turin39789
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Hope these threads aren't so common that everyone hates them too much.
In a rush and need a new suit for a work trip leaving next weekend. My $100 ValueCity purchase from 8 years ago is showing it's wear. I asked these questions on a non-styleforum and got referred here, tried to cram a lot of answers into my first post so hope it still reads alright. I know I might get a better deal if I wasn't in a rush, and I'm generally a cheapo bargain hunter but splurge when needed.
Planning to step up a notch with this one, found some interesting options online but no time for that. Likewise a local tailor does a custom bespoke starting around 900, but more than I may be ready to sen and no time.
Found a 1818 brooks bros Madison pinstripe for $600, or a $895 Hart Schaffner Marx at Dillards men on sale for $450, both are half canvas and both promise to be tailored in time for the trip if I go back in today. Was looking at what I thought was a black pinstripe(wife and BB saleslady informed me was a navy pinstripe). Quick measurements had me fitting nicely into the 43 jacket, waist is around 37, 5'11" tall 29 yrs young. Not slender but not huge either, was thinking about getting a Fitzgerald if I go BB but didn't see a nice color with the markdown tag on it(though the sales flyer I got said all suits are at 40% right now).
The salesman at Dillards said the HSM was their top of the line but I didn't look at the line of the suit. I did notice a thread sticking out here and there on the pockets that have me leaning towards BB. I'm in Louisville Ky, mid sized city with no big outlets nearby I know of, we have JosAbank(currently 70% off sale) but haven't read much good about them.
I don't need to wear a suit daily as work lets us get by with t-shirts/jeans for day to day, but moving up in the company and will have occasion to clean it up some. I'd previously had a black suit as my standard for dressing up and funerals, with a 3 piece brown/olive that I really enjoyed. Will probably wind up in a two suit situation eventually.
Could also use some dress shirts. Work is jeans and t-shirts for a day to day, but moving up and need to dress up on occasion. No Iron cottons are 50% off at BB right now, more than I would normally spend on a shirt but I;ve been burned by my cheapness here before too. I've got some reasonably new and decent looking business casual wear(apt9 from kohls) that will do me for the first two days of this trip, might need another half dressy outfit(sportcoat maybe) for our first formal dinner. Suit will be for second night with spouses.
In a rush and need a new suit for a work trip leaving next weekend. My $100 ValueCity purchase from 8 years ago is showing it's wear. I asked these questions on a non-styleforum and got referred here, tried to cram a lot of answers into my first post so hope it still reads alright. I know I might get a better deal if I wasn't in a rush, and I'm generally a cheapo bargain hunter but splurge when needed.
Planning to step up a notch with this one, found some interesting options online but no time for that. Likewise a local tailor does a custom bespoke starting around 900, but more than I may be ready to sen and no time.
Found a 1818 brooks bros Madison pinstripe for $600, or a $895 Hart Schaffner Marx at Dillards men on sale for $450, both are half canvas and both promise to be tailored in time for the trip if I go back in today. Was looking at what I thought was a black pinstripe(wife and BB saleslady informed me was a navy pinstripe). Quick measurements had me fitting nicely into the 43 jacket, waist is around 37, 5'11" tall 29 yrs young. Not slender but not huge either, was thinking about getting a Fitzgerald if I go BB but didn't see a nice color with the markdown tag on it(though the sales flyer I got said all suits are at 40% right now).
The salesman at Dillards said the HSM was their top of the line but I didn't look at the line of the suit. I did notice a thread sticking out here and there on the pockets that have me leaning towards BB. I'm in Louisville Ky, mid sized city with no big outlets nearby I know of, we have JosAbank(currently 70% off sale) but haven't read much good about them.
I don't need to wear a suit daily as work lets us get by with t-shirts/jeans for day to day, but moving up in the company and will have occasion to clean it up some. I'd previously had a black suit as my standard for dressing up and funerals, with a 3 piece brown/olive that I really enjoyed. Will probably wind up in a two suit situation eventually.
Could also use some dress shirts. Work is jeans and t-shirts for a day to day, but moving up and need to dress up on occasion. No Iron cottons are 50% off at BB right now, more than I would normally spend on a shirt but I;ve been burned by my cheapness here before too. I've got some reasonably new and decent looking business casual wear(apt9 from kohls) that will do me for the first two days of this trip, might need another half dressy outfit(sportcoat maybe) for our first formal dinner. Suit will be for second night with spouses.
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