Geoffrey Firmin
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With the sales now on at David Jones - is Anthony Squires considered a quality suit?
Years before I discovered SF, I bought a suit from Anthony Squires. Lovely fabric, it seems to be well-made, but I realised later that it didn't really fit well. I have had it altered, but it still doesn't look right, and now I've spent as much as a good MTM suit would cost.
TLDR: don't mess around, go MTM.
So I eyed an Anthony Squires suit yesterday at DJs, grey, wool, 100s, for $700. Is it worth it?
This is my first suit in ten years. I work in IT Pre Sales these days and can get away with a pair of slacks, nice casual shirt, and even a tie. A suit can be a tad formal, but common if you're a business development manager.
So I eyed an Anthony Squires suit yesterday at DJs, grey, wool, 100s, for $700. Is it worth it?
Really depends whether it fits well or not.
For all the talk about hand-stitching and full floating canvassed chestpieces, the most important thing about a suit is whether it fits. It can have all the hand-work in the world but if it looks like a sack or if it makes you look like an over-stuffed sausage, everything else counts for naught.
With regard to the jacket, getting the shoulder width right is really the most important thing, as other bits can generally be nipped and tucked and taken up.
With regard to the jacket, getting the shoulder width right is really the most important thing, as other bits can generally be nipped and tucked and taken up.
I feel embarrassed to say that I'm just a noob when it comes to fashion, and I'm tryin'.Really depends whether it fits well or not.
For all the talk about hand-stitching and full floating canvassed chestpieces, the most important thing about a suit is whether it fits. It can have all the hand-work in the world but if it looks like a sack or if it makes you look like an over-stuffed sausage, everything else counts for naught.
I haven't tried on anything by Squires for a decade or more so I don't know what their suits are like nowadays. I do remember that they were quite boxy with a fair bit of padding in the shoulders. I think that they are fairly well made but, of course, nothing amazing.
With regard to the jacket, getting the shoulder width right is really the most important thing, as other bits can generally be nipped and tucked and taken up.
I feel embarrassed to say that I'm just a noob when it comes to fashion, and I'm tryin'.
After trying it on, the staff said that it was a "perfect fit" (i.e., no alterations needed).
I assume a grey (standard, with no lines in the fabric) would be the best choice to give a more casual look than a navy. Working in IT Pre Sales I can have meetings with customers that are wearing jeans and t-shirts. So I don't want to come off as being slick and pompous.
After trying it on, the staff said that it was a "perfect fit" (i.e., no alterations needed).
Hopefully, they were correct in their assessment.
Unfortunately (as I've ranted about in the past), a lot of menswear sales assistants seem to think that to fit well, a suit must be one or two sizes too big or small, so long as they get a sale.