I need to buy suits

[woodywoodford]

So I just got an offer for my dream job, which includes wearing suits every day. I only own one suit currently so obviously have to get at least 2(?) more, probably a good time to grab a new pair of shoes too, maybe.

So what kind of options do I have? I'll probably end up with a moores shopping trip, but they don't have any good deals on right now that I can find. But I've also heard places like Harry Rosen offer interest free payment plans on their suits, anybody have any details on this? I'd happily spend say $200/month for a while to get 2 good suits than $600 at once for a couple cheapo's.

[Redlyne_mr2]

Payments on suits seems crazy to me. I would just look at the option of a lower priced suit then bring it to a taylor shop until you see the need to drop $1000 + on a suit. There are also custom suit taylors that come into town once and a while. You can buy shirts, pants, jackets that rival designer options.

[sabad66]

Skip moores / tip top. Their suits are the old style "baggy" look.

IMO slim fits are way better looking. Go try out Banana Republic (subscribe to email list and wait til they have a sale which is pretty much at least once a week), or even mexx for something a bit cheaper but decent.

[DeleriousZ]

Man... wearing a suit every day... What hellish torture lol

[heavyfuel]

^^^ You got that right...

[Canmorite]

Don't go to mores/tip-top unless you want 80's styles suits as someone else said.

Banana republic has decent stuff, get one or two there. Also check out Indochino.com, you'll need your measurements (get a professional to measure you) and check them out. I've bought three suits from them and they are great.

[XylathaneGTR]

Originally posted by DeleriousZ
Man... wearing a suit every day... What hellish torture lol

Wore lululemons all the time on internship...it was beautiful.

Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2
Payments on suits seems crazy to me. I would just look at the option of a lower priced suit then bring it to a tailor shop until you see the need to drop $1000 + on a suit. There are also custom suit taylors that come into town once and a while. You can buy shirts, pants, jackets that rival designer options.

I would only suggest going "off the rack and minor tailoring to make perfect" route if you only actually need minor tailoring. It's not worth the effort or the cost if you need to, for example, completely reconstruct the shoulders and body shape of the jacket...but easily worth if if you need sleeve length and to remove minor neck-roll.
Traveling tailors are a solid option (a few people I work with get garments exclusively from them), but I guess that's only useful if you have several months until you start.
Indochino has been mentioned several times on beyond and some people have had decent experiences. I think the turn around is pretty quick (within a month or so?) so that's another option, if you know your measurements.

Sabad a good suggestion if you need something soon: hit somewhere a little more modern and get someting that's more or less well fitted and decent looking, but not $1000+. That should last you several months while you explore other options.
If you feel the need for several $1000+ suits and the payments really are intrest free...why not?

[woodywoodford]

Yeah, I really don't like moore's selection - terrible suits IMO. Forgot all about banana republic! Aren't their sales generally excluding suits?

Also what are prices/styles like at o'connors? I've never been but its just down the street so might be worth checking out.

I've got indochino shirts and was very unimpressed, so I might experiment with a suit down the road, but not yet.

I can't remember who mentioned the interest free thing, but it was on this forum maybe 6 months ago.

[woodywoodford]

Just tried on some BR suits - they fit great except the arm holes are too big, which makes me look like a flying squirrel - is this something a tailor can fix for a decent price?

[snowcat]

I like my boss suits. Look good, nice fabrics. Off the rack with adjustments at rosen downtown

[kvg]

The Bay does have a decent selection as well.

[adidas]

Hugo Boss Outlet store in Cross Iron Mills...usually 40% off regular price (Heads up as they are still around $450 a piece)

[Super_Geo]

I like my Brooks Brothers suit, and wear it over a bunch of other ones I own, some which has only been worn once. Lesson (expensvely) learned: never cheap out on a suit, cause you will soon be able to afford a better one and will never wear the cheap ones again.

Also, if you're working somewhere where everyone suits up every day then your cheap suit might stick out like a sore thumb.

What kind of a gig did you end up landing? Congrats bud!

[ddduke]

Try going to Firoz on 17th ave sw. They have some sort of promotion going on where they sell canadian wool suits for $200, by far the best bang for your buck and much higher quality then Banana Republic or Mexx.

Tons of colors and fits. The selection of shirts and ties is great too. If you`re trying to budget then maybe buy those elsewhere though, many of the ties are the same price as a full suit.

[cancer man]

What about a sports jacket and pants.

[D. Dub]

Moores and Tip top are utter and total crap.

Mexx, Hugo Boss and Banana Repubic aren't much better.

James and Dickson, O Connors and Supreme Mens Wear are all good places to start.

[sexualbanana]

Depending on what your build is, Express has suiting at a pretty good price. They have a couple different cuts of shirts and pants, so you can choose based on your preferences.

They usually have sales going on all the time for dress shirts. Their coupons and other sales can add up to some serious discounts, too, if you join their mailing list.

[Neil4Speed]

Originally posted by woodywoodford
So I just got an offer for my dream job, which includes wearing suits every day. I only own one suit currently so obviously have to get at least 2(?) more, probably a good time to grab a new pair of shoes too, maybe.

So what kind of options do I have? I'll probably end up with a moores shopping trip, but they don't have any good deals on right now that I can find. But I've also heard places like Harry Rosen offer interest free payment plans on their suits, anybody have any details on this? I'd happily spend say $200/month for a while to get 2 good suits than $600 at once for a couple cheapo's.

I'm a big indochino fan. I have suits from Zegna, Boss, Burberry, Brooks and I always reach for my Indochino suits first. The fit is just phenomenal, the cuts are very modern and I get way more compliments on my IC suits than my others.

Fabric, hmm, its good, not great. Which is all you need unless you have people feeling out your suits all day.

And seems like I am in the minority, but I enjoy wearing a suit everyday.

[nj2Type-S]

i just wait for when banana republic has their 40% off sale event. i've bought 4 suits in the past 1 1/2 yrs just because of that sale. just get it tailored after, though, to ensure proper fit.

[woodywoodford]

Originally posted by Super_Geo
I like my Brooks Brothers suit, and wear it over a bunch of other ones I own, some which has only been worn once. Lesson (expensvely) learned: never cheap out on a suit, cause you will soon be able to afford a better one and will never wear the cheap ones again.

Also, if you're working somewhere where everyone suits up every day then your cheap suit might stick out like a sore thumb.

What kind of a gig did you end up landing? Congrats bud!

Equity research - didn't expect to get in this quick, but 3 interviews later (one of which was confrontational) and a pop quiz later, must have done something right

The ironic part of this whole thread is that the one suit I own currently is from Moores (Guy Laroche I think), and is actually a much more modern, stylish fit than anything I've seen at BR/Mexx/Etc. But I'm pretty sure it was the only suit in that style in the entire store haha.