But aren't button down shirts usually made of a heavier casual shirt material?

Soft cotton button down wit suit and tie is nan kid. Has to be the proper stiff high collar type.

Can someone give me a breakdown of what kind of suits can be bought at different price points of say 200+. Interested in a well-fitting 2B black suit, double vented back, 1 or two flap pockets. Thanks

I have a navy blue 2 button French Connection suit and it's the best fitting off the peg suit I've tried. Was only 250 quid aswell.

Best place for beach wedding suiting (light colour/fabric)?

A Ludlow seems the only contender at the moment

How good is the bespoke really? A bespoke suit should take about 45 hours to make apparently so £325 seems a bit low!

http://www.sousterandhicks.com/blog.html

"almost 45 hours of manual labour goes into a "proper" fully handmade bespoke suit, so if you see "bespoke suits" being advertised at £300 you should know that these are not the real deal."

It gets a bit of a pasting here:
http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/forum/showthread.php?72364-dressed-to-Kill

Can you compare it to a 3k bespoke suit from a well renowned Saville Row tailor? Of course not.
But, I am very pleased with it. The fabric was much better than I expected and it fits perfectly. Extra trousers for a tonne a pair is a steal as well. I suppose the point I'm making is that it is extremely good value and I won't be buying an off the peg suit again while this is an option. I have been buying shirts from D2K for a while (£60 quid a pop) and they are better than shirts I've had made that have cost three times the price too. I would personally recommend it. But no, it isn't a fully bespoke 3k suit, but it is a tenth of the price of one!

Need to get a black tie set up. Probably going to get suit supply dinner suit but spending 350 on something I'll wear 5 times is killing me inside. Does anyone do a dark blue/black peak lapel suit for under £500? Reckon that would pass muster and I'd at least have some chance of wearing it in later life.

Don't mind a good suit snaye it's having to splash out for full black tie garb that's annoying me


I'm not James Bond so I'd rather get a one or two button suit with peak lapels that could actually get worn again.

Yeah I get ya, forking out for full black tie can be a pain, id say dont go too hard and get something you can dress up and down i.e not full on with satin trim etc etc as that can only be worn one way