The 'Whistle And Flute' Thread..Everything To Do With 'Suits' In Here!!

After a cheapish suit for work. I dont need to wear a tie however.

I only have 2 suits at teh moment a dkny and a boss. The boss is a nice cut but its too big for me now and its not very durable it gets manky at the slightest thing.

Reason i need a new suit is that i have been hitting the gym hard recently after going single. Result is that i have lost a stone in weight and it really shoes with the other suits. What i would like is a more fitted suit

Was thinking Next or Marks for a decent suit for not much dough. Dont particulary want to spend more than 200 quid.

I am in Edinburgh by the way.

Any help appreciated

If you're only wearing it once, for the same purpose i bought a NEXT italian slim cut suit (No Ban). The fit isn't too bad, and you can always get it adjusted. Cost about £120-£130 i think.

Mine was dark gray, looked good with a fitted white shirt to be fair.

I was always under the impression that you do not do the bottom button up?
Well thats what i do anyhow

Im sure its 'Soemtimes, always, never' Havent worn a 3 button for years.

be prepared to start wearing them again muckers.
cos when the japs say jump we say 'how high'.

Whenever I go for a suit they always tell me three button is best for my build but they just never look right to me. That Vis is some proper geography teacher steez but bizarely I like it

on a 3 btn, only the middle one should be secured.

2 btn has been more contempory for the past few years for formal suits, however on more classic hunting/sporting/country type jackets where you turn up the collar, 3 button is generally the standard.

Was in Start on Rivington St today and they are doing some very nice fitting suits off the peg for £595. They are also doing a made to measure (not bespoke) starting at 850 going upto around 1200 depending on choice of fabric with 2 fittings. They have two blocks one a classic fit (wider lapels, longer jacket) and one a more modern slim fashion fit (think Raf/Dior/slimmer lapels, narrower trousers) and they have a very nice selection of fabrics to choose from. I tried on a light grey suit off the rack and the fit was very nice not disimilar to my Spencer Hart suits. For those looking for a nice suit at a good price Id head here and they have a good selection of colours/fabric for off the peg. Also popped into Spencer Hart they are dojng a a new range for £700 a suit the Fabrics are not as good as quality as they usually use but they are still good all the same. The more expensive cashmere blends etc are still priced around a 1000 upto 1500 off the peg and then 2000 for Made to measure and nearly 4000 for bespoke. Just a heads up for those thinking of buying in the future as both the Mr Start at £595 and the new Spencer Harts at £695 are both very good and not silly priced suits (granted still not cheap).

I have a pair of trews that are unfininhed is it possible to get them finished off but to leave an extra few inches on them so that if I want in future i can let down those extra inches if I wanted to ?