Suit Suggestions Calgary Canada
Hey guys! I'm in the market for a made to measure or bespoke suit. This would be my first suit and I plan on wearing it to weddings, job interviews and funerals. I'm 27, 5'11" and 130 lbs - so pretty slim.
My budget is flexible so I am open to hearing about recommendations at different price points. I would likely spend $1000-2000 CAD on the suit.
I also need recommendations for black, cap-toe Oxford dress shoes, a black dress belt, a white dress shirt and ties. I have a couple questions about those items too. Should the shirt be point or spread collar? Should the shirt have barrel or French cuffs? What tie designs are good for a wedding guest? Where are good places to buy ties?
I would like to buy most things in-store so if you know places in Calgary, that would be very helpful to me. I want to get measured for the suit in-person and be able to try on shoes in-person since those things can often not fit well when guessing sizes online.
Thanks in advance for your help! I'm new to the world of formal dress - my job is business casual and I dress casually on my days off
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For your first suit I would recommend getting something off the rack. Spending a lot of money on MTM when you don't know what your preferences are isn't the best idea.
Collar and cuff style is up to you. Most people won't know or care about the formality differences. Personally I would go with point/button cuffs because it's simple and easy to wear.
Your tie questions could be their own thread, but you could honestly wear whatever you want as long as you're following the dress code. Ties are one of the best things to thrift. Luxeswap on eBay also goes through a ton of secondhand ties.
Agree with raisin about not jumping in to MTM. A lot of the questions you have are more personal preference, so it would probably help to just go try on a bunch of stuff and see what you like. I can’t help you with where to do that in Calgary, but I think that’s the move. Scroll through waywt looking for suits, check out lookbooks from different companies or even this inspo zeo just posted https://discord.com/channels/1116793467654381685/1117803378521673768/1355590575943979040. If you see something you like we can help you with how you describe it when you go shopping