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Avoid supermarkets, Next, Burton, River Island etc.
For £150 M&S is your best bet. Moss Bros aren't on the same level as M&S but they're still better than the names mentioned above.
At this price, stick to a solid colour wool suit if you can.
For £150 M&S is your best bet. Moss Bros aren't on the same level as M&S but they're still better than the names mentioned above.
At this price, stick to a solid colour wool suit if you can.
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Here we go again ...
£150 will not get you "quality" but it can get you something respectable, if not long very dashing. Forget Burtons, Next, Topshop, all of those kind of places - their suits are terribly cut, badly made and will not last. For sub-£200 you're better off with M&S and if you can stretch a little further you can something very passable from a local Tailors.
If this is for a job and you'll wear the suit a lot I'd really suggest saving up and getting some more money together to buy a quality suit. If it's for a one off then M&S, £150 suit, jobs a good 'un.
I'll just wait now for all those who have a Burtons, Next or Topshop suit to explain how good they are. They're wrong
£150 will not get you "quality" but it can get you something respectable, if not long very dashing. Forget Burtons, Next, Topshop, all of those kind of places - their suits are terribly cut, badly made and will not last. For sub-£200 you're better off with M&S and if you can stretch a little further you can something very passable from a local Tailors.
If this is for a job and you'll wear the suit a lot I'd really suggest saving up and getting some more money together to buy a quality suit. If it's for a one off then M&S, £150 suit, jobs a good 'un.
I'll just wait now for all those who have a Burtons, Next or Topshop suit to explain how good they are. They're wrong
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Don't believe this, I've had a suit from Next since 2005 and it's still going very strong. Maybe in your opinion they're wrong - you can't say a consumer is wrong, just not to their taste.
I'm a fan of Next, just because they fit me well and not too badly priced
Prepare for a barrage of abuse. Every time I say this I always get called a snob, a toff and get accused of having delusions of grandeur.[FnG]magnolia;11060048 said:I'll just wait now for all those who have a Burtons, Next or Topshop suit to explain how good they are. They're wrong
But what would you or I know? Those people who wore a Burton suit once were told by their mother that it looked "well smart" so you and I are clueless snobs.
I think people notice, best to rotate between at least 2 suits imo.
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Different shirt/tie combos can make a big difference to your appearance and will often be more noticed than the trousers or suit (removing the jacket will reduce the 'samey-ness' factor further). If you can stretch to cufflinks, assuming your shirts are double-cuffed, adds further difference and passable cufflinks can be had for less than £30.
It may be an idea just to buy a few more pairs of trousers only from somewhere like M&S. I don't know how much they are but they'll certainly be cheaper than an entire suit although not as useful.
Depending on where you work, of course, maybe no one will notice regardless of what you wear. I guess it depends on your environment as well.
Of course it is, just make sure it is a plain cloth, black or charcoal are best. At this budget though, wearing one suit every day will have it worn out in no time. It is best to rotate between at least two suits or if you are going to use one suit, have two or three matching pairs of trousers as these will wear out long before the jacket.
Most other people wouldn't care/notice apart from you or your close colleagues. As long as you don't still wear it when it eventually reaches the end of it's life you'll be grand.
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Thank you for the replies
I'm just looking for jacket and trousers, its for work, probly wont wear the jacket every day but i think i will need it for "events"
will look at M&S saturday or online
If you have a Tailors you can get to easily, it's definitely worth popping in there first. He'll be able to offer you much better advice and may even be able to get something at around your price point. This will certainly be a better made and fitting suit than the comparable M&S one. If there isn't a Tailors near to you then I guess this is a moot point
The M&S one will be the best of the rest and will be fine for what you're after.Slater Menswear. You won't find anyone else with as much choice, and free alterations. Very few people can get a suit that fits off the peg, tailored is best, but outside the £150 budget. Having a suit altered to fit is therefore the next best.
I have a Daniel Hechter suit from there (around £150), a Ted Baker (around £200), and a few cheaper ones such as Charlon Gray and Rice (£70 ish). All altered to fit me.
I have a Daniel Hechter suit from there (around £150), a Ted Baker (around £200), and a few cheaper ones such as Charlon Gray and Rice (£70 ish). All altered to fit me.