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Anonymous wrote:Is there a place around here (DMV) where the sold clothes from The Fold? I want to try on a suit, not spend that kind of $$$ sight unseen.

Also disagree suits are passe. I'm a lawyer and a suit is a must for court. Not a sheath dress and a sweater jacket or the like. I also want to wear a suit for interviews and it's what I see. Agree women are not wearing full suits daily to the office any more.

I’m a lawyer too, but not a court room lawyer. When I go to conferences, client meetings etc where we need to be in very conservative professional wear (ie men are all in suits), no women are wearing suits anymore. It’s actually much harder to do, because you need to pull together blazers and tops that look suit equivalent and match them with outfits. Much harder than just grabbing a suit.

I actually agree that a suit is less stylish and can actually look frumpier and less put together than the other options. Just wish there were still easy normal places to buy them bc I still need and want a couple.

I don't know what kind of suits you are wearing, but I have beautiful and stylish suits.

This season, I've bought suits from Banana Republic (they have GREAT suits right now), Mossimo Dutti and even Zara has some nice suits. I lead a large think tank in DC and I am wearing more suits than ever.

Disagree that BR has great suits right now. Since Covid, they have doubled down on the super baggy and/or super long blazer. I’ve ordered several over the years to try on, and they make me look like a clown. They entirely got rid of their old classic blazer that they were still selling until a year or two ago. But BR is a great example of a store that has doubled down on the “fashion” suit - with all kinds of fashion forward combos like vests, and super wide leg pants, that would look ridiculous in an actual professional setting that requires a suit.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a place around here (DMV) where the sold clothes from The Fold? I want to try on a suit, not spend that kind of $$$ sight unseen.

Also disagree suits are passe. I'm a lawyer and a suit is a must for court. Not a sheath dress and a sweater jacket or the like. I also want to wear a suit for interviews and it's what I see. Agree women are not wearing full suits daily to the office any more.

I’m a lawyer too, but not a court room lawyer. When I go to conferences, client meetings etc where we need to be in very conservative professional wear (ie men are all in suits), no women are wearing suits anymore. It’s actually much harder to do, because you need to pull together blazers and tops that look suit equivalent and match them with outfits. Much harder than just grabbing a suit.

I actually agree that a suit is less stylish and can actually look frumpier and less put together than the other options. Just wish there were still easy normal places to buy them bc I still need and want a couple.

I don't know what kind of suits you are wearing, but I have beautiful and stylish suits.

This season, I've bought suits from Banana Republic (they have GREAT suits right now), Mossimo Dutti and even Zara has some nice suits. I lead a large think tank in DC and I am wearing more suits than ever.

Do you try them on at the store in BR? If so, which one? I really wanted to try on suits in person for sizing (I've had two kids since I last bought one!) And the BR at Westfield Montgomery Mall for example was a real dud on this front -- just the really oversized jacket style.

Anonymous wrote:Reiss, Black Halo and MaxMara

I love all three, but they don't make a better suit than Banana republic these days. Those are my go to for dresses.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a place around here (DMV) where the sold clothes from The Fold? I want to try on a suit, not spend that kind of $$$ sight unseen.

Also disagree suits are passe. I'm a lawyer and a suit is a must for court. Not a sheath dress and a sweater jacket or the like. I also want to wear a suit for interviews and it's what I see. Agree women are not wearing full suits daily to the office any more.

I’m a lawyer too, but not a court room lawyer. When I go to conferences, client meetings etc where we need to be in very conservative professional wear (ie men are all in suits), no women are wearing suits anymore. It’s actually much harder to do, because you need to pull together blazers and tops that look suit equivalent and match them with outfits. Much harder than just grabbing a suit.

I actually agree that a suit is less stylish and can actually look frumpier and less put together than the other options. Just wish there were still easy normal places to buy them bc I still need and want a couple.

I don't know what kind of suits you are wearing, but I have beautiful and stylish suits.

This season, I've bought suits from Banana Republic (they have GREAT suits right now), Mossimo Dutti and even Zara has some nice suits. I lead a large think tank in DC and I am wearing more suits than ever.

Anonymous wrote:I buy suits as close to good fit as I can get and then have them tailored, sometimes extensively. Nothing would fit me well at all without tailoring. Shortening torso length in dresses, hemming the bottom, narrowing silhouette, shortening and narrowing sleeves, making a midi skirt knee length, sometimes making a 1 button jacket into a 2 button jacket, etc. Not cheap but definitely cheaper than having something made from scratch.

I go to Christopher Kim in downtown DC for all of this FYI.

I buy suits as close to good fit as I can get and then have them tailored, sometimes extensively. Nothing would fit me well at all without tailoring. Shortening torso length in dresses, hemming the bottom, narrowing silhouette, shortening and narrowing sleeves, making a midi skirt knee length, sometimes making a 1 button jacket into a 2 button jacket, etc. Not cheap but definitely cheaper than having something made from scratch.

Anonymous wrote:Wait did I miss something, is Hugo Boss very "in" right now??

A jacket alone is $600. I was thinking of getting a suit to have in my closet just in case, but not at that price.

Reiss, Black Halo and MaxMara

I recently bought an okay suit at Saks Off Fifth online for an interview. I ordered a few suits in different sizes and shipped back the ones that didn’t work. I also saw some online at Dillards.com that would have worked. I rarely find clothes in stores anymore. I also think accessories like earrings, watch, bag and shoes can make an okay suit look better.

Anonymous wrote:Any nice suit is custom made. I started having them made in my 40s - it is a world apart from rack stuff.

Not true. While you may have a source for lovely high end suits, 95% of us don't live in Manhattan, and don't have access to this level of tailor. The "high end tailors" promising custom suits in the rest of the country.... never, ever look as nice what you can get from Hugo Boss off the rack (to use an example). I've had custom suits made in asia from the top tailors, and they just don't look top quality. There's something about an off the rack clothing item that will always look better than custom tailor. Unfortunately, with off the rack you're stuck with styles, fabrics etc that may not best suit you.

Anonymous wrote:Any nice suit is custom made. I started having them made in my 40s - it is a world apart from rack stuff.

Where?

Any nice suit is custom made. I started having them made in my 40s - it is a world apart from rack stuff.

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Anonymous wrote:depends on your age and your figure. my daughter got a nice one from express a couple years back.

A couple years back isn't really relevant. The point is that it's hard to find nice normal fitted flattering suits now, both due to stores de-prioritizinf it since Covid WFH and the current style being this weird oversized jacket trend.

The annoying thing about the oversized suit jacket trend is they clearly aren't designed for people in offices. They are often bright colors and matching with super side leg pants. Like, I thought she looked lovely, but think Meghan Markle in that pink shorts suit at the Lakers game a couple weeks ago. But you can't wear that style jacket to a job interview.

I had that reaction when I saw MM too. I didn't think the designer one was flattering even on her and certainly not a Banana Republic version on a random person.

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Anonymous wrote:depends on your age and your figure. my daughter got a nice one from express a couple years back.

A couple years back isn't really relevant. The point is that it's hard to find nice normal fitted flattering suits now, both due to stores de-prioritizinf it since Covid WFH and the current style being this weird oversized jacket trend.

The annoying thing about the oversized suit jacket trend is they clearly aren't designed for people in offices. They are often bright colors and matching with super side leg pants. Like, I thought she looked lovely, but think Meghan Markle in that pink shorts suit at the Lakers game a couple weeks ago. But you can't wear that style jacket to a job interview.

Anonymous wrote:depends on your age and your figure. my daughter got a nice one from express a couple years back.

A couple years back isn't really relevant. The point is that it's hard to find nice normal fitted flattering suits now, both due to stores de-prioritizinf it since Covid WFH and the current style being this weird oversized jacket trend.