<p>I am going to have to remember this thread-H doesn’t even * own* a suit but he does need one for times when his sport coat is still too casual.</p>
<p>I also was wondering if women in education ( as older D is) needs one at all. It seems to be a fairly casual field- and there are so many unsuited options for women.</p>
<p>Depends. Higher ed usually does require at least a blazer/skirt combo for presenting at conferences, serving on panels, dining with trustees, etc. Teaching elementary school not so much.</p>
<p>She has presented at regional conferences, but I think she just wears a nice sweater & skirt-I may look into helping her get a suit- she can always wear them as separates.</p>
<p>( she is similar body type to me petite but busty & I liked suits just cause it made me look a lot more professional- but last time I wore something purchased as a suit was probably 1980s)</p>
<p>I just returned from Faith Farm, dropping off donations. I looked in the clothing section, and there were racks of suits. One would have to pay for tailoring, but surprised at the quanity ( quality?)</p>
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<p>if you were referring to me with the one uppmanship thing, that wasn’t my intention =/</p>
<p>i don’t have a lot of specialty knowledge, but men’s fashion is something i do know about and i guess just got a little excited/carried away =(</p>
<p>re: the $1000 bespoke suit, I thought they would be much more expensive, no?</p>
<p>New shopping strategy for resistent son: Take him and his car to Costco for new tires before he goes back to school. Oh-- it takes about 1.5 hrs to put them on. Oh, we just <em>happen</em> to be next to the mall with a Macy’s. Oh, they just <em>happen</em> to be having a one-day sale today. Trade-off-- he went clothes shopping without complaining and then I bought him copius quanitites of “stuff” from costco for him to take back to school. He wins all the way around, but he’s got safe tires on his car and decent clothes. And food and toiletries etc for the house at school. My wallet is very light…</p>
<p>Yes, those Costco runs add up. But who’s going to complain about clothes shopping when a set of free tires goes with it? That was sneaky, jym. But effective!</p>
<p>He wasn’t at all surprised that I just “happened” to have the sale flier and the mens department just “happened” to be in close proximity. Best part-- it went very smoothly, now that he is an adult and those frontal lobes are myelinating (past shopping expeditions have been um… stressful, shall we say). He thinks I’ve changed. LOL. I’ll let him think that. :)</p>
<p>imasophomore - It must be irritating to think that people might misconstrue your ensthusiasm for fashion and willingness to share your observations as being boastful. That was not my intention. My comments weren’t directed at you, they were about the folks dad2 was speaking with that prompted the thread in the first place. </p>
<p>Yes a bespoke suit would cost more, about triple that amount. I was just saying if i was going to spend that amount i might as well spend a bit more and get exactly what I wanted and something that could be seen as more of an investment then a brand purchase.</p>
<p>Your contributions to the thread were well thought and well intentioned. :)</p>
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<p>OH THANK YOU…I will now have a line for my husband the next time I want to purchase something that is exactly what I want (and perhaps a bit overpriced). I will tell him it’s an INVESTMENT. </p>
<p>Please…don’t take offense at this…I am not meaning to offend anyone!!</p>