Don't get the Perry Ellis. Peerless makes those suits and $400 bucks is way too much. That markup is beyod scary on that guy as we sell those suits, under the Franco Tassi label, (same suit just pick a label, to get PE on it would cost us $5 more) for $250 at retail and we aren't losing money.
If you want to spend in that $550-700 range go for a Jack Victor. By the sounds of it and judging by your age go for one of their trimmer fits. If the body style starts with "N" (eg Napoli) it is a trimmer fit, if it starts with a "Z" (eg Zuma) it is even trimmer yet. The Z bodies are most likely the fits that are similar to the Banana Republic one you tried on. Stay away from anything with a "V" as that is the more traditional "boxy" fit.
Also remember that your shoulder trick isnt always the way as it all depends on the fit you are buying. Slimmer cuts should be tighter in the shoulders than a more tradition cut so your shoulder trick doesn't always apply. If you are that 170-185 and around 5'9-5'11" you are most likely the 40R.
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