I decided last night that i need to spice up my suit collection!
I have worn suits in my last few jobs and have come to the realisation that after purchasing the first few, i settled on the same style of suit and cut for a three piece or two piece and ended up accumulating several of each in different colours. While there is a variation in colours, the style of the suits are all too similar (slim-ish modern notch lapels, cut in slightly at the waist, single breasted and cut in at the waist jacket, low rise trousers that are slim fitting). I currently have the following colours: black, OCuk lighter background blue, navy blue, charcoal grey, stone grey and light grey.
This new suit wont be massively different but seeing as it will be my newest one, i will save it for client meetings and nicer evening events, rather than the every day office grind that my current suits are used for.
I am short-ish and though of normal build. This is what i was thinking:
-Subtle pinstripe on either navy or charcoal
-Jacket to keep relatively a modern notch lapel style, cut inward at the waist slightly. Single breasted
-Waistcoat to be of classic shape. Single breasted
-Slim but not skinny mid rise trousers instead of ones that hang off the hip. No belt loops as I think mid rise trousers would look better with button braces, especially with a waistcoat
Was also thinking of getting dress shirts for it with the sleeves a bit on the long side and wearing thin metal shirt armbands.
The idea is that subtle slim pinstripes and mid-rise trousers would suit my shorter build. Am wrong in this?
I don't really do double breasted as i cant help but feel they are a bit on the old school side of things and dont mix with slim lapels or slim cut suit, am i wrong OCuk fashion gurus? I am open minded to buying more flamboyant, as long as a continue to look professional.
I have always stood by the rule that a cheap suit that fits well will always look better than an expensive one that doesn't cut the figure. Normally I buy a suit close to my sizes off the shelf and have it taken in and adjusted but i think i'll be out of luck due to anything other than low rise trousers being a rare thing these days outside of black tie suits. Any recommendations on where i can go near me apart from the obligatory Savile Row?
As i said, i have no issue with off the shelf if it almost fits me and having it adjusted.
What do you think OCuk fashion gurus?
