How much money should I spend on a decent suit?

[cuthbert]

However much you spend on your work suits make sure you don't skimp on the dry cleaning, there is nothing worse than a smartly dressed manager who smells like a tramp.

 

[Rookie]

Surely the correct answer is as much as you can afford

 

[desprateseagull]

Primark had some for a tenner, when I was there last month..

 

[ofco8]

Bought a nice Daniel Hechter suit in John Lewis £250- £300.
Very nice quality.

 

[Gully]

I recommend going to Reiss - about £350. If not Marks & Spencers do have some great suits in their larger stores for a couple of hundred.

I paid bang on £350 for a suit from Austin Reed, dark grey and a fairly classical design that won't be out of style in a couple of years time. Before going there I went to a couple of other places and have to say that most I tried on just looked cheap and shoddy, despite not costing much less than I finally paid...which isn't the sort of image you want to present if you turn up for a meeting trying to look your best. Round it off with a nice shirt and tie, make sure the sleeves are long enough so some cuff is showing from the jacket.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Tesco's £ 40, most mortgage advisors get their suits there nowadays.

 

[folkestonesgull]

depending on your build there were some rather nice kennth cole suits in house of fraser a year or so ago. They come up pretty small though -designed for the tall and skinny type

 

[Billy Mays]

Make sure you get your shirts and ties from either TM Lewin or Thomas Pink. Probably Lewin.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Tesco's £ 40, most mortgage advisors get their suits there nowadays.

Asda sell them at around the same price , ideal for a teenagers first appearance before the magistrate.

 

[zefarelly]

At least a fiver, maybe even seven pounds fifty at a push.

are romper suits that much now Tricky?

 

[zefarelly]

Tesco's £ 40, most mortgage advisors get their suits there nowadays.

I've got better cut boiler suits than your average EA/MA!

 

[Mr Smggles]

fly to china and get one tailored for like 40 pounds any material you like. very similar to the vietnam episode of topgearv

 

[Igor Gurinovich?]

fly to china and get one tailored for like 40 pounds any material you like. very similar to the vietnam episode of topgearv

wont it cost him a few bob more thant it would to get one reasonably tailored over here, on the cost of the flight?

 

[Bigtomfu]

I paid bang on £350 for a suit from Austin Reed, dark grey and a fairly classical design that won't be out of style in a couple of years time. Before going there I went to a couple of other places and have to say that most I tried on just looked cheap and shoddy, despite not costing much less than I finally paid...which isn't the sort of image you want to present if you turn up for a meeting trying to look your best. Round it off with a nice shirt and tie, make sure the sleeves are long enough so some cuff is showing from the jacket.

Austin Reed are pretty good and I got a couple there recently in their buy one get one half price. Ended up being allowed to include the sale items so I got two £350.00 suits for £350.00. Top stuff too.

General tip - avoid anything that follows fashion - Jack Dee might look good on stage in a shiny suit, but give it six months and you will look like a chump.

You can't generally go wrong with one grey, one black (pin stripes optional - thin not fat banker ones...) and one dark blue.