I want to buy a suit

[pepper123]

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When people say charcoal, is black+charcoal pinstripe appropriate? Or is the entire color of the suit just more of a dark gray color?

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See KB4Z's post for the difference

[NajdorfDefense]

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When people say charcoal, is black+charcoal pinstripe appropriate? Or is the entire color of the suit just more of a dark gray color?

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See KB4Z's post for the difference

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Ask the salesperson to bring one of each out, examine in sunlight. Note the difference.

[gusmahler]

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Back in school we were told not to wear black suits to job interviews. YMMV.

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???? They gave you bad advice. A good black suit with a nice tie always looks classy. Navy on the other hand screams out of fashion.


[/ QUOTE ]That's completely backwards. Black says that you don't no anything about suits. Navy is THE traditional suit color.

[slickpoppa]

OP,

Jos A Banks currently has pretty good suits on sale for $318:
http://www.josbank.com/IWCatProductPage....oduct_Id=311032

I would consider that to be a safe entry level suit. Unless you have a lot of money, I don't think someone in your position should really be looking to spend a lot of money on a suit until you know exactly what you're looking for.

Also, wherever you go, it may help to bring an older person who knows stuff about suits along with you so that when the tailor fits the suit they can spot if he's doing a half ass job.

[z28dreams]

Question to those who know about tailoring:

My local Jos a Banks has a nice charcoal suit that I like, but not in my size.

I wear a 40, which is even a tiny bit big on me in the shoulders. (38 is way too tight). This one they have in stock for $300 is a 41R.

Can tailors make enough adjustments to a suit to work with this? Or is shoulder/etc size when it comes to that number something where you really need to go with the best fit to start?

[gusmahler]

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Question to those who know about tailoring:

My local Jos a Banks has a nice charcoal suit that I like, but not in my size.

I wear a 40, which is even a tiny bit big on me in the shoulders. (38 is way too tight). This one they have in stock for $300 is a 41R.

Can tailors make enough adjustments to a suit to work with this? Or is shoulder/etc size when it comes to that number something where you really need to go with the best fit to start?

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Jos Bank will order a suit from the factory for you and charge you the sale price. No reason to get the 41 if a 40 fits you better.

[z28dreams]

Gus: Ya, the only problem was I wanted the suit for this coming Tuesday....grrr

[renodoc]

just go to either brooks bros or some place like nordie's and get either a navy or grey. its pretty simple actually. spend more than you think you should. a good suit will add lots of esteem points and should last a very long time.

plus you can pretend you are bond18 and wear it to the tables.

[AZK]

I bought a black theory suit when I was in vegas. I will be wearing it to weddings, services, really nice occasions taking place in the PM.

For everyday hospital/dress up wear I have a few pair of charcoal slacks and a bunch of shirts/ties ...i don't need a jacket.

I plan on buying something like this soon: burberry


I don't see what all the hate is for black suits. I think they are nice, but I also don't know what I'm talking about and only plan on wearing them for night occasions.

[The DaveR]

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I plan on buying something like this soon: burberry


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Burberry suits are made by Hickey Freeman.

An easy verification is that the left sleeve label and the interior pocket label will be identical between HF and Burberry. There are only a handful of suitmakers in the world.