[quote=scaredyclassic]brand may mater in this sense if youre young and trying to fit into the adult world, a name lik e borooks bros will make you feel like youre more part of the establishment, possibly. so maybe brooks bros. someting super sober, grey or blue, and plain looking. but classy.

or jcrew

suits…sheesh.[/quote]

Great input, guys, thanks.

I wanted to ask about styles, too. Brian says, “the slim fit is in.” That’s good to know. But I’ve always preferred a classic look. (The suit is not for me, but I want to have this discussion with my nephew.) The classic look really never goes out of style. It’s usually not the height of fashion, either. But if your suit is high quality, and your build doesn’t change, you can keep it a while. Like a decade. Right? Or is that just lame? Whereas, while a “slim-fit” suit looks quite hip right now, in 2-4 years it’s going to look out of date and definitely lame. Not long after that, it will be basically unwearable.

Plus, like scaredy said, plain and sober but classy (or plain and sober and classy, depending how you look at it) is more establishment. So, if edgy and hip isn’t what you’re looking for, then you don’t really have to buy a new collection of suits every few years. Or am I wrong about that?