Where to buy a suit

Another recommendation of Slaters from Me. Recently bought a last minute funeral suit (£100 for suit, shoes, tie and shirt)and also a very nice paisley lined tailored fit 3 piece for a wedding.
Staff are super helpfull, will measure you if needed and allow you the time to try on multiple suits if you want to.
There prices also have a massive range to cater for all tastes.
They also do free alterations if you need them, although im not sure what the turn around is.

Just walk in, say you dont have a clue but need a graduation ceremony suit and say what your price expectations are and you will be done in 10 mins.
 
Chandler_90 said:
Debenhams, M&S, Next or John Lewis would be my destinations.

Picked up a nice 2 piece a few days ago for £75 from next :)
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I just KNOW that this won't sound right, and be open to all kinds of misinterpretation, but I buy one or two shirts once or twice per year, and pay between £90 and £125 each for them, very often pay more if they look that good, so I have to wonder what a £75 suit would look like.
 
As I have said before, a budget suit adjusted to fit you by a tailor will look better than a poorly fitted expensive suit. So leave some budget aside for adjustments.
 
Jean-F said:
I just KNOW that this won't sound right, and be open to all kinds of misinterpretation, but I buy one or two shirts once or twice per year, and pay between £90 and £125 each for them, very often pay more if they look that good, so I have to wonder what a £75 suit would look like.
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you probably would not escort royalty down the isle in one however that's not The target market for a sub £100 suit.
They are designed and cut to be worn all day every day, coping with travel on public transport, the daily detritus of work,cream cakes, lunchtime pub visits, after work currys, makeup etc etc. When they wear thin on the ass, thighs, knees etc you shrug your shoulders and go buy a couple more. You would get ****** if that was your expensive hand crafted tailored saville row tweed ensemble.
 
ROSSInHD said:
As someone who is suited and booted daily at work I favour Marks and Spencers due to being good value and long wearing.
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^^^ this

though I'm not suited and booted daily, M&S offers the best value... you can pay double or triple the price elsewhere for some brand name suit that isn't any better in terms of quality
 
MonkeyBasher said:
you probably would not escort royalty down the isle in one however that's not The target market for a sub £100 suit.
They are designed and cut to be worn all day every day, coping with travel on public transport, the daily detritus of work,cream cakes, lunchtime pub visits, after work currys, makeup etc etc. When they wear thin on the ass, thighs, knees etc you shrug your shoulders and go buy a couple more. You would get ****** if that was your expensive hand crafted tailored saville row tweed ensemble.
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While I sincerely appreciate your effort at putting me wise on sub £100 suits, I cannot for the life of me envisage a person wearing one looking presentable, whether he's at work, on public transport, or grabbing a drink after work.
As my old mum was wont to say, "he looks like a sack of **** tied up ugly."
Maybe it's because I've never had a job that required me to wear a suit at work, or that the only times I EVER wear a suit is for weddings, funerals etc., but I envisage a £100 suit as looking like it's been pulled out of one of those charity clothes bins that you see on street corners.
I have 4 suits, one black, two dark blue, and a darkish brown one, as you get older you find yourself going to more funerals, so a dark suit is a must.
I think that the most I've paid for a suit is around £750 for a dark blue made to measure two piece, the other two were off the peg for £400-£450.
Every 8-10 months, I have a couple of pairs of trousers made to measure, by a tailor in Walworth Rd. SE17, these run at £170-£200 a pair.
When I go out suited and booted, I certainly don't think that I look as if I've just stepped off the cover of GQ, but I'm also cast iron sure that no one has ever said, "Here, get a load of that scruffy *******.
 
Jean-F said:
While I sincerely appreciate your effort at putting me wise on sub £100 suits, I cannot for the life of me envisage a person wearing one looking presentable, whether he's at work, on public transport, or grabbing a drink after work.
As my old mum was wont to say, "he looks like a sack of **** tied up ugly."
Maybe it's because I've never had a job that required me to wear a suit at work, or that the only times I EVER wear a suit is for weddings, funerals etc., but I envisage a £100 suit as looking like it's been pulled out of one of those charity clothes bins that you see on street corners.
I have 4 suits, one black, two dark blue, and a darkish brown one, as you get older you find yourself going to more funerals, so a dark suit is a must.
I think that the most I've paid for a suit is around £750 for a dark blue made to measure two piece, the other two were off the peg for £400-£450.
Every 8-10 months, I have a couple of pairs of trousers made to measure, by a tailor in Walworth Rd. SE17, these run at £170-£200 a pair.
When I go out suited and booted, I certainly don't think that I look as if I've just stepped off the cover of GQ, but I'm also cast iron sure that no one has ever said, "Here, get a load of that scruffy *******.
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How many weddings and funerals do you go to, if you don't wear suits for work but still need to buy two new pairs of trousers every 8 - 10 months?!
 
I find the best places to buy suits are Slaters, Charles Tyrwhitt, M&S (excellent suits for the money you pay) and Moss Bros.
 
Jean-F said:
While I sincerely appreciate your effort at putting me wise on sub £100 suits, I cannot for the life of me envisage a person wearing one looking presentable, whether he's at work, on public transport, or grabbing a drink after work.
As my old mum was wont to say, "he looks like a sack of **** tied up ugly."
Maybe it's because I've never had a job that required me to wear a suit at work, or that the only times I EVER wear a suit is for weddings, funerals etc., but I envisage a £100 suit as looking like it's been pulled out of one of those charity clothes bins that you see on street corners.
I have 4 suits, one black, two dark blue, and a darkish brown one, as you get older you find yourself going to more funerals, so a dark suit is a must.
I think that the most I've paid for a suit is around £750 for a dark blue made to measure two piece, the other two were off the peg for £400-£450.
Every 8-10 months, I have a couple of pairs of trousers made to measure, by a tailor in Walworth Rd. SE17, these run at £170-£200 a pair.
When I go out suited and booted, I certainly don't think that I look as if I've just stepped off the cover of GQ, but I'm also cast iron sure that no one has ever said, "Here, get a load of that scruffy *******.
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How do know that half the people you see aren't in cheap suits as it is?

I tend to take the labels off my clothes so it's generally fairly difficult to confirm how expensive it was without asking :p
 
Kenai said:
How do know that half the people you see aren't in cheap suits as it is?

I tend to take the labels off my clothes so it's generally fairly difficult to confirm how expensive it was without asking :p
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Quality of material. The general fit. Real or fake cuff openings, type of vent (single is cheaper than double), quality of the lining (if you can see it) and the way the suit moves with the wearer can indicate how it's lined, etc. Most people won't spot these obviously. But they are clues if you can read them.
 
Kenai said:
How do know that half the people you see aren't in cheap suits as it is?

I tend to take the labels off my clothes so it's generally fairly difficult to confirm how expensive it was without asking :p
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It really has nothing to do with labels. You can buy a £150 suit from Slaters and have them alter it free of charge, so it will fit as well as any off the peg suit. If it's a decent wool or wool blend there is no one except a tailor or GQ enthusiast who will know the price difference between an off the peg suit that's been fitted and tailored correctly.
 
panthro said:
It really has nothing to do with labels. You can buy a £150 suit from Slaters and have them alter it free of charge, so it will fit as well as any off the peg suit. If it's a decent wool or wool blend there is no one except a tailor or GQ enthusiast who will know the price difference between an off the peg suit that's been fitted and tailored correctly.
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I was just talking about the price labels, I don't spend my time carefully removing the M&S logo from the inside of my suit :p
 
If you could give a budget it would help. Moss Bros, Reiss, Next, Hackett, Suit Supply, M&S and tonnes more.

Budget please :) Do you have any specific requirements or just anything that will do the job?
 
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