suit question

[nickbits]

If you spend significant money on a good suit, you need the skills and knowledge of a good tailor. If you're not, buy a tuxedo tee shirt and call it a day. Suits are a personal expression like haircuts and the way you speak. They all make an impression. Perhaps 'I bought this online and saved $75 is the wrong impression.'

I didn't spend a lot on it. I think it was $200 but I couldn't tell the difference from the ones the other groomsmen bought and they spent about 2k on theirs. Guess I'm not a suit snob.
Saving money and avoiding people=win.

 

[Carson Dyle]

I know men who wear suits every day who buy six or more of the identical suit in the same color. But for someone who owns two suits, I'd say there's not much sense in having them both of the same color.

BTW, MSRP pricing of suits in department stores is all but meaningless when those $600 suits are on sale for $200 nine months out of the year.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I didn't spend a lot on it. I think it was $200 but I couldn't tell the difference from the ones the other groomsmen bought and they spent about 2k on theirs. Guess I'm not a suit snob.
Saving money and avoiding people=win.

You don't buy a suit to avoid people.

 

[The_Dude8]

Suit supply. Com sell some pretty good suits for $500. Any otr suits will need tailoring. Fit is king.

 

[Fern]

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I am just wondering if people tend to have very similar color suits.

Yes.

It's not like there are a lot of choices. Mostly blue or gray, some with stripes, some solid. The tan/khaki are just for Summer.

Fern

 

[4eigner]

Only a couple of you guys are suggesting to buy online and get fitted by a tailor? Sounds reasonably cheap way to get a suit you only wear once in a while.

 

[Carson Dyle]

No brown? I have a beautiful brown suit with blue-gray pinstripes that is very close to charcoal looking. Love it.

 

[norseamd]

what about wearing a dark green suit?

 

[wabbitslayer]

Navy, charcoal grey, light grey and black. Solid, pinstripe, check-weave variations on all four.

 

[Mandres]

The smartest thing to do is buy a charcoal grey, 100% worsted wool suit with a full canvas lining in a traditional, non-extreme cut (no skinny lapels, no ultra-tight pants, no Tom Ford-esque cartoonishly exaggerated proportions). Made in either the USA or Italy.

If you search the outlet/ebay distributions for Neiman Marcus, Saks, or other high-end retailers you can find a very good quality suit in the $500-$600 range. Full retail is usually $1300-$1500. You want Hickey Freeman, the higher end Ralph Lauren lines, Zegna, or one of the quality Italian manufacturers.

Buy your size based on the fit of the shoulders. The shoulders are the only part that can't be easily changed later. Then take your new suit to the best tailor in your area and have him fit it to you properly. Tailoring is not a commodity, it's an art form. You want the best available, not the cheapest.