Where to buy mens suits in Stafford

Gramaisc

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Noah

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As far as I am concerned the word "suit" is a term of abuse for the sort of people who wear them. Having said that I have worn suits on four occasions in the last 10 years, three weddings & a funeral. (doesn't sound quite right for a film title does it.)
 

Gramaisc

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As far as I am concerned the word "suit" is a term of abuse for the sort of people who wear them. Having said that I have worn suits on four occasions in the last 10 years, three weddings & a funeral. (doesn't sound quite right for a film title does it.)
In general, I am also rather sceptical of the sort of people who feel it necessary to project an image, however, the 'best' wearer of a suit that I've ever known was a chap at the Polytechnic in the 1970s. He had the air of an international diplomat in a black and white film, possibly an ambassador, and was always immaculately attired. He was completely efficient and effective at his job.

He was also, as I only found out twenty years later, the best practical joker that I've ever been 'had' by. He looked so professional and serious, even to sceptical me, that I never suspected him - even though he was there in the room when one of his well-laid schemes went off on me.

I just happened to be chatting to one of his colleagues many years later, when he mentioned his reputation, as though everybody knew, but none of us did, or even suspected who was behind it all.

This is the sort of thing he would do. He once happened to come to work on the bus, as his car was undergoing some work. He happened to overhear two girls talking. One of them suggested that she felt that her boyfriend was possibly going to propose that day, it being her birthday. He knew who the boyfriend was - and he also knew that Midlands Today were coming to film a short item about the Poly. He got another lecturer to go to the canteen with him and sat at a table adjacent to a student that he knew to know the boyfriend, the two of them then let it slip, just loud enough for the friend to hear, that Midlands Today were hoping to film the proposal, which they had somehow got wind of. So, the boyfriend was informed of this by his friend in what must have seemed a very plausible manner...

He spent the entire day trying to hide from the cameras, whilst also trying to set his original plans in motion.
 

Mikinton

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Back in the early 1990s, it was expected that if you were a bloke working for the County Treasurer's Dept, you wore a suit. Maybe not the grunts, and us lot in IT, who were allowed to wear a shirt, tie and tidy trousers and shoes, but at least in something that acknowledged the dress code.

Anyway, the team I was in were having a discussion with someone from another team about maybe relaxing the rules one day a week - having a 'dress-down Friday' maybe. At this, the guy from the other team said "Hmm ..... that would present me with a bit of a problem." Anyway, the discussion continued for a little while, petered out, and the guy from the other team returned to his work area.

One of the team then chirped up "What's up with him - 'A bit of a problem'? - What's the problem with coming in in your casuals one day a week?"

"Maybe he sits around the house all day in a basque and suspenders." came the reply.

(I suppose he had the same problem as schoolkids (and their parents) have on non-uniform days.)
 

rudie111

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It would be a very bad week where I had seven evening engagements and I do not allow more than two or three a week anyway, but in your hypothetical example you are probably correct, yes. Obviously not all bought at the same time. I buy two suits every three months so there is a ‘heirarchy’, I would expect 2 years, sometimes up to 3, before they are consigned to the charity shop.

OK I'll bite. In what world do you think a 21 year old could afford a £2000-£3000 suit?
 

Gramaisc

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(I suppose he had the same problem as schoolkids (and their parents) have on non-uniform days.)
The only decent school that I went to had a strange uniform policy. I remember my mother asking them about it, as it was the bane of her life, changing schools every year. The headmaster looked slightly taken aback by the question and answered with an evasive "Yeeess....", then went to try to find some information to give her. "If he wears a uniform, it needs to be a bit like this", he said, handing her a picture. Needless to say, nobody did wear such a thing. I suspect the idea was just to stop people turning up in Nazi regalia...

Oddly, the girls had a more uniform approach than the boys. They generally wore dresses made from a printed cotton material that could be bought on the roll from many local suppliers. It had a sort of semi-tie-dyed pattern in shades of turquoise. They and/or their mothers were free to tailor to suit. Some of the dresses were very sixties in style.

I well remember Sue Proctor being told by a teacher "For God's sake, Susan, pull your dress down a bit!", only for her friend to respond "If she does, Miss, the boys'll see her tits".
 

Goldilox

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FWIW now the purchase has been made, when I was younger & thinner, I used to find River Island and H&M useful for suits that were cut a bit more fashionably so they didn't look like they were borrowed from my Dad's wardrobe, at a price that was reasonable for someone who only needed one twice a year.
 

Carole

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I adore a man in a suit, absolutely love the clean cut, smart polished look.

The current grungy fashion of jeans ripped at the knee does nothing for me.

I do like a man who looks like he takes pride in his appearance, without being too vain about it.
 

Thehooperman

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I adore a man in a suit, absolutely love the clean cut, smart polished look.

The current grungy fashion of jeans ripped at the knee does nothing for me.

I do like a man who looks like he takes pride in his appearance, without being too vain about it.


Sounds likes a match with Hopesdad then :)
 

Carole

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Sounds likes a match with Hopesdad then :)

Perish the thought.....:grr:

I should add that although I like a well groomed man, I also require a sense of humour with a touch of humility thrown in, kind, thoughtful and generous.

Doesn't sound like a match with Hopesdad now does it? :roll:
 

proactive

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Perish the thought.....:grr:

I should add that although I like a well groomed man, I also require a sense of humour with a touch of humility thrown in, kind, thoughtful and generous.

Doesn't sound like a match with Hopesdad now does it? :roll:
Harsh!
 

Trumpet

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Perish the thought.....:grr:

I should add that although I like a well groomed man, I also require a sense of humour with a touch of humility thrown in, kind, thoughtful and generous.

Doesn't sound like a match with Hopesdad now does it? :roll:
But true.
 

Withnail

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Given that this thread about 'Threads' has become something of a free-for-all...

Firstly, cut @HopesDad some slack, let not past transgressions cloud your judgement.

Secondly, i too have managed to live a mostly suit-free life.

The first suit i owned was handed down to me by my comparatively 'big-shot' brother. Nothing new in that, quite literally, as the youngest of three boys, 'new' clothes were something of a rarity.

My brother is +6', whereas i am <6'.

This is where it Stopped Making Sense.
 
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