<p>Most men’s departments stock suits from size 40 and above. The selection below size 40 is slim to none. If you have a Men’s Warehouse near you, you can go to their website and checkout suits from size 35 to 39. Print out those suits that you like and take them to your local store. If they don’t have them in stock, see if they can order them from their supplier for you to try on. I’m guessing that the store will accommodate you. </p>
<p>When trying on suits, bring along a pair of dress shoes. To get a proper fit, you need to be fitted with a pair of shoes that you will be wearing with the suit. You will not get a proper fit while wearing sneakers. Your posture will be different. Since your suit will be dark blue or grey, consider a pair of brown/oxblood/mahogany wing tips or cap toe oxfords. Choose shoes with both leather uppers and soles. No composite (plastic) soles. Nothing cheapens a suit like bad shoes.</p>
<p>When shopping for suits, look first for the really cheap suits. Grasp the chest area of the suit with your hands. Place one hand under the sleeve and the other hand below the lapel. If you wiggle the material, you can tell something about the internal construction of the suit. If the material feels stiff, the manufacturer used a cheap material to give the jacket its shape and determines how well it drapes on your body. The stiffness means the manufacturer used a glue impregnated polyester material to shape the suit. Wearing this kind of jacket is like having a lining made of cardboard. The suit fights you. </p>
<p>Now repeat with the most expensive suit in the store. You should notice a significant difference in the feel or “hand” of the material. It should feel much softer because the inner lining is a better class of cloth that is sewn in rather than pasted. Now the trick is to find a suit in your price range that is less stiff in construction so that it drapes better. </p>
<p>Fit is everything. The jacket’s yoke (the back of the jacket from the collar to the sleeves) should not be wrinkled. The jacket should fit smoothly across your back. If the jacket is wrinkled in the yoke, a good tailor can adjust the material below the collar.</p>
<p>Pant length. Full break or half break…? This is where wearing dress shoes is important. The way pants rest on the top of your shoes depends on how tall you are. A full break is the way pants “puddle” around your ankles. It looks like an extra six inches of material bunched up around your shoes. It works if you’re tall, but otherwise, consider a half break. Less material and a more natural look in my opinion…</p>
<p>Sleeve length. Watch your local TV weatherman. When he holds a clicker in his hand and his elbow is bent, is there a lot of sleeve material bunched up. A bad look… Adjust the sleeve length to minimize a lot of bunched up material.</p>
<p>Shoulder fit. Again, check out the TV weatherman. If your suit jacket shoulders extend too far out, you’ll see wrinkling and an indention just below the top of the shoulder pad. Again, a bad look…</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>