Costanza
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I'm starting a new consulting business in Toronto that is aimed mostly at corporate interior designers. For the most part my work can be done without personal meetings so I don't yet need an extensive business wardrobe, but I will need to make the odd meeting while executing a marketing plan that culminates in the middle term by my spending two days in a booth at a trade show for interior designers next fall.
I want to make the right impression: business-like but not too conservative. I'm 52 (but look about 45), 6'-4" with a small to medium frame, 190 lbs., and fairly fit. I work out frequently and run ever more slowly with my size 13 feet.
Since discovering this site last week I've been reading the threads on SF and have been very impressed by the literacy, fashion and otherwise, of many of the members. I also feel quite overwhelmed by the exposure to the myriad of intricacies of fabric, construction, fit and design. (Not to mention acronyms.)
A single grey 'business suit,' which I was considering as a starting point, would now seem to be a paralyzingly complex set of choices. I could really use some advice on how to get started. Should I get something MTM in order to get the guidance I need? My friends and family will be of little use, and I find many of the sales people at the better mens' shops in town make my skin crawl.
I want to make the right impression: business-like but not too conservative. I'm 52 (but look about 45), 6'-4" with a small to medium frame, 190 lbs., and fairly fit. I work out frequently and run ever more slowly with my size 13 feet.
Since discovering this site last week I've been reading the threads on SF and have been very impressed by the literacy, fashion and otherwise, of many of the members. I also feel quite overwhelmed by the exposure to the myriad of intricacies of fabric, construction, fit and design. (Not to mention acronyms.)
A single grey 'business suit,' which I was considering as a starting point, would now seem to be a paralyzingly complex set of choices. I could really use some advice on how to get started. Should I get something MTM in order to get the guidance I need? My friends and family will be of little use, and I find many of the sales people at the better mens' shops in town make my skin crawl.