interview clothing- how important?

[LRmed2003]

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women are important too and we have lots of clothing/interview issues...please post on my thread..

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=137164

~LR

 

[exgatr]

I think it might have had something to do with my first round of rejections, but I can't say for sure.

The second time around I decided to play it low-key. I wore a black sportcoat and black pants and looked like everyone else.

A lot of the interview depends on the interviewer's impression of you. Basically you don't want to come off looking like a snob, even if you don't act like one.

So you think your clothing was a deciding factor in your reapplication?

 

[Pinkertinkle]

I don't see how wearing a well fitting suit would make someone appear to be a snob. Maybe if you had a blinging diamond rolex showing, but other than that, suits do not carry brand names.

 

[exgatr]

All I'm saying is don't wear a really expensive suit, it's easy to distinguish an expensive suit from a cheaper one--It's all in the material.

For example, an expensive pin-striped suit will have the stripes on the seams line up perfectly (this is most obvious at the shoulders), while less expensive ones won't be aligned.

Many expensive sportcoats are part silk, which is also easy to spot from its light sheen.

Less expensive suits have low-twist wool and they look more coarse.

No matter how well-tailored a cheap suit is, it still won't look as nice as an expensive one, but that's the look you're going for.

 

[theringworm]

any suit that retails less than a thousand is a piece of ****. the lapels don't roll, they are structured with glued fabric, they don't fit well and they look cheap. look up online the difference between a good suit and a bad one, and you'll never go back. i have an $700 calvin klein suit, that is made like a cheap suit and if it weren't for the cut would be nothing but trash. I got it on sale though for a party, otherwise forget it.

either go cheap or all out. a 500 dollar chaps suit is no better than a 200 buck perry ellis one from mens warehouse.

if you buy polyester, no one can tell until you're close up, but it just feels like crap. if you like sweaty balls, by all means indulge. sometimes newer fabrics have a little poly in them for effects, like streching or shinyness, thats ok becuase those are more stylized pieces.

i suggest finding something good on ebay and tailoring it if you can't just get it from the store. saks outlet usually has nice ones for 500 bucks. i dunno, brooks brothers is good priced and their suits look ok. anything tailored is good, because they can't cut too many corners. don't buy a straight black one so you can wear it elsewhere, since its probably safe to assume you don't have any other suits.

i know a lot of about suits and clothes, so please don't brush off what i'm saying. try on a canali/cornelliani/brioni/hickeyfreeman/armani/zegna and compare it to anything at macy's or men's warehouse and tell me you don't feel different. a decent tailor usually can make a nice suit for less than a thousand, but thats if you stay away from super 140's and special kinds of wool. clothes shouldn't make you more confident and look better, but they do, so if you wanna shine, try it out.

BEARPAW, I'll give you props for knowing your stuff but, there are very nice suits that you can get for $600-1,000 and that's at regular price. I have three suits, one by TALLIA, one by Joseph Abboud, and one by Ermigldo Zegna. Yea, it's obvious the Zegna suit is the nicest. After custom tailoring and picking out my fabric it ran a little over $2,000. The second best in my closet would be the Abboud. Very nice lightweight wool, it ran me about $720. Then the Tallia comes in 3rd. It was about $680. The two cheaper suits fit well and hang nicely. No neck roll (which can almost always be eliminated by a good tailor), no cheesy looking fabric or design. Both are great quality.

Now since most students don't have a couple thousand to throw around on a suit, I would recommend one from Nordstroms or Niemans (more likely Nordstroms)in the price range of $600-$1,000. It will be something you use for quite some time and will need esp. in the health professions field. If you struggle finding suits in this price range then try and find some upscale gentlemens clothing stores that aren't located in malls. There are several in Dallas if anyone in this area is looking for one. These stores generally are cheaper for competition purposes and usually have great sales because they don't have a lot of room to stock things.

Spend what you can and maybe a little more to look good. It won't go unnoticed. Don't be the dork in the khaki dockers, white ironfree/wrinkle free Mervyns shirt, and horrible patterned/colored tie, with white/yellow socks and tan colehaan loafers. This isn't the early 80s.

 

[Pinkertinkle]

And do not forget to dimple your tie.

 

[Krazed_Medic]

bumped up to help those who are getting ready for interviews, how ever far away they may be. Good luck.