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decatron

What kind of brands for suits would you recommend in Germany?

I need a suit. Searched this sub, read the suit guide, all good info. But most of the brands I've never heard of. I'm located in Germany and I'm willing to spend 400-500 Euros for a good jacket, pants, shirt and tie. These are, as far as I know, decent department stores around here: Engelhorn, Peek&Cloppenburg

For the lazy: The brands I see there are Sir Oliver, Lagerfeld, McNeal, Strellson, Boss, Cinque, Drykorn, Club of Gents, Joop, Hugo (is that different than Boss?), ....

Anything you'd recommend or avoid?

Update in case anyone uses the search engine: I just went with BOSS. It was on sale for 249 Euros from originally 449 Euros (supposedly) and it looks very good as far as I can tell. Shirt and tie were another 100. I'll have a tailor take in the sides a bit and then it should fit perfectly.

Posted Jul 25, 2014, 2:54 PM UTC · edited

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greggyYO•

suitsupply

generally high fashion brands don't do everyday suiting very well, it's usually too casual/fashion forward. suit guide in the wiki has info on what you should look for in a good suit. fwiw, I have three suitsupply suits and they're very good for the price. I think they have free shipping + returns too.

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decatronOP•

Did you get it tailored afterwards? They say that in their physical stores they modify it right away which is what I'm looking for, but I don't live near their stores.

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greggyYO•

Yes, they have a tailor in the store. In principle the only adjustment you have to make is hem the trousers, which would be like 10€ - other than that they are fine to wear as is (if you're not super picky). You could find a local tailor to do it in your city though.

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chibuezephoibos•

They do have tailors in store. Pricing varies, and considering it's an off the rack suit it will need either no to lots of alterations; from the obvious trouser hem to maybe taking in the shoulders at the rear stitch of the jacket or shortening or letting sleeves out.

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chibuezephoibos•

Glad to see the brand is getting more recognition. Probably some of the best non designer suits you can buy right now.

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soAppAnCA•

http://www.royrobson.com

Roy Robson is a decent place to get suits. It is a German company so have shops all over the country. It is from one of the directors at Hugo Boss who created this so it runs in their model but not in their factories so it is better quality and better made. I'm not sure on the German price tag but in know they sell for just under £400 in England.

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Bartlebum•

Indochino does international shipping if I'm not mistaken.

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chibuezephoibos•

My issue with them is they can either be a hit or a miss and are often times just as expensive or more expensive than a more convenient brand, suitsupply. Also their quality isn't that spectacular and they use wool from some iffy mills.

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caschta•

P&C has got some good brands. Mine is from Cinque, but it's a very modern and slim cut (330€). It's a "Baukastenanzug" where you can choose your pant waist and blazer size seperately. You can also try Montego or some other's I forgot! They have a very decent service there too.

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