buying a suit

want2bmortgage3

i need a suit for a christening and possibly other future events like weddings etc

how much do i need to spend?

my mate was saying his mum got him one from primark for £25 but is this false economy? am i better off with one from say burton or debenhams and spending about £100?

also i am a 5 foot 6 male so quite short so is there a certian style of suit that would suit me ? also is it best to stick to a plain black one?

feefee_3

if you are planning on wearing the suit alot, but 2 pairs of the trousers the trousers will get scuffy more quickley than the jacket
i bought a really nice suit new for £40 on ebay in a plus size for hubby

iamana1ias

Black is very severe. A nice grey suit will work for every occasion. Just change the shirt and tie and it will look completely different! A gentle vertical stripe will make you look a bit taller

Majority of the males in my circle get them from M&S. Just make sure you get 2 or 3 pairs of the trousers.

wallbash

Black is very severe. A nice grey suit

Very true , but settle for a dark grey... no light grey for a funeral ?

TomsMom

My OH doesn't hasn't owned a suit for years. We had a wedding a year or so ago and he got one from the Tenovus charity shop for £10 (our local one always washes/cleans the clothes so always exceptional). It's a mid-grey colour so suitable for all occasions, he wore a lilac shirt and co-odinating tie with it and it looked stunning.

Wallbash - are you saying not to wear light grey for a funeral? I personally don't think that it matters. My son wore black trousers, white shirt, black tie to his baby's funeral as he didn't have a suit nor a suitable jacket so he went shirt sleeves.

wallbash

Wallbash - are you saying not to wear light grey for a funeral? I personally don't think that it matters

I'm suggesting that a dark rather than a light grey is more useful.
The last funeral I went to, we were asked NOT to wear black.

But when in doubt ,

want2bmortgage3

i had a look around a few shops in town and noticed this one :

http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_66186_1127781_-1

what do you think.. it said full suit for under £90

McKneff

Even a suit at £90 is ridiculously cheap even if you wear it only for funerals and weddings, and yes, my vote goes for dark grey.

And theres noting wrong with going in shirt sleeves to a funeral.
Its silly to me buying suits for young children when they out grow them so fast.
They probably only get to wear them once

iamana1ias

wallbash wrote: »

Very true , but settle for a dark grey... no light grey for a funeral ?

I did mean dark grey. No-one looks good in light grey

iamana1ias

want2bmortgage3 wrote: »

i had a look around a few shops in town and noticed this one :

http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_66186_1127781_-1

what do you think.. it said full suit for under £90

but it's black

this is better

http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/product/B002BXOPZA/sr=1-6/qid=1251653037/ref=sr_1_6/278-5116320-0992858?ie=UTF8&node=&m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&keywords=&mnSBrand=core&size=9&rh=n%3A43483030%2Cp_10%3AGrey&page=

want2bmortgage3

i quite like black its not like jet black.. but will check out m and s didnt even think to look there