<p>My son is the same! Tall and thin. He went to Penney’s and bought a navy jacket. Not exactly Brooks Brothers, but it was inexpensive. He’s using it for fraternity stuff, so it doesn’t really matter that it’s not top-of-line.</p>
<p>Penny’s? It didn’t occur to me that they might carry the size. Thanks for the tip!</p>
<p>Of course $98 is ridiculous for a belt! I’d only spend that much for a good dog collar.</p>
<p>When my son was looking for a suit, we went to Brooks Brothers (on a Monday AM when it wasn’t busy) and told the salesman he needed an education in how to buy a suit. We made it quite clear that we would probably not be buying the suit from them. The salesman was delighted not to be bored, and spent quite a while explaining fit and finish. My son bought a lovely suit for $250 on sale at another store, had it altered, and it looks great. Brooks Brothers remains my choice to knowledge. And I expect my son will buy there, someday.</p>
<p>mafool-
Try Syms- Great range of sizes at great prices, for suits. And those cole Haan boots-- $475?? :eek:.</p>
<p>dmd-
LOL. Dogs should be treated special. They are. they love us unconditionally and don’t talk back. They also don’t wreck their cars or argue when we take them to the groomer to get their hair and or fur trimmed. They just wag their tails and lick our faces.</p>
<p>doublepaly-
Do they still nave Maas Brothers dept store in the Gainesville Mall? Used to get good sale deals there.</p>
<p>Brooks Brother’s starter suits are in the $600 range. <a href=“http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatSectionView.process?IWAction=Load&Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=249[/url]”>http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatSectionView.process?IWAction=Load&Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=249</a> They will alter the suit for the life of the suit–and they guarantee their shirts. We bought one that frayed and took it back–at another store in another state. “So sorry sir.”</p>
<p>jym626- I don’t know about Syms. Is it a regional store?</p>
<p>Let me see if they are in Michigan. Another option is Loehmann’s. I think they have mens suits too. Also mens warehouse. Any of these in your area?</p>
<p>Syms in 2 places in MI:
Michigan
Store Location Location Hours<br>
21700 Telegraph Rd.
Southfield, MI 48034
(248)350-2525
Directions View Map Monday- Friday 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM
901 East Big Beaver
Troy, MI 48084
(248)524-6161
Directions View Map Monday- Friday 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM</p>
<p>jym262, you’re great!</p>
<p>I’m on the other side of the state (Think the “pinky” side of the mitten, sort of near the knuckle on the hand). We’re really not in the “sticks,” though some retailers apparently think so!</p>
<p>shucks, mafool.</p>
<p>Not too familiar with MI geography. Loehmanns is in :
FARMINGTON
31005 A ORCHARD LAKE RD
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334
(248) 855-2393
Manager: KARA SUMMERS
M-S 10-9
SUN 11-6</p>
<p>TROY
805 EAST BIG BEAVER ROAD
TROY, MI 48083
(248) 680-1400
Manager: DENISE CURETON
M-S 10-9
SUN 11-6</p>
<p>NORTHVILLE
17615 HAGGERTY ROAD
NORTHVILLE, MI 48167
(248) 735-0292
Manager: JEFF KOLENA
M-S 10-9
SUN 11-6</p>
<p>and Mens warehouse is in:</p>
<p>GROSSE POINTE WOODS
9.42 miles
19435 MACK AVENUE
NEXT TO AMERICAN HOME FITNESS
GROSSE POINTE WOODS, MI 48236-2840
313-640-5861
Open: M-F: 10:00-9:00
SAT: 9:30-6:00
SUN: 11:00-6:00</p>
<p>Store ID: 4222
Tuxedo Rental Available </p>
<pre><code> WEST VILLAGE
</code></pre>
<p>10.52 miles
22179 MICHIGAN AVENUE
BETWEEN HOWARD AND MASON
DEARBORN, MI 48124
313-359-3403
Open: M-F: 10:00-9:00
SAT: 9:30-6:00
SUN: 11:00-6:00</p>
<p>Store ID: 4208
Tuxedo Rental Available </p>
<pre><code> ART VAN PLAZA
</code></pre>
<p>13.90 miles
22169 EUREKA RD
22169 EUREKA RD
TAYLOR, MI 48180
734-374-0120
Open: M-F: 10:00-9:00
SAT: 9:30-6:00
SUN: 11:00-6:00</p>
<p>Store ID: 4210
Tuxedo Rental Available </p>
<pre><code> LATHRUP VILLAGE
</code></pre>
<p>14.52 miles
27701 SOUTHFIELD RD.
BETWEEN 11AND12 MILE RDS
LATHRUP VILLAGE, MI 48076
248-557-3767
Open: M-F: 10:00-9:00
SAT: 9:30-6:00
SUN: 11:00-6:00</p>
<p>Store ID: 4205
Tuxedo Rental Available </p>
<pre><code> ROSEVILLE
</code></pre>
<p>15.45 miles
31890 GRATIOT
CROSS STREET MASONIC
ROSEVILLE, MI 48066
586-294-1240
Open: M-F: 10:00-9:00
SAT: 9:30-6:00
SUN: 11:00-6:00</p>
<p>Store ID: 4209
Tuxedo Rental Available </p>
<pre><code> TROY MARKET PLACE
</code></pre>
<p>16.72 miles
880 E. BIG BEAVER RD.
*
TROY, MI 48083-1404
248-680-7326
Open: M-F: 10:00-9:00
SAT: 9:30-6:00
SUN: 11:00-6:00</p>
<p>Store ID: 4201
Tuxedo Rental Available </p>
<pre><code> WESTLAND S/C
</code></pre>
<p>17.44 miles
7040 N. WAYNE RD.
KITTY CORNER TO WESTLAND MALL
WESTLAND, MI 48185
734-721-9110
Open: M-F: 10:00-9:00
SAT: 9:30-6:00
SUN: 11:00-6:00</p>
<p>Store ID: 4211
Tuxedo Rental Available </p>
<pre><code> SHELBY CORNERS
</code></pre>
<p>20.74 miles
13277 HALL ROAD STE C100
CROSS STREET SCHOENHERR, TARGE
UTICA, MI 48315-5834
586-731-7220
Open: M-F: 10:00-9:00
SAT: 9:30-6:00
SUN: 11:00-6:00</p>
<p>Store ID: 4202
Tuxedo Rental Available </p>
<pre><code> FARMINGTON HILLS
</code></pre>
<p>21.08 miles
31045 ORCHARD LAKE RD.
CROSS STREET 14 MILE RD
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334
248-626-9858
Open: M-F: 10:00-9:00
SAT: 9:30-6:00
SUN: 11:00-6:00</p>
<p>Store ID: 4207
Tuxedo Rental Available </p>
<pre><code> HAMPTON VILLAGE
</code></pre>
<p>21.87 miles
2685 SOUTH ROCHESTER ROAD
CROSS STREET AUBURN
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI 48307
248-299-5111
Open: M-F: 10:00-9:00
SAT: 9:30-6:00
SUN: 11:00-6:00</p>
<p>Store ID: 4203
Tuxedo Rental Available</p>
<p>JYM: your dog may not argue when you take her to the groomer, but mine do! They stand in the door and say, very clearly, “not going in there, not no way, not no how… oh wait, is that a liver brownie? sure, I’ll go in there for a liver brownie!” I bet you thought I was kidding about the dog collar? I paid close to that for a particularly pretty Coach collar. I have poodles, they have an image to keep up!</p>
<p>lol dmd…I spend the bucks on cute sweaters for my chihuahua. She unfortunately has no need for haircuts, therefore shivers year round. </p>
<p>(I actually think all the shaking is a just a nervous chihuahua thing; but it does make ME feel better to see her in a sweater.)</p>
<p>dmd77-
I miss my sweet doggie 
Funny how we spend our $$ on our pets. Mine went to big cardiology bills and 90’ drives each way to/from the cardiologist and expensive medicine including meds imported from England that required an FDA waiver. Sorry, but as beautiful as my dog was, he wore cheap nylon collars with pictures of little bones on it. But the scarfs that the groomer put on him were a nice touch :)</p>
<p>I’m so cheap I groom my own dogs - and let me tell you , it’s no easy task; they are Bedlington Terriers! When I ordered my grooming supplies I told the guy I didn’t know how to groom and when I told him what kind of dogs I had he nearly fainted. Ha. I got a poodle breeder friend to teach me the equipment and I studiously watched a video tape of the Bedlington cut and went to work. Most people recognize that they are, ummm, a breed they aren’t familiar with. LOL. And three years later I haven’t hurt them or cut their ear off (knock on wood!).</p>
<p>weenie-
You have bedlingtons?? A dear friend in Fla has a bedlington. I have always loved them, but never understood why they groom their heads to look like their faces were put in a pencil sharpener! Maybe sothat they will look more like dogs and less like sheep?? (My friend says if one more person tells her her dog looks like a lamb she will SCREAM!)</p>
<p>It’s funny when people ask if they are sheep - often it’s kids, and they are serious! Ha. What we (my dogs and me) don’t like is when people look at them and say, “Hmmm. I can see they are part poodle, but what’s the other part?” Grrrr. The other funny thing is people guess they are Airedales. Ummm…they are about 50 pounds off on that one.</p>
<p>Yeah, I wish they had t-shirts that say “I am a Bedlington Terrier.” People constantly stop us wherever we go.</p>
<p>Saturday night the kids were jumping into the limo for homecoming and one boy had forgotten his belt. He turned to the driver and offered him $4 to rent his. The deal was closed. Belt and money changed hands. Driver spent evening holding up pants, but boy was feeling fine.</p>
<p>Gotta admire the guts.</p>
<p>mafool,
Here is the type of jacket I get for my sons- $89!! Can’t beat it- if they mess it up or lose it, oh well. I call it the “disposable” jacket.
<a href=“http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/Products.aspx?DeptID=469&CatID=36748&CatTyp=DEP&It%20emTyp=C&GrpTyp=SIZ&ItemID=11eddfc&ProdSeq=11&Cat=s%20portcoats&Dep=MEN&PCat=Dress+Apparel&PCatID=28109&%20RefPage=ProductList&Sale=&ProdCount=17&RecPtr=&Sho%20wMenu=&TTYP=&ShopBy=0&RefPageName=CategoryAll%252E%20aspx&RefCatID=28109&RefDeptID=469&Page=2&CmCatId=4%2069|28109|36748”>http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/Products.aspx?DeptID=469&CatID=36748&CatTyp=DEP&It%20emTyp=C&GrpTyp=SIZ&ItemID=11eddfc&ProdSeq=11&Cat=s%20portcoats&Dep=MEN&PCat=Dress+Apparel&PCatID=28109&%20RefPage=ProductList&Sale=&ProdCount=17&RecPtr=&Sho%20wMenu=&TTYP=&ShopBy=0&RefPageName=CategoryAll%252E%20aspx&RefCatID=28109&RefDeptID=469&Page=2&CmCatId=4%2069|28109|36748</a></p>
<p>Brooks Brothers is great! But not the regular-priced store…there’s an outlet near my house that’s lower on the scale than the regular BB outlets. There are great bargains to be had (ties for $10, shirts for $10-15, belts would probably be $15 too). The only catch is that sometimes it’s random as to whether they’ll have your size or not.</p>
<p>I got a very nice $500 or $600 wool dress coat there for less than $100. :)</p>
<p>My dog is a black shepherd/lab/Heinz mix. I get stopped all the time when I’m walking him by people who want to know ‘is that a wolf?’ He walks with his head low and really does look – at times – like he’s hunting for Red Riding Hood. But alas, his legs are too short for the complete wolf look. </p>
<p>I love Syms, Loehmann, Filene’s…all the places I went with Grandma as a kid. Good bargains, good quality (if you’re careful) and plenty of choice.</p>