<p>There used to be a place called Gorsart down around lower Manhattan that had good prices and a selection suitable for the financial industry. I don’t know if it is still there.</p>
<p>Gorsart’s could have used your recommendation about 9 years ago before they closed down. [Last</a> Sale at Gorsart Clothes, Once Clothier to Wall Street - The New York Times](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/09/nyregion/last-sale-at-gorsart-clothes-once-clothier-to-wall-street.html]Last”>http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/09/nyregion/last-sale-at-gorsart-clothes-once-clothier-to-wall-street.html)</p>
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<p>The prince is wearing a 3 button suit while Crist has a 2 button jacket. However, I don’t necessarily blame the price difference; Crist’s tailor (or the one who does the alterations) should have known better and shorten his jacket’s sleeves.</p>
<p>I agree that Hugo Boss is a good place for more European cut suits.</p>
<p>^^ The Brooks Bros. suits you described above on sale for $500 are perfectly acceptable for business. I kinda trust a businessman wearing a pressed, well fitted $500 suit more than one wearing a $5000 custom suit who looks like a shark with sharp teeth .</p>
<p>He might want to look up when Barney’s has its warehouse sale.</p>
<p>You can still get some nice suits on the Lower East Side, but it’s not for the faint of heart.</p>
<p>I know this thread is about a young man, but for young women in similar circumstances, corporette is a good blog with fashion advice relevant for professionals in professions where conservative dress is expected. (just google it)</p>
<p>A young woman in this position should go to Barneys, Bergdorfs or Saks. And after that, sample sales.</p>
<p>Or you can go to Hong Kong and have them tailored lol.</p>
<p>This young man is also better off buying a few good suits than more, not-as-good quality suits.
If he’s to go to Syms, he should still look at the finer stores first to get an idea what look he wants to project and what the details are that set better suits apart from not-so-good ones. He may want to talk to salesmen at the better stores, too, just to see what they’d recommend / put together for him.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for all the useful responses. He has bought one suit from Syms and one from Rothmans (several other stores said they had nothing which would fit him) and starts work tomorrow. My next thread may be “Middle-aged woman visiting NYC–where to buy conservative business outfit at non-fainting price”. This is a great community.</p>