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I'm having a very hard time finding an interview-appropriate suit.
I want it to be very conservative, solid color, dark navy or dark charcoal gray, super normal.
I am 6'0" with extra long arms and legs and very skinny. My waist is 30" or 31". My inseam is 34" or 35" depending on the rise in the pants.
I have an okay suit, it is navy, Jos. A. Bank, 38 Long, heavily tailored. Size 37 was definitely too small (at Jos. A. Bank), although I could possibly wear a 39 or even a 40, especially since my tailor said he can tighten the torso pretty easily.
Here is the problem: I look like an anorexic skeleton in my Jos. A. Bank suit. The pants are so wide in the leg and the fabric is so soft, it really accentuates my skinny bony legs. The crotch is too low and cannot be fixed, so I could smuggle an entire ham in the butt of the pants.
I look fantastic in J. Crew suits, because they are made for skinny people, but I cannot afford a J. Crew suit, they are like $1,000 before any alterations.
I look pretty good in extra slim fit European suits, but none of them are conservative, they are all fashion-forward. I actually have one already, I look great, but it has a subtle windowpane pattern, peak lapels, and contrast stitching. I bought it on ultra-super-clearance, they definitely did not have a more conservative version from the same suit maker.
So currently I will look like an anorexic skeleton in my Jos. A. Bank suit, or I will look fashion-forward and European in my European suit, which honestly does not match my character.
Where are the suits for skinny men that cost less than $1,000? I have heard mostly negative things about ordering custom-made suits, they tend to be like $500 and just not good. It also takes many weeks.
I want to get a suit off the rack that is close for $500 or less, and then get it tailored for another $100. My Jos. A. Bank suit was only like $200. Very few suit makers sell anything even close to my size.
I want it to be very conservative, solid color, dark navy or dark charcoal gray, super normal.
I am 6'0" with extra long arms and legs and very skinny. My waist is 30" or 31". My inseam is 34" or 35" depending on the rise in the pants.
I have an okay suit, it is navy, Jos. A. Bank, 38 Long, heavily tailored. Size 37 was definitely too small (at Jos. A. Bank), although I could possibly wear a 39 or even a 40, especially since my tailor said he can tighten the torso pretty easily.
Here is the problem: I look like an anorexic skeleton in my Jos. A. Bank suit. The pants are so wide in the leg and the fabric is so soft, it really accentuates my skinny bony legs. The crotch is too low and cannot be fixed, so I could smuggle an entire ham in the butt of the pants.
I look fantastic in J. Crew suits, because they are made for skinny people, but I cannot afford a J. Crew suit, they are like $1,000 before any alterations.
I look pretty good in extra slim fit European suits, but none of them are conservative, they are all fashion-forward. I actually have one already, I look great, but it has a subtle windowpane pattern, peak lapels, and contrast stitching. I bought it on ultra-super-clearance, they definitely did not have a more conservative version from the same suit maker.
So currently I will look like an anorexic skeleton in my Jos. A. Bank suit, or I will look fashion-forward and European in my European suit, which honestly does not match my character.
Where are the suits for skinny men that cost less than $1,000? I have heard mostly negative things about ordering custom-made suits, they tend to be like $500 and just not good. It also takes many weeks.
I want to get a suit off the rack that is close for $500 or less, and then get it tailored for another $100. My Jos. A. Bank suit was only like $200. Very few suit makers sell anything even close to my size.