Do you own a suit

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nageov3t

Lifer
Feb 18, 2004
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I own 1 suit that's way too big... I bought it like a hundred pounds ago.

the last time I needed a suit was for my friend's wedding a year and a half ago... I bought one off the rack and returned it the day after the wedding (well, I kept the shirt and tie, returned the jacket and pants)
 

glenn1

Lifer
Sep 6, 2000
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I'm pretty confident most men own at least one due to weddings/funerals, etc.

IMHO, a better question to ask would be, "do you own your own tuxedo"?
 

theknight571

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Mar 23, 2001
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I've owned many suits over the years... however I currently only have one... but several shirts and ties to go with it. To provide the illusion of more than one. :)

Does it work? Beats me, but I made it through three rounds of interviews for my current job in the same suit, with three different shirt/tie combos. :)
 

mugs

Lifer
Apr 29, 2003
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I have two, but neither really fits me right now. I weighed about 150 when I got them, and now I don't.
 

brtspears2

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Nov 16, 2000
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I got two suits in active rotation. One black and one navy blue. The 2nd suit is worn if the first suit is at the cleaners or it is a multi-day conference where a suit is proper attire. The other two suits are in the reserves, which will be recalled back to active duty as soon as my waist returns to size 34.
 

middlehead

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Jul 11, 2004
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Just one, plain black, non-pinstripe. Not an off the rack, customized by a regional tailor chain.

The next time I see needing it is a wedding in September, but I'm hoping I'll be in different enough shape to need a new one.
 

maxcaleb

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Aug 6, 2007
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27, employed, never worn a suit.

Every wedding I've been to (about 10), I've either been in the wedding party and had to rent a special tuxedo, or shirt/tie/slacks were acceptable. I figure I'll have to get one when I finally attend a funeral.
 

JulesMaximus

No Lifer
Jul 3, 2003
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No. I have a few nice jackets I can wear with a pair of nice slacks but I don't own a suit...and I never wear ties. Fuck ties...most useless garment on the planet.
 

BlueAcolyte

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Nov 19, 2007
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I am 15 and I have a suit.

Edit: It's not an entire thing, but I have a jacket, white/black collared shirt, tie, dress pants, nice shoes...

SAME DIFFERENCE!
 

BoberFett

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Had a pretty decent one until my wife inexplicably decided to wash the pants. Wool doesn't appreciate that so much. /facepalm

I have another one that I don't care for, and then have a sport jacket. I need to get a couple new suits soon, have a feeling I may be job hunting.
 

sjwaste

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Aug 2, 2000
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Yep, and I wear a suit every time I have meetings with clients. For day to day, I buy a couple of pairs of suit separate pants, black and charcoal. For each color I own, I have a single matching jacket. That way, if I ever need to throw on a suit quickly, I'm already wearing pants that have a matching suit jacket. My work bag has a tie in it for the same reason.
 

alkemyst

No Lifer
Feb 13, 2001
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i don't wear suits now...but I had been wearing them since early teens being in banking.

A suit can be dressed up or down...I wore suits dressed down a lot when dating for profit.
 

AstroManLuca

Lifer
Jun 24, 2004
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No. I'm lucky all my jobs have been jeans-and-t-shirt places (though I usually try to wear a polo or a button-up shirt instead so I don't look TOO trashy).

I have some decent looking clothes for more formal occasions but no suit and I don't own any ties.