How many business suits should you have to wear one to work?
I come from a poor family and business look was never something I have seen in the family and friends circle nor was taught how to maintain. I usually wear chinos, polo shirt and a jacket.
One thing however stuck with me is to never wear the same thing in a week and preferably a month, so I have a quite a collection of those that I can mix and match.
A while ago I treated myself with a business suit to get a sharp look for interviews and meetings. I took a day finding right fit and spent about £400.
I understand this is not the high end, however a few people genuinely said I look good in it.
Now to my question. I had another meeting with the same people a couple of days later and had to put that suit again, as this is my only one. I felt completely devastated, that they already seen me in it and I have not even dry cleaned it between the meetings. I had a different tie though.
I noticed that they worn completely different suits, so it was a disaster inside my mind.
The meeting didn't bring any results and we never met again.
A person who is wearing suits casually - how many do they need in their wardrobe?
At workplace I see manager is wearing the same type of suit - is it literally the same suit he wears every day or does he have multiple pairs? It's too awkward to ask and it could be taken wrong.
I know one guy who has 7 pairs of the same pants and shirts and he wears fresh ones each day.
Is there even a point wearing a £400 suit if people you meet wear £4000-10000 ones?
Can you buy 7 different suits and mix and match them?
Posted Jul 1, 2022, 9:57 PM UTC
Dude.
NO ONE thinks about you as much as you. I don't mean that as an insult. It should be comforting in this situation.
Personally, I have 4 suits, but could easily get by with 2.
I have: Very Dark Grey with a hint of stripes, grey, navy blue, and khaki.
The khaki and grey could probably go. 7-10 shirts and 12ish ties to rotate are more than sufficient for most any corporate job IMHO.
And it's not the price. It's the fit. A $500 suit with quality tailoring is going to wear and look better than a $3k suit with bullshit tailoring. Most all materials are quality these days. Don't get sucked into diminishing returns. A $3k suit is in no way 600% the quality/fit/appearance of a $500 suit.