie.

1/21/2009 9:01:03 AM

Goodwill baby!

1/21/2009 10:31:54 AM

amazingly enough all of the older threads produced the exact same results....weird

1/21/2009 10:32:26 AM

amazingly enough, what's it matter?

1/21/2009 10:45:24 AM

armani. very comfortable and custom tailored. kinda pricey. look them up after you start making big money.

1/21/2009 10:50:39 AM

Hickey Freeman @ Nowells

1/21/2009 10:52:51 AM

i was just kidding btw. getting a good deal on a suit and having it fitted is the best way to go.

belk, nordstroms, saks, etc... all have good deals on suits.

an off the rack suit is not a bad thing.

i've had a few suits during college that were off the rack and fitted on the spot. just make sure it's comfortable sitting and moving around and you should be good to go.

a couple of suits for different purposes are good too. a thin wool for summer, a thicker one for winter, a black one and a grey one that you can mix and match shirts and ties. that way you don't spend too much money and still have something that looks great.

make sure you get it dry cleaned often. febreeze doesn't cut it. you don't want it to smell like stale cig. smoke or that scotch and soda someone spilled on you.

1/21/2009 11:25:51 AM

Go to a place that sells exclusively suits. Hollister and Express aren't going to have a wide variety of options.

I prefer S&K, they have every style you can think of and from multiple designers. They are almost always doing specials like buy one get one free or buy one get one half off.

I got 2 suits, 2 shirts, a tie, and an overcoat for just over $200.

1/21/2009 11:39:43 AM

Kannons in Wendell

1/21/2009 11:41:26 AM

Quote :

"make sure you get it dry cleaned often. febreeze doesn't cut it. you don't want it to smell like stale cig. smoke or that scotch and soda someone spilled on you."

Actually you should just put a lot of effort into not getting it smelly or stained in the first place. Frequent dry-cleaning of suits damages the fabric, shortening the life of the suit and giving it a plastic like shine.

1/21/2009 12:01:27 PM

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"When you get a 46 jacket they assume you wear a 40inch waist. "

i too hate this

1/21/2009 1:16:35 PM

Jos A Bank probably has the best deals as far as quality for price. They aren't exactly the nicest suits, but they are of decent quality with a lot of style options for cheap prices (when they runs deals...which is almost all the time). Not to mention they tailor them to fit. (they recently just had a deal where you bought one suit and got two free...just an example of some of their sales)

But I'm also near two Brooks Brothers outlet stores and have been getting most of my suits from there (recently got two good suits for about $250 a pop). My law office partner was a strictly Banana Republic suit guy (and their suits looked really nice, slim, modern)...but that was when he got his cushy big firm job right out of law school...now he's back down to the Brooks Brother's outlets and Jos A Bank with me.

1/21/2009 1:53:35 PM

Personally I'd take Brooks Brothers over Banana Republic anyday.

1/21/2009 2:03:57 PM

i was looking to spend between 100-200$ but of course if i can get almost as good for much less or much better for a lil more i'm all ears. i guess i should have a dedicated "interview" suit but like i mentioned i wouldn't mind something i could throw on with a dress shirt and have a nice "goin out" ensemble. it's hard to say how often i'll be wearing the suit at least initially it won't be for extended periods of time maybe once a week. of course that may change after i land the dream job

1/21/2009 2:26:48 PM

^As I said, S&K. You can get an interview suit and a going out suit for under $200 combined, and at good quality too.

1/21/2009 2:32:36 PM

Well in that case I say go a little higher than S&K(never been a fan, suits are too thin and tend to be cheap looking) and go with Men's Warehouse(have to look to find something decent though) or an off the rack Ralph Lauren, Nautica, Oscar de la Renta from Belk. I would suggest Jos A. Bank but it sounds like it might be a tad over budget and since you aren't going to be wearing it everyday all day you might not want to drop the cash. Generally professional wardrobes start out slow and you upgrade over time. If you are willing to drop a little extra on something that will last let's look at Jos A. Bank, perhaps catch a tero on sale for 199 or something.

1/21/2009 2:35:34 PM

you should ask this guy where he gets his:



[Edited on January 21, 2009 at 2:36 PM. Reason : Hate the man, love the suit.]

1/21/2009 2:35:38 PM

yea at s&k I got 2 suits for a great price that I used for all my interviews and they are still the only suits I have and I've worn them to stuff like our company Christmas party etc. (I dont tend to just go "out" places where a suit is expected attire outside of a few weddings and that Christmas party though, just not my thing...so I cant comment there). Off the rack with some custom tailoring and I was good to go.

They are plenty nice enough, and if you get them tailored correctly they will look just as good as suits much more expensive to 90% of the people who see you wear one unless you are exclusively hanging out with ppl who are wearing $1000+ suits on a regular basis.

1/21/2009 2:40:06 PM

Quote :

"Personally I'd take Brooks Brothers over Banana Republic anyday."

It depends on your style preference. Banana Republic is a little more stylish. Their suits tend to be a bit slimmer with more trendy "design." I'm a big fan of Brooks Brothers, but I can see the appeal of Banana of Republic over them sometimes.

1/21/2009 2:51:49 PM

I'm a huge fan of BB's shirts but you need to catch them right about the time its 3 for 120 or less.

1/21/2009 2:54:03 PM

Yeah...Brooks Brothers shirts first (on sale)...then JosABank next (also on sale). Wrinkle Free FTW! During the summer, you still gotta get that shit dry cleaned fairly often. But during the winter I can get a good 3 or 4 wears out of those shirts before I send 'em off.

1/21/2009 3:11:35 PM

I'm in fact wearing a Jos A Bank Stays Cool shirt today....maybe not the best choice for 20 deg weather

1/21/2009 3:39:41 PM

MENS WEARHOUSE HAS A BUY ONE GET ONE FREE SALE RIGHT NOW

I bought a sweet ass Ralph Lauren suit for 250 bucks.

1/21/2009 3:50:36 PM

just picked up a brooks brothers shirt today, 50% off, the non iron is so nice

1/21/2009 4:20:13 PM

Quote :

"Frequent dry-cleaning of suits damages the fabric, shortening the life of the suit and giving it a plastic like shine."

not like you need them forever anyway, plus i like the sheen

1/21/2009 4:52:25 PM

after xmas sales are always nice. got a light CK suit for about 150. looks quite nice and fits well for being off the rack (I'm 5'11 130lbs so it is a pain to find stuff that fits extactly on me sometimes).

1/21/2009 5:14:45 PM

i haven't worn any of my suits and along time and discovered recently when grabbing something for a funeral that some moths apparently love my shit

1/21/2009 5:18:51 PM

mothballs

1/21/2009 5:26:14 PM

Quote :

"(I'm 5'11 130lbs so it is a pain to find stuff that fits extactly on me sometimes)."

WTF dude?? Eat a sammich.

1/21/2009 5:33:13 PM

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"When you get a 46 jacket they assume you wear a 40inch waist"

tell me about it...52" chest here (damn you massive shoulders)...i can't even rent a tux as those things are cut for people with 60" waists

[Edited on January 21, 2009 at 5:35 PM. Reason : ]

1/21/2009 5:34:44 PM

^^i used to just have a bunch of cedar, but just never thought about it when i moved in where i am now

a few jackets are still ok, they are just older and don't fit well. i guess its time to head to the tailor.

1/21/2009 5:36:47 PM

Quote :

"WTF dude?? Eat a sammich."

shrug. eat 3k calories a day and only up to 135. tough life ya heard?

1/21/2009 6:45:16 PM

Quote :

"When you get a 46 jacket they assume you wear a 40inch waist. "

This is the reason I have to buy pants and coats separate and have them tailered. I wear a 56 jacket, and the pants that match them would have the back pockets touching if they took out enough material to make a 36 waist. I don't know of any stores that will let you mix and match pairs to get what fits, so if anyone does know of one I'd like to know.

Go ahead and get two suits tailered to you when someone like S&K or Men's Warehouse runs a buy one get one free sale. A good fitting tailered suit tops a better quality suit that doesn't fit you as well, IMHO. Also, go ahead and pick out several shirt and tie combinations that match the suit and have the shirts altered as well if your body necessitates it.

1/21/2009 7:13:38 PM

If you can wait a few weeks for it:
http://www.makeyourownjeans.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=28&zenid=3a1079310be5e0840267ee68f1964737

1/21/2009 7:18:47 PM

^^you can buy suit seperates at Jos A. Banks

1/21/2009 8:23:42 PM

i have bought 4 suits from Jos A Bank, and I love them all (actually most of them I got several pairs of slacks for them as well). They are good at finding something that is close to your size that can be altered nicely (I just wouldn't go to the lady they suggest going to- the one suit I had done there, the jacket is too tight along the shoulders, and the waist is too loose)

1/21/2009 8:30:33 PM

Didn't read the thread (almost dinnertime) but I'll throw out that I just got a suit at S&K a few months ago and it's awesome. I pretty much told the guy "I want something that is trendy and fits well". He showed me a few pinstripe suits and I had it altered there to fit my body and it looks really good.

1/21/2009 8:54:24 PM

I have my classic solids but I'm a HUGE fan of pinstripes...perhaps a bit on an addiction.

1/21/2009 8:58:28 PM

just picked up two pinstriped suits, one navy, one gray. belk for men: ralph lauren right off the rack

1/21/2009 9:07:55 PM