SPIER & MACKAY - Official Affiliate Thread

[Patrick R]

Debating getting a light grey VBC flannel "blazer suit" combo vs the mid-grey. This flannel blazer-trouser combo something I would definitely plan to wear as a suit from time to time, not merely as separates.

Any thoughts on wearing a light grey suit in fall/winter? Very useful as separates, but as a suit color I tend to think of light grey as warm weather. Am I wrong about that?

Not S&M and not the same fabric, but I have a gray flannel suit I wear quite a bit throughout the fall/winter. You can judge for yourself, but I've never once hesitated to wear it in the fall/winter.

I've included the last shot with a pair of dark brown suede shoes to show what I think to be the perfect color/material pairing with a lighter gray suit.

 

[Identity Crisis]

From the new suits that just arrived?

Yea I just ordered the new core suit in sharkskin blue and was told bc it’s a pre order the trouser swap will likely not happen

 

[Identity Crisis]

If is popular and selling out fast you won’t likely get a trouser swap. This is a convenience they provide when they can.

Who else does trouser swaps for suits? No one. Because it’s a pain ********** and you get left with oddball sizing in each.

Either buy the whole thing in contemp and tailor it, or risk missing the whole suit.


What I can suggest @spiermackay is to heavily stock additional trouser sizes in the mid 30’s going forward (on staples and fabrics you anticipate to do well on). They seem to be the preferred cut, and I’d make an assumption that most of your trouser swaps are from slim to contemp or a size within the contemp fit.

Totally agree! I wasn’t trying to complain too much, just frustrated a bit. But yea no one else would do that and CS is always top notch. I just don’t have experience on the slim vs contemp jacket fit, so it makes it harder

 

[pickergc]

Today fresco jacket, fresco trousers.

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This is a micro-critique, but maybe a white shirt? Something seems slightly washed out...

If it is a white shirt, then my apologies. It's coming through with a sky-blue tinge. The more I look at it the more undecided I become.

 

[James1051]

Can be pulled off, depends on the purpose of the suit. If business, then i'd go darker

100% can be done. Not your go to suit (agree that darker is ideal), but light grey looks fantastic.
That said, I'd get a second pair of trews if you go that route, since you're likely to reach for the pants far more often than the jacket if you split them up.

Not S&M and not the same fabric, but I have a gray flannel suit I wear quite a bit throughout the fall/winter. You can judge for yourself, but I've never once hesitated to wear it in the fall/winter.

I've included the last shot with a pair of dark brown suede shoes to show what I think to be the perfect color/material pairing with a lighter gray suit.

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Thanks guys. I’m leaning mid-gray, since my suits are worn in a law office for the most part.
Love the light grey though. Will get the light grey trousers for sure.

Patrick, your suit (very nice) actually looks a bit darker than the VBC light grey -- somewhere between the light and mid grey shades from VBC.

 

[CanadaCal]

Totally agree! I wasn’t trying to complain too much, just frustrated a bit. But yea no one else would do that and CS is always top notch. I just don’t have experience on the slim vs contemp jacket fit, so it makes it harder

If you tailor the slim fit jacket smaller (slimmer) then stick with slim.
If you don’t or even let out the slim, moving to contemp is not a big deal or major change and often works better on most people builds who aren’t slim to start with.

 

[Patrick R]

Patrick, your suit (very nice) actually looks a bit darker than the VBC light grey -- somewhere between the light and mid grey shades from VBC.

My tailor and I called it mid-gray, but you are correct, it is somewhere between those two VBC shades. I wouldn’t hesitate to wear the lighter shade in winter, but I agree that the darker shade is more likely to be as easy fit in a law firm.

 

[Betelgeuse]

This is a micro-critique, but maybe a white shirt? Something seems slightly washed out...

If it is a white shirt, then my apologies. It's coming through with a sky-blue tinge. The more I look at it the more undecided I become.

It is pale blue.

 

[thatisgross]

@spiermackay I took your advice and bought a suit and requested that the belts loops be exchanged for the side adjusters. Though I have still not been charged for the extra 30, just the suit itself. This was 2 weeks ago, should I reach out to team or is it normal for the tailors there to take this long, shouldn't I have been charged already though?

 

[djdanniedee]

I dropped off some pants last week to add side tabs and saw the tailor schedule and it was packed full. I think the timeline was close to end of sept

@spiermackay I took your advice and bought a suit and requested that the belts loops be exchanged for the side adjusters. Though I have still not been charged for the extra 30, just the suit itself. This was 2 weeks ago, should I reach out to team or is it normal for the tailors there to take this long, shouldn't I have been charged already though?

 

[Spex]

Question on suiting - ordered a slim suit but need cont. trousers and likely won’t be able to swap them. None of the slim pants will really work

Is there a big difference between a 40R slim and contemporary jacket? On paper it doesn’t look like much but I know it’s different

A S&M 38 Contemp jacket is close to a 40 Slim, from my experience.

 

[spiermackay]

@spiermackay I took your advice and bought a suit and requested that the belts loops be exchanged for the side adjusters. Though I have still not been charged for the extra 30, just the suit itself. This was 2 weeks ago, should I reach out to team or is it normal for the tailors there to take this long, shouldn't I have been charged already though?

You can reach out to [email protected] they should have sent you the invoice and payment request . I can check Saturday for you if you dm me the order#

 

[JFK-esque]

A S&M 38 Contemp jacket is close to a 40 Slim, from my experience.

Is this true? Can anyone else confirm?

 

[caktaylor]

Is this true? Can anyone else confirm?

The actual measurements for both are right here.

https://www.spierandmackay.com/size-guide

 

[vriche]

Debating getting a light grey VBC flannel "blazer suit" combo vs the mid-grey. This flannel blazer-trouser combo something I would definitely plan to wear as a suit from time to time, not merely as separates.

Any thoughts on wearing a light grey suit in fall/winter? Very useful as separates, but as a suit color I tend to think of light grey as warm weather. Am I wrong about that?

I probably wouldn't wear a regular light Gray suit in the Winter, but light Gray Flannel, I'm all for it.