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A man's first suit
10-26-2012, 11:21 AM
Brothers,
I'm 21 years old and am looking into buying my first set of suits. Looking to start off with buying two of them.
I will start interviewing for international accounting positions in the spring; obviously a fly suit is a necessity.
After looking around, I think that Men's Warehouse is a great place to start.
I am thinking my first one would be black pants/black vest with a deep blue shirt with a matching tie to boot.
The second one would be the same general set up except with gray as the main color and a red shirt underneath.
I was wondering, does anyone have experience going shopping for suits on black friday? Seeing it is in a month I feel I can hold off on dropping cash on my suits if I can save a decent chunk of change.
I'd appreciate the input!
-Chubby
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10-26-2012, 12:28 PM
*solid navy blue (followed by charcoal) is preferable for your first suit your idea of black on black with a dark shirt and "matching tie" is a horrible one. its good if you're hawking cell phones at the mall maybe but not for "international accounting". if you are interviewing, you just need to wear a conservative tie and a white shirt.
*don't buy from the men's warehouse
*best time to buy is after new years
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10-26-2012, 12:39 PM
Everyone made fun of this kid that came in for a superday interview recently for having a dark dress shirt on with a suit. Like partonbro said don't make that mistake. Solid white or blue shirt only. I'd go with navy light pinstripe suit, white shirt, matching but conservative tie, polished dress shoes. Absolutely no cuff links.
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A man's first suit
04-26-2014, 08:28 PM
Do any of you guys have tips on getting a leisure suit? I don't want to be asked if I'm in the wedding party every (not often) I go out suited up. Granted, most people can't tell the difference between a leisure suit and a tuxedo but at the least I can get indignant about it publicly.
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04-26-2014, 08:56 PM
Good advice by Drazen. My first two suits were navy blue (pinstripes) followed by charcoal. I love them both, and they're hugely versatile.
Never wear a red dress shirt underneath a suit.
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04-26-2014, 11:05 PM
Men Warehouse/ Jos A Banks = NO!!!
These places places reek of middle age middle management schmuck.
Check out Suit Supply
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04-26-2014, 11:36 PM
Go for Kenneth Cole. Super good cutting.
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04-27-2014, 12:55 PM
I'd recommend a J.Crew Ludlow fit suit. You can get them on sale or at the outlet stores for $400. The fit is great and the quality is pretty decent as well. Highly recommended.
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04-27-2014, 01:09 PM
Where do you guys recommend getting fitted?
Most of my suits are bespoke from Thailand and Shanghai, but I don't have travel plans making my next buy will be a US off-the-rack, likely Nordstrom Rack.
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04-29-2014, 09:04 AM
For me, it's all custom, all the way. I've got a guy who I know who specializes in them, and isn't too expensive. If you're going to be an accountant you're going to need to wear suits all the goddamn time. If your body type fits something off the rack perfectly, power to you, but if you're not exactly the right fit, I find I get a better quality suit with a much better fit for $900 when I go custom than I would buying something off the rack at Nordstroms for $500 and spending $50-$100 getting it tailored. Much better quality, much better fit, and if I'm going to wear it 5 days a week 50 weeks a year it's not something I cheap out on. I know, $900 is a lot more than you would drop at Men's Warehouse but trust me, the fit is worth it, especially if your body dimensions are different from a mannequin's.
If you do go for an off the rack+tailor job, make SURE your suit fits you in the shoulders. I don't care if it's the cheapest POS in the store, if its the only one that fits you in the shoulders, you will be able to get it tailored to look better on you than a $4,000 Gucci suit that doesn't fit you right in the shoulders. Just about everything else can be changed except for the shoulders.