Mens Suits???

I get SOOOO turned on by a man in a suit. Omg.
I should offer discounts for guys who show up dressed in a suit...

Sorry for the hijack haha
I'd look at Nordstrom or even Macys

Depends on your price range. I buy my suits at Neiman Marcus. They carry Brioni. $5 K a suit. Back when I had to stretch things I went to Jos. Bank. For the standard blue blazer I still wear Brooks Brothers. But stay away from their outlet mall. I saw a special several years ago and they speciffically called BB out saying it wasn't the same quality of matetrial. I thought there was some stitch out line somewhere that nobody could tell. I don't know why they don't have a store here. I was in the DFW airport last week and they even have a store there.

I don't know if there are any here in ATX (I'll bet there is) but I got some really great suits at a resale/consignment shop up in DFW... and it was a good place to unload the old suits I had. I think I only ended up spending a few hundred bux on three suits after trading in two.

Of course, I had to get them tailored but that's true of just about any suit if you want it to fit right. Originally Posted by NastyCanasta

Howdy, Folks!

Ever since I read of a fellow working in a high end haberdashery doing the following, I thought - "WOW - this is a GREAT idea..."


Go to estate sales/yard sales/thrift stores - in that order.

Look at the fabric, and the construction. If you know nothing about fabrics and construction, take a friend along who does(I have a lady friend that took one look at a suit I had, and not only told me the type of fabric, but where it came from, what year it had been woven, and where it had been tailored. NAILED it - It had come from overseas. On a good day, she can tell what textile mill the fabrics came out of, or if it was some sort of custom weave. When I go suit shopping, I take her for dinner and shoe shopping. I come out WAY ahead...)

Find your size, or if possible - a size or two bigger.

Pay a good tailor to then tailor the suit to your form.


If you do it right - you can in theory get a suit for less than $100 that looks and fits like a $5000 suit. Only you will know the difference(and maybe my buddy ).


If you get a conservative cut, it'll last you for years.



Pricing examples - I found a custom made top coat that was WAY too big for me in a thrift store a while back. FIVE BUCKS.


I bought it, and gave it to the nephew of a friend of mine that moved to Chicago. He loves it and looks GREAT in it, and his aunt and uncle recognized it as about a $2000 coat.


Also - look at Austin Freecycle - http://groups.freecycle.org/AustinFreecycle/description

You may be able to get a wardrobe that says you make a million a year for FREE.

[Again - get the stuff tailored.]


Good luck!

I still wear Brooks Brothers. But stay away from their outlet mall. I saw a special several years ago and they speciffically called BB out saying it wasn't the same quality of matetrial Originally Posted by derek303

The outlet stores here carry cheaper lines than what their traditional lines are