Shopping for a men’s business suit– help?

November 23, 2009 by admin · 1 Comment
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sealoquesea asked:

I have been shopping with my boyfriend because he needs to purchase a suit. We are graduating from college soon and he will be interviewing etc. and is a business major. Here is the dilemma: He has very long arms, but a not-so-long torso, which makes the long suits (the size he needs for the arm to be long enough) look odd because they body section of the jacket is too long. He wears about a 40L, athletic fit. We are looking for plain black and have a definite budget. Looking for sales since we only have about 150 dollars. Does anyone know if there is a specific brand that tends to have a shorter torso section of the jacket OR if that is something a tailor could fix? How expensive would it be to have the main body part of the jacket shortened?

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One Response to “Shopping for a men’s business suit– help?”
  1. Joseph M says:
    November 26, 2009 at 12:09 am

    You really need to take your boyfriend to a shop that does alterations, at the very least. He probably needs a custom tailored suit. This does NOT have to be very expensive.

    You have to understand how vitally important it is to feel comfortable in a suit, especially if you have to wear it all the time. If it is just for funerals and weddings every 5 years, you’re gonna be uncomfortable anyway.

    But if you have a job that requires a suit, first of all, you are going to need at the very least 2, and to be realistic, 3 or 4. If you have your measurements on file with the tailor, every additional suit will be less expensive, and you can develop a relationship with someone who can literally save your a** in a social emergency.

    But you can get by with slacks and a jacket for many jobs, most of the time.

    What you have to understand is that, if the suit is an important part of the job, it HAS to fit, and above everything else, that means comfortable.

    Shortening of the jacket torso would not be comparatively expensive.

    But whatever you do, especially if you can only afford one suit initially, do NOT get black, unless your boyfriend wants to be an undertaker or a baccarat dealer in Monte Carlo.

    Some version of dark blue, or if he is cool enough to pull it off, gray, is the only way to go in a serious interview.

    Just remember — it is not a question of lots of money, but of taking the time to get a suit that fits well and is comfortable, and is appropriate to the position (i.e. doesn’t make you look like a bus driver or a waiter).

    Good luck with your new lives! Joseph M

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