Buying a suit:
Discussion
Hi all,
Hoping for a few words of advice. I'm attending a wedding in March. Not the whole white wedding shebang with churches and all that, but fairl formal nevertheless.
I have only really used one suit, for interviews and the like, think I picked it up in Next yrs back, and it's obviously had its day.
I am located in Brummistan, and wondered whether anyone had experience of good suit shops, either independent or a larger chain.
I am not looking to spend huge amounts, as it will get used at most, twice per year. Having said that, I obviously want to look the part. Budget I have thought would be around £200 to £300 for an occasional wear suit.
Any advice greatfully received,
thanks in advance.
Hoping for a few words of advice. I'm attending a wedding in March. Not the whole white wedding shebang with churches and all that, but fairl formal nevertheless.
I have only really used one suit, for interviews and the like, think I picked it up in Next yrs back, and it's obviously had its day.
I am located in Brummistan, and wondered whether anyone had experience of good suit shops, either independent or a larger chain.
I am not looking to spend huge amounts, as it will get used at most, twice per year. Having said that, I obviously want to look the part. Budget I have thought would be around £200 to £300 for an occasional wear suit.
Any advice greatfully received,
thanks in advance.
I think M&S do some very nice suits for that price range. Get a new white shirt, a nice tie and clean shoes and you'll look fine.
I know there are others who go on and on about expensive, tailored suits, but very few people can tell the difference between them just by looking. 99% of people wont care what you wear, just the fact that you've made an effort.
I know there are others who go on and on about expensive, tailored suits, but very few people can tell the difference between them just by looking. 99% of people wont care what you wear, just the fact that you've made an effort.
Hi Shirts.
Re: Bicester village, point taken, an hour isn't too bad in the scheme of things I guess.
M&S. I often have a mosey round there, but struggle to find anything I like.
The tailor in kings Heath sounds interesting, a bespoke suit would be nice. Details if you have them would be great.
Any particular shops to avoid?
Re: Bicester village, point taken, an hour isn't too bad in the scheme of things I guess.
M&S. I often have a mosey round there, but struggle to find anything I like.
The tailor in kings Heath sounds interesting, a bespoke suit would be nice. Details if you have them would be great.
Any particular shops to avoid?
williamp said:
I think M&S do some very nice suits for that price range. Get a new white shirt, a nice tie and clean shoes and you'll look fine.
I know there are others who go on and on about expensive, tailored suits, but very few people can tell the difference between them just by looking. 99% of people wont care what you wear, just the fact that you've made an effort.
cut & style is subjective, fabric quality & construction are not. I know there are others who go on and on about expensive, tailored suits, but very few people can tell the difference between them just by looking. 99% of people wont care what you wear, just the fact that you've made an effort.
Council Baby said:
Mobile Chicane said:
I couldn't help noticing earlier today that Asda had some reasonable clobber for £60 that would pass cursory inspection.
With a decent shirt, tie and shoes I reckon you could get away with it.
How the hell did you spot that in Waitrose With a decent shirt, tie and shoes I reckon you could get away with it.
I'd give Geo Heaphys and Sons a go. They were my tailor for years when I lived in the midlands and it's a fairly short trip to either Redditch or Warwick for you. They're a proper old fashioned tailors so you'll get proper advice and service and they have plenty in your price range.
http://www.heaphys.co.uk/
http://www.heaphys.co.uk/
A friend of mine is a tailor and he'd previously said to me that, from what he'd seen doing alterations, M&S or Austin Reed were pretty good. If you find an M&S one say, and it doesn't fit perfectly, you could have a local tailor alter it, but allow time for this. You'd expect to pay the best part of £1k to have one made by said tailor.
Gene Simmons said:
I obviously want to look the part. Budget I have thought would be around £200 to £300 for an occasional wear suit.
Look part of what? A city wide boy in a chalk stripe suit with red braces? I think you could spend about £150 and get a nice suit off the peg. Dark blue/charcole, three button, two piece, straight leg (no turn ups). Quality white shirt and tie are not that expensive. Plain black shoes
Probably the part of a bloke at a wedding, as opposed to Del Boys as yet undiscovered brother.
You may be right Cotty, re the price point part of things. It's a fairly important occasion ( not the wedding per se), but early days with the new bird, and meeting many of her friends for the first time, so it's important that I feel and look smart.
Maybe time to go have a mooch round brum one day in the week, try on a few bits, and see what I like etc
You may be right Cotty, re the price point part of things. It's a fairly important occasion ( not the wedding per se), but early days with the new bird, and meeting many of her friends for the first time, so it's important that I feel and look smart.
Maybe time to go have a mooch round brum one day in the week, try on a few bits, and see what I like etc
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