It all depends on how much you want to spend. There is no magical high quality custom suit that’s also inexpensive. Quality things cost money.
You’ll never get top quality from tip top or the bay or moores etc but they’ll be a hell of a lot cheaper than Oconnors or Harry Rosen etc.
Fit is the most important no matter how much you spend. Don’t get anything too in style at the moment (obnoxious window panes with flood pants). Stick with a classic look. It’ll last longer.
Grey, charcoal or navy are your best bet and can be worn for any occasion.
I personally avoid all those travelling made to measure services that have showings at a hotel conference room once a year but I know people that swear by them.
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^just something I can wear few times year when the occasion calls for it (had a couple previous suits, they just run a little big now and wanting to update), so no big rush either.
Yah, have decent idea of sizing required (nothing crazy specialized usually required as I'm 5'9, 170ish lbs, but realize the fit as Cec mentions is vital w.r.t. suits.
THUMBS DOWN.
Indochino has grown so big that they just hire whoever to do the measurements.
If you're looking for an actual fit suit, highly recommend Huey Lam. He is a self-made tailor who does all the measurements with his tailoring team, overseas manufacturing of course but they'll re-alter as necessary after a fitting.
Fit is the most important facet. You can spend more, but cheap suit and tailored correctly/cheap bespoke suit <$500 will always look better than a poorly fitted suit that is $800+.
You can also address inexpensive via accessories by pulling the attention away via the belt, shoes, tie, pocket square, dress shirt etc. I've been to a few weddings where the groomsmen had matching <$300 tailored well fitted suits from H&M or wherever and it didn't look jarringly out of place at a wedding.
One thing to consider is to talk to a tailor first. Get pre-measured and ask them what size they recommend you purchase off the rack that would be the most appropriate base for tailoring to your specific build.
It low cost is priority - especially since you don't know how often you'd even be wearing it. I agree with Moore's, or even Tip Top, maybe even The Bay as well since they always have decent sales on the go.
My suggestion, find a OTR suit from a mid-tier supplier that fits appropriately in the shoulders/collar. But find it at 50% off, which there’s almost always a combo of sales apparently somewhere. Full retail for a Boss or something is absurd, but at sale they’re a decent value.
Expect another $150 for tailoring, so budget for it.
Wear proper shoes and proper tie and no one will give a #### if your suit was $400 or $4000.
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I'm not sure which one is weirder. $300 jeans with a blazer on top or pleated pants. TBH it leans more towards the fact that most people in general don't care.
Every time I've had a suit tailored, it was pricy, fussy, time-consuming, and I hated it. For that reason I would never go to any store or service for that.
All my suits are of the shelf from a store like Zara that has multiple pants and jackets in different sizes and I make the combo that looks the best and feels the most comfortable. I then pair with a belt and shoe combination from Winners. I even hate altering the length of my pants so I look for off the rack options that come in various inseam lengths and pick the right one. No fuss, looks tailored since you have many fits to choose from, and cheaper and disposable if fashion changes.
It also works better for today's more casual look at work which I'll often just pair the jacket with jeans, casual pants, casual shoes.
Also, all my suits are collecting dust with the current paradigm of remote work and casual if you even come back to the office.
This is why expensive suits are a complete waste of money for most people.
As much as a good fit is always important, things like pleats, lapel styles, skinny vs baggy, cropped/breaking at ankle, different materials, colours, keep changing styles.
Sure a cheaper suit won't last as long, but it will last as long as most people need it before their style tastes change anyway.
My expensive suits are by far the worst wastes of money I have made in terms of clothing. They've barely been worn and when an occasion comes up, I don't even like most of them anymore. Thousands of dollars wasted.
Different story if you wear a suit daily.
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