How many suits is enough?

[Ace_Face]

Originally Posted by Man Of Lint

For a student I would recommend this list:

• 2 suits for summer (super 100's or higher)(charcoal and navy) and 2 heavier for fall/winter/spring.
  
• 3 sport jackets; 1 super 100's for summer, 1 tweed & 1 tan cord. for fall/winter/spring.
  
• 6 dress shirts with spread collars- 2 white, 2 French blue, 2 white pencil stripe (or 1 of each at least)
  
• 1 dozen pair of dress socks- 6 Navy, 6 Black
  
• 10 briefs & 10 undershirts
  
• 1 dozen ties (buy them in thrifts stores for pennies)(quiet patterns & muted colours)
  
• 2 pair of black balmorals so you can rotate each day (suggest Allen Edmonds Park Avenue or equiv.)

With care, you'll have all the options you'll ever need through school and into your first years of work. None of these items has to be expensive.
Take good care of your clothes and they will last. Use the sport jackets for activities outside the courtroom.

My addition to that list is three pairs of wool gabardine trousers (charcoal, medium gray, tan) to go along with the sport jackets or just to wear without a jacket for a casual look.

 

[runsurfswim]

Thank you all. I've already taken notes, and I"m gonna start planning to get what I need.

As it is, I have like five pairs of black pants because I thought they worked with my three-button black Macy's blazer. They don't. What can I wear the black pants with(i.e. does it need a blazer?) and what can I wear the black blazer with?

Thank you.

 

[alliswell]

Bad news, I'm afraid. You can maybe wear the black pants with a grey sportscoat. Grey pants are your only option with the black sportscoat.

 

[GBR]

Originally Posted by runsurfswim

I have a three button grey suit and a heavy wool pinstriped suit. Is that enough?

You are probably a troll, but you do not tell us anything about your life to enable a judgement. You should certainly spend time here just observing threads before making such silly posts.

 

[runsurfswim]

no, i am not a troll. i just have a good reason to be here.
i have been browsing, and it has been very helpful.
also, the tips posted here, especially by aceface, manoflint, sirgortius, almost everyone have been a great summary of how to get started in having a wardrobe that doesn't suck, etc.

But, to impose on their goodwill a little more, and to prove i'm not trolling(ironically, my honor is tied up in demonstrating my ineptitude), i'm posting a few images. I'm realizing I have a lot more shirts than I thought. Also, I ruined a pair of suede shoes. What should I do?
I'm also using IMGUR because I've noticed that all photobucket images disappear.



Here's my shirts and pants, but I know I have a few more black pants in the laundry, and one pair of Grey pants.
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/FPMxp.jpg" title="Hosted by imgur.com" />







<img src="http://i.imgur.com/flxOr.jpg" title="Hosted by imgur.com" />

idk, i just know I need help, and I acknowledging is the first step.

 

[runsurfswim]

****. is there a way to delete posts?

 

[koolhistorian]

Depends on what kind of work you do. My Minimal list is 3 suits (one navy, one mid gray, one darker gray) with 2 pair of pants each, plus one navy blazer + 2-3 pairs of pants (greys), for each season (F/W, S/S). Add to that around a dozen of dress shirts (white and blue) and 6 to 12 ties, one dozen pair of socks (navy is ok) and 4 pairs of shoes for each season. You won't get prizes on WAYWRN, but you'll survive business!

 

[in stitches]

Originally Posted by runsurfswim

****. is there a way to delete posts?

you better fuckin hope so before you get reamed

use the edit button you can delete all content but you must leave 2 charachters such as ..

 

[Master-Classter]

just reupload to imgur, before hitting upload after dragging and dropping, click on the litle box to say edit. then when to edit, click resize, and 'for forums'.

 

[in stitches]

also, sometimes i think there will never be enough suits

 

[Mountains]

3-4 suits is 'enough'. Anything more than that is gravy.

 

[pvrhye]

Wow, are those pictures life size? I really don't have a 96&quot; monitor.

 

[delavegatailors]

Originally Posted by Man Of Lint

For a student I would recommend this list:

• 2 suits for summer (super 100's or higher)(charcoal and navy) and 2 heavier for fall/winter/spring.
  
• 3 sport jackets; 1 super 100's for summer, 1 tweed & 1 tan cord. for fall/winter/spring.
  
• 6 dress shirts with spread collars- 2 white, 2 French blue, 2 white pencil stripe (or 1 of each at least)
  
• 1 dozen pair of dress socks- 6 Navy, 6 Black
  
• 10 briefs & 10 undershirts
  
• 1 dozen ties (buy them in thrifts stores for pennies)(quiet patterns & muted colours)
  
• 2 pair of black balmorals so you can rotate each day (suggest Allen Edmonds Park Avenue or equiv.)

With care, you'll have all the options you'll ever need through school and into your first years of work. None of these items has to be expensive.
Take good care of your clothes and they will last. Use the sport jackets for activities outside the courtroom.

Not a bad advice. Being a student you might do fine with just navy and charcoal suits. I would add a few more shirts, a linen suit for spring-summer and 5-6 handkerchiefs.

 

[thereyouhaveit]

How many suits is enough: ∞

 

[lasbar]

I changed my mind again 25 to 50...