Men's Clothing Options

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

Spinning off of the "Taller" thread:

For those whose husbands could use a third option between the classic, boxy, traditional fit suit and the current, trendy, slim fit suit, there is a cut that falls in the middle called "tailored fit".  It typically (depending upon the brand) has normal armholes and sleeves, but is tapered (NOT slim cut) through the torso to give it some shape.  Suit pants usually are trimmer than traditional suit pants, but NOT slim, package-revealing, slim cut.  

Chains such as Joseph A. Bank carry all 3 suit cuts so men can try each fit on and decide which one fits best.

Also, the slim cut suits, while current and trendy, are not for everyone.  The armholes and sleeves are narrower than traditional or tailored fit suits.  Also, the hem of the pants is very narrow, so they have to be hemmed shorter and therefore show the bulk of the shoe (whereas traditional or tailored fit pant hems are wider and extend out over the top of the shoe.  Slim cut suits are usually, albeit not always, best left to the younger, financially less responsible, suit buyers.  

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I wish DH had more occasions to wear a suit. He looks so dapper in them! 

[justme]

Slim cut suits are usually, albeit not always, best left to the younger, financially less responsible, suit buyers.

That have 6-pack abs!

[Cookies Galore]

Mar 11, 2014 11:57:12 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

Spinning off of the "Taller" thread:

For those whose husbands could use a third option between the classic, boxy, traditional fit suit and the current, trendy, slim fit suit, there is a cut that falls in the middle called "tailored fit".  It typically (depending upon the brand) has normal armholes and sleeves, but is tapered (NOT slim cut) through the torso to give it some shape.  Suit pants usually are trimmer than traditional suit pants, but NOT slim, package-revealing, slim cut.  

Chains such as Joseph A. Bank carry all 3 suit cuts so men can try each fit on and decide which one fits best.

Also, the slim cut suits, while current and trendy, are not for everyone.  The armholes and sleeves are narrower than traditional or tailored fit suits.  Also, the hem of the pants is very narrow, so they have to be hemmed shorter and therefore show the bulk of the shoe (whereas traditional or tailored fit pant hems are wider and extend out over the top of the shoe.  Slim cut suits are usually, albeit not always, best left to the younger, financially less responsible, suit buyers.  

Pretty much most retailers sell regular, tailored, and slim suits. Not all guys have the same build and retailers finally realize this. It has nothing to do with fiscal responsibility and everything to do with correct fit.
With all the alterations hubs' suit coat needed (very thin build, long arms, and broad shoulders) there was no way in hell "cheap suit" was happening!
Traditional cut suits aren't for everyone either. Some of us are grateful that slimmer cuts exists.
I love J. Crew suits. Sexy as hell.

[Phoenix84]

So there's no question in this thread?

I never really cared for suits, never really had much need for one.  I don't even have one.  It's not even the suits that bother me so much as the tie.  Man, I hate wearing a tie.

[alabamagal]

Mar 11, 2014 12:35:00 GMT -5 justme said:

Slim cut suits are usually, albeit not always, best left to the younger, financially less responsible, suit buyers.

That have 6-pack abs!

I bought DS21 a slim fit suit for his "interview suit" (it was a bday present). He has 0-pack abs.  He is 6'2" and 145 dripping wet.

The suit looks good on him. 

I assume at some point he will put on some weight, but hopefully after he has a job and can buy his own suits!

[sesfw]

Man, I hate wearing a tie.

DH#1 hated ties also but loved bola ties.  We did a lot of our courting on a square dance floor and he loved the western shirts, dress pants, bola ties, boots.  I loved the full skirt dresses, sissy pants, petticoats, soft shoes.

DH#2 likes dressing up and since we've been here in AZ has started wearing bola ties.  I inherited about 100 from my uncle and some of them are very formal.  Very few are the touristy turquoise.  The stones are highly polished, silver workmanship great.

[Phoenix84]

Mar 11, 2014 14:37:22 GMT -5 alabamagal said:

Mar 11, 2014 12:35:00 GMT -5 justme said:

That have 6-pack abs!

I bought DS21 a slim fit suit for his "interview suit" (it was a bday present). He has 0-pack abs.  He is 6'2" and 145 dripping wet.

The suit looks good on him. 

I assume at some point he will put on some weight, but hopefully after he has a job and can buy his own suits!

Holy crap!  Did you raise your son in a refugee camp?  That's seriously underweight.

[Cookies Galore]

Mar 11, 2014 16:05:11 GMT -5 Phoenix84 said:

Mar 11, 2014 14:37:22 GMT -5 alabamagal said:

I bought DS21 a slim fit suit for his "interview suit" (it was a bday present). He has 0-pack abs.  He is 6'2" and 145 dripping wet.

The suit looks good on him. 

I assume at some point he will put on some weight, but hopefully after he has a job and can buy his own suits!

Holy crap!  Did you raise your son in a refugee camp?  That's seriously underweight.

Lol. Probably just has a thin build, like hubs.

[Phoenix84]

Mar 11, 2014 16:48:47 GMT -5 Cookies Galore said:

Mar 11, 2014 16:05:11 GMT -5 Phoenix84 said:

Holy crap!  Did you raise your son in a refugee camp?  That's seriously underweight.

Lol. Probably just has a thin build, like hubs.

I thought your husband being 160 pounds was light.

"Oficially" someone who is 6'2 should be between 144 and 194 pounds, but I think those BMI calculators are a bit low.  But if we go with the official count, 145 pounds is a BMI of 19, just barely over being underweight.

[Bob Ross]

Mar 11, 2014 12:26:08 GMT -5 @beerwench said:

I wish DH had more occasions to wear a suit. He looks so dapper in them! 

You guys should crash more funerals.  Or, you know, "cause" more funerals...if you're ambitious, that is.

[thyme4change]

Mar 11, 2014 11:57:12 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

Also, the slim cut suits, while current and trendy, are not for everyone.  The armholes and sleeves are narrower than traditional or tailored fit suits.  Also, the hem of the pants is very narrow, so they have to be hemmed shorter and therefore show the bulk of the shoe (whereas traditional or tailored fit pant hems are wider and extend out over the top of the shoe.  Slim cut suits are usually, albeit not always, best left to the younger, financially less responsible, suit buyers.  

What the eff is that supposed to mean?!  What does financial responsibility have to do with the cut of a suit?

Nothing wrong with showing a little shoe when it is the style at the time.  You say that like it is a bad thing.  My husband looks current.  And he is rich.  Just because your guy can't pull it off doesn't mean that everyone who can is bad with money.  Absolutely zero connection.

[alabamagal]

Mar 11, 2014 17:35:26 GMT -5 Phoenix84 said:

Mar 11, 2014 16:48:47 GMT -5 Cookies Galore said:

Lol. Probably just has a thin build, like hubs.

I thought your husband being 160 pounds was light.

"Oficially" someone who is 6'2 should be between 144 and 194 pounds, but I think those BMI calculators are a bit low.  But if we go with the official count, 145 pounds is a BMI of 19, just barely over being underweight.

LOL.  He never suffered from lack of food. He is ADD and seems to have a low pain tolerance, so I think he just forgets to eat!

By the BMI he is underweight. And he is all skin and bones. I think he would look better if he put on ~15 pounds.

[thyme4change]

Many "kids" are skinny.  They all seem to grow up into normal humans.  I don't panic too much when I see a boy who is under 23 and tall and lanky.  They will have an easier go of it as a 40 year old, when all their friends are either jaba the hut look-alikes, or running 10 marathons a year to try and stay a decent weight.

My husband was 6'2" and 145 on his high school graduation.  By the time he was 35, he was 225 pounds.  Now he is back to being slim.  

[Bob Ross]

BMI, shmee-MI.

Everyone knows that 600 lbs is the correct weight for a male that is 5'3, and I will fight for that fact until my dying chicken wing.

[NancysSummerSip]

Mar 12, 2014 11:00:36 GMT -5 Bob Ross said:

BMI, shmee-MI.

Everyone knows that 600 lbs is the correct weight for a male that is 5'3, and I will fight for that fact until my dying chicken wing.

So your clothing option is narrowed down to...a circus tent?

[Cookies Galore]

Mar 12, 2014 9:28:23 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

Mar 11, 2014 11:57:12 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

Also, the slim cut suits, while current and trendy, are not for everyone.  The armholes and sleeves are narrower than traditional or tailored fit suits.  Also, the hem of the pants is very narrow, so they have to be hemmed shorter and therefore show the bulk of the shoe (whereas traditional or tailored fit pant hems are wider and extend out over the top of the shoe.  Slim cut suits are usually, albeit not always, best left to the younger, financially less responsible, suit buyers.  

What the eff is that supposed to mean?!  What does financial responsibility have to do with the cut of a suit?

Nothing wrong with showing a little shoe when it is the style at the time.  You say that like it is a bad thing.  My husband looks current.  And he is rich.  Just because your guy can't pull it off doesn't mean that everyone who can is bad with money.  Absolutely zero connection.

Damn right! It is not cheap at all to buy a good stylish and tailor it. I usually associate ill-fitting suits with lack of money, not a well-fitting and stylish one.

And for the record, hubs is 35. He better not become a fatty! That's a divorce! :-P

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

Mar 12, 2014 9:28:23 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

Mar 11, 2014 11:57:12 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

Also, the slim cut suits, while current and trendy, are not for everyone.  The armholes and sleeves are narrower than traditional or tailored fit suits.  Also, the hem of the pants is very narrow, so they have to be hemmed shorter and therefore show the bulk of the shoe (whereas traditional or tailored fit pant hems are wider and extend out over the top of the shoe.  Slim cut suits are usually, albeit not always, best left to the younger, financially less responsible, suit buyers.  

What the eff is that supposed to mean?!  What does financial responsibility have to do with the cut of a suit?

Nothing wrong with showing a little shoe when it is the style at the time.  You say that like it is a bad thing.  My husband looks current.  And he is rich.  Just because your guy can't pull it off doesn't mean that everyone who can is bad with money.  Absolutely zero connection.

Thyme, I never took you as one of those shallow, fashionable, types who rely solely on their looks to get by.  

My point, for anyone who genuinely didn't get it, is that the slim cut suits are very hip and trendy right now, but as with most fashion trends (as opposed to fashion classics), they, too, will be out of style in due time.  Mark my words.  And those who spent beaucoup bucks on hip and trendy slim cut suits will have to spend more beaucoup bucks to replace them with the next hip and trendy style while those who bought classics will invest the money they DON"T spend on the next hip and trendy style at 11% and retire at the age of 30.  

But, none of that applies to Thyme's husband.  As she said, he is rich.  It said so on an internet message board, so it must be true.  

[cael]

My hub looks awesome all cleaned up in suits! He knows it too and loves wearing them he hopes for a job someday where he can always wear one. I think the last suit he got was called 'sport' fit, the jacket was a little larger but the pants were slimmer? I could be wrong. He isn't a big guy, 5'9" and maybe 170ish. He likes the look of the slim suits but they feel tight to him I guess.

He had a class outing today for a tour of a conference center and he got to wear a suit and tie, he was very excited

[Phoenix84]

Mar 12, 2014 9:28:48 GMT -5 alabamagal said:

Mar 11, 2014 17:35:26 GMT -5 Phoenix84 said:

I thought your husband being 160 pounds was light.

"Oficially" someone who is 6'2 should be between 144 and 194 pounds, but I think those BMI calculators are a bit low.  But if we go with the official count, 145 pounds is a BMI of 19, just barely over being underweight.

LOL.  He never suffered from lack of food. He is ADD and seems to have a low pain tolerance, so I think he just forgets to eat!

By the BMI he is underweight. And he is all skin and bones. I think he would look better if he put on ~15 pounds.

I think you mean a high pain tolerance.

[Phoenix84]

Mar 12, 2014 14:41:29 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

Mar 12, 2014 9:28:23 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

What the eff is that supposed to mean?!  What does financial responsibility have to do with the cut of a suit?

Nothing wrong with showing a little shoe when it is the style at the time.  You say that like it is a bad thing.  My husband looks current.  And he is rich.  Just because your guy can't pull it off doesn't mean that everyone who can is bad with money.  Absolutely zero connection.

Thyme, I never took you as one of those shallow, fashionable, types who rely solely on their looks to get by.  

My point, for anyone who genuinely didn't get it, is that the slim cut suits are very hip and trendy right now, but as with most fashion trends (as opposed to fashion classics), they, too, will be out of style in due time.  Mark my words.  And those who spent beaucoup bucks on hip and trendy slim cut suits will have to spend more beaucoup bucks to replace them with the next hip and trendy style while those who bought classics will invest the money they DON"T spend on the next hip and trendy style at 11% and retire at the age of 30.  

But, none of that applies to Thyme's husband.  As she said, he is rich.  It said so on an internet message board, so it must be true.  

Will you come back when slim suits go out of style and say "don't doubt me, ever"?

[wyouser]

In the words of the late John Belushi....."TOGA!...TOGA...TOGA!

[Bob Ross]

Mar 12, 2014 13:55:40 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

Mar 12, 2014 11:00:36 GMT -5 Bob Ross said:

BMI, shmee-MI.

Everyone knows that 600 lbs is the correct weight for a male that is 5'3, and I will fight for that fact until my dying chicken wing.

So your clothing option is narrowed down to...a circus tent?

Let's just say that I think the title of this thread should be changed to Men's Clothing Optional

Awwwww Yeeeeaaaahhhhhh.

[NancysSummerSip]

Mar 12, 2014 15:17:06 GMT -5 Bob Ross said:

Mar 12, 2014 13:55:40 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

So your clothing option is narrowed down to...a circus tent?

Let's just say that I think the title of this thread should be changed to Men's Clothing Optional

Awwwww Yeeeeaaaahhhhhh.

In that case, we won't cut you. We'll just cut it off. You'll just make it easier for us.

[Cookies Galore]

Mar 12, 2014 14:41:29 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

Mar 12, 2014 9:28:23 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

What the eff is that supposed to mean?!  What does financial responsibility have to do with the cut of a suit?

Nothing wrong with showing a little shoe when it is the style at the time.  You say that like it is a bad thing.  My husband looks current.  And he is rich.  Just because your guy can't pull it off doesn't mean that everyone who can is bad with money.  Absolutely zero connection.

Thyme, I never took you as one of those shallow, fashionable, types who rely solely on their looks to get by.  

My point, for anyone who genuinely didn't get it, is that the slim cut suits are very hip and trendy right now, but as with most fashion trends (as opposed to fashion classics), they, too, will be out of style in due time.  Mark my words.  And those who spent beaucoup bucks on hip and trendy slim cut suits will have to spend more beaucoup bucks to replace them with the next hip and trendy style while those who bought classics will invest the money they DON"T spend on the next hip and trendy style at 11% and retire at the age of 30.  

But, none of that applies to Thyme's husband.  As she said, he is rich.  It said so on an internet message board, so it must be true.  

Some of us know the difference between American, British, and Italian suit cuts. Slim cuts are not new, they've just become more widely available here.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Jos. A Banks was bought by Men's Warehouse. Might be interesting to see what happens.

This means that the deal that they (Jos. A Banks) had to buy Eddie Bauer is now dead in the water.

[thyme4change]

Mar 12, 2014 14:41:29 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

Mar 12, 2014 9:28:23 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

What the eff is that supposed to mean?!  What does financial responsibility have to do with the cut of a suit?

Nothing wrong with showing a little shoe when it is the style at the time.  You say that like it is a bad thing.  My husband looks current.  And he is rich.  Just because your guy can't pull it off doesn't mean that everyone who can is bad with money.  Absolutely zero connection.

Thyme, I never took you as one of those shallow, fashionable, types who rely solely on their looks to get by.  

My point, for anyone who genuinely didn't get it, is that the slim cut suits are very hip and trendy right now, but as with most fashion trends (as opposed to fashion classics), they, too, will be out of style in due time.  Mark my words.  And those who spent beaucoup bucks on hip and trendy slim cut suits will have to spend more beaucoup bucks to replace them with the next hip and trendy style while those who bought classics will invest the money they DON"T spend on the next hip and trendy style at 11% and retire at the age of 30.  

But, none of that applies to Thyme's husband.  As she said, he is rich.  It said so on an internet message board, so it must be true.  

Of course they go out of style.  Every suit becomes dated.  

And, by the way - fuck you.

[Deleted]

My Dad is still waiting for leisure suits to make a comeback! 

[973beachbum]

For starters I don't understand how men's suit sizes work.  They are totally different from other men's clothing sizes.  So a man can need pants size 36/34 in dress pants, which DH does, but a 36/32 in casual pants, and somehow that translates to a 46 regular suit with a 40 waist.

DH is about 6 foot and closer to 220 lbs.  He always got a regular suit and we had them hemmed as most jackets fit well but the pants not so much.  We got one really expensive suit that had to be totally taken apart and tailored.  Man was that a pain the ass, not to mention expensive.

This thread is about how young, skinny, hipsters look good in the slim cut suits, and my boring, middle aged, pot bellied DH actually started buying slim cut suits because of how much better he looks in them without all the tailoring regular suits seem to need.