where to buy a suit?

[Cameron]

Re: where to buy a suit?

probably won't help much as it sounds like you want something on the nicer side, but when i needed suits for an event I went down to the salvation army....Managed to get 4 for a dollar a piece due to a fourth of July sell. Granted they are not the nicest suits, they looked good enough and got the job done

[damontucker]

Re: where to buy a suit?

probably won't help much as it sounds like you want something on the nicer side, but when i needed suits for an event I went down to the salvation army....Managed to get 4 for a dollar a piece due to a fourth of July sell. Granted they are not the nicest suits, they looked good enough and got the job done

Now that I make enough money to buy new clothes... I will always buy new from now on...(even if it's at Ross)

I've always been a penny pincher... but I still can't see myself buying used clothes that were literally lived in for awhile.

I still let my son wear the hand me downs.... but as he get's older.... I want my son looking good.

I've always felt that if you feel good about your outer appearance...it will also help you with your inner feelings.

"Dress for Success...etc."

[pzarquon]

Re: where to buy a suit?

Now that I make enough money to buy new clothes... I will always buy new from now on...(even if it's at Ross) I've always been a penny pincher... but I still can't see myself buying used clothes that were literally lived in for awhile. [...] I've always felt that if you feel good about your outer appearance...it will also help you with your inner feelings. "Dress for Success...etc."

Used clothes can still make a world of difference for some people. I know the downtown Honolulu YWCA partners with the national Dress for Success program -- "Suits to Self-Sufficiency." It helps women in need with interview-appropriate business suits and work clothes.

I agree you get what you pay for, but for those who can't pay, I'm glad there are options.

[damontucker]

Re: where to buy a suit?

Used clothes can still make a world of difference for some people. I know the downtown Honolulu YWCA partners with the national Dress for Success program -- "Suits to Self-Sufficiency." It helps women in need with interview-appropriate business suits and work clothes.

I agree you get what you pay for, but for those who can't pay, I'm glad there are options.

I agree whole heartedly with PZ...

My mom actually volunteers for the Salvation Army when she has free time.

I don't want to sound like a prude or anything... sheesh..most my clothes come from Ross.... Except for my occassional splurge at www.sigzane.com .

I would highly recommend to anyone facing budget restraints to shop second hand stores, etc. This is how my mom got me by for the longest time.

I also highly recommend things like possibly even sewing your own clothes if you have the skills.

I guess I'm just lazy now... and when I got out of the parents financial control... realized... That my mom used to dress me as a dork.... which I never had much control of....

Now that I make my own money... I dress the way I want to....

(I also eat the way I want...thus, I'm gaining weight the way I shouldn't! )

(and my wife still thinks I'm a slob...hahahah)

[dick]

Re: where to buy a suit?

But after 9 years, do they still fit? (If the answer is 'yes' I'm gonna be very envious.)

I'm afraid so...

Although I have put on a few pounds since having stopped smoking in January. So I'm now about where I was when I bought them. Gimme a couple months to get back to where I was this time last year...

[shaveice]

Re: where to buy a suit?

Originally Posted by LikaNui
But after 9 years, do they still fit? (If the answer is 'yes' I'm gonna be very envious.)
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i bought a bunch of tailor made suits when i went through hong kong back in the day but unlike you, i've definitely had one too many donuts!!!