Ontopic Official WhiningThread

[Amstel]

I've gotten about 3 suits from them....... All have been great quality suits.

Just buy there, and take to a local tailor if you feel uncomfortable with their in-house shop.

ALSO: It's easy to get the pants hemmed, Coat Cuffs shorted, there for nothing. THEN go to a local tailor & save yourself the charge on that easy stuff.

& tbh, if you really want to see how a suit fits, got to the most expensive high end shop you can find and tell them you're getting married and need a suit for the rehearsal dinner - your woman said you better look right so she's popping for it. Those guys will put you into the right suit by putting you in the right shirt & tie first, then, walk you through how a suit is actually supposed to fit. When you reach forward while you're wearing a suit, you should feel like you're getting hugged. It's not a loosey-goosey casual slop fit. Once you're fitted properly, TAKE NOTE OF THE SIZES AND HOW IT FEELS. TAKE NOTE OF WHERE THE SHOULDERS ARE, THE COAT LENGTH AND SLEEVE LENGTH. take note of how the staff looks.

People who don't often wear suits generally have no clue how they need to look or feel, and too frequently buy them a full size or two too large.

 

[JAXvillain]

BUT GRAY SUITS ARE THE DEVILS WORK

 

[Jimmycrackcorn]

BUT GRAY SUITS ARE THE DEVILS WORK

for a business suit, funeral attire, or even a wedding guest, a charcoal grey works well.

not as a groom IMO.





(in for Helena hate)

 

[thintoast]

*gray

 

[thintoast]

 

[Jimmycrackcorn]

kind of liking this one

http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/lauren-by-ralph-lauren-charcoal-vested-suit?ID=1524083&CategoryID=22610#fn=sp=1&spc=271&ruleId=&slotId=31

not sure how you operate.....but if you plan to wear the jacket a lot, decide what type of venting you'll want. double vent for lots of sitting, single vent if you'll be wearing it standing.

 

[Mrs. Valve]

yeah, agree that it would work better on a "solider" guy like the one in the photo.

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/john-w-...m_sp=personalizedsort-_-searchresults-_-1_3_A

May be a bit dark for what you're looking for, but it's got a really nice subtle check pattern.

 

[Amstel]

yeah, agree that it would work better on a "solider" guy like the one in the photo.

thoughts?

http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/...fn=SUIT_FIT=Slim Fit&PAGEINDEX=3&sp=3&spc=103

There's more gray in it than you think.

 

[Mrs. Valve]

*gray

Gray is perfetly acceptable traditional wedding attire for ceremonies performed before 5pm.

Boom.

 

[Domon]

Will look at these when I get back. Stepped out to lunch

 

[Valve1138]

ok, now that the fgtry has somewhat worked it way out of this thread. Where the fuck do a buy a nice suit. Mens wearhouse and joseph a banks are all kind of mass manufactured poor fitting, poor quality stuff it seems. I have a couple ja banks suits that actualyl fit well, but they wore out ridiculously quick, and mens wearhouse seems to be made for dudes that weigh 300 pounds.

Nordstroms or GTFO

Edit: I see I'm late to the party.

 

[Jimmycrackcorn]

Edit: I see I'm late to the party.

that's always fashionable

 

[thintoast]

that's always fashionable

The only way some people get noticed.

 

[Mrs. Valve]

The only way some people get noticed.

Except when your wife is hyperventilating because being late to anything gives her hives.

 

[Jimmycrackcorn]

Except when your wife is hyperventilating because being late to anything gives her hives.

:bowroflarms:

 

[Domon]

thoughts?

http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/lauren-by-ralph-lauren-navy-pindot-slim-fit-suit?ID=1709346&CategoryID=22610&LinkType=#fn=SUIT_FIT=Slim Fit&PAGEINDEX=3&sp=3&spc=103

There's more gray in it than you think.

Cut looks nice, and im not 100% must-have on grey, i just liked it initially, so im open to options.

Once thing i really have found myself wanting a lot though is a high v (maybe not the right term) vest. One that only shows a little bit of shirt and tie. That one is a bit too big for me

 

[Domon]

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/john-w-...m_sp=personalizedsort-_-searchresults-_-1_3_A

May be a bit dark for what you're looking for, but it's got a really nice subtle check pattern.

Pretty nice, the check isnt even really noticable, would have to find a matching vest for it through. Definitely wanted a high-v 6 button vested suit

 

[Domon]

switch the replies for mrs valve and amstel. Quoted the wrong ones.

 

[APRIL]

The only way some people get noticed.

This drives me nuts. Punctuality is important to me, but @fly loves to be fashionably late to parties.

 

[Jimmycrackcorn]

This drives me nuts. Punctuality is important to me, but @fly loves to be fashionably late to parties.

it drives me nuts, too......but my wife is almost always running late

which is weird since her entire family is military.....and they're always promptly on time