[ipitythefool]

Anyone have advice for a suit newb? I did some free work for a friend a while ago. To show his gratitude he said he had a connection in nice suits and could get me one for free. I looked them up online and we're talking $800-1300 suits. Obv I'm not likely to pass on 800-1300 of free...

1. Assuming I don't need this for work and only formal occations what's my best choice for color/style?
2. Since this is a buddy buddy kind of thing I can't run in to the place and get my measurements taken, I have to give them to my friend. Is this the kind of thing that I can just stop by at any tailor for? Anything to know about making sure they're being taken right?

any other advice would be helpful.