Best place to buy suit in Cork?

Charity shops ftw.

Do your due diligence when checking it out - stains/smells, wear (cuffs, outside and inside of pockets, bottom of trousers). Try the suit on, reach for the sky, hug yourself, squat down (if tight anywhere, don't buy).

Have it dry-cleaned if you're a bit freaked, but know that some suits in charity shops have been donated by dry-cleaners after they have not been collected after x weeks/months. If it has a drycleaning tag (or often many tags - even better...) then you are probably good to go... Just refrain from telling people where you bought it/how much (little) it cost when they admire your lovely suit! . Unless you dgaf about what people think (this is the way forward, imo). Average price, last time I checked, €25-30. If you can afford to wait, and check all the local charity shops, you can sometimes get a Hugo Boss suit for less than €50.

If buying new, do all of the above fitting/stretching things before buying, and if the cuffs/trousers are too long, ask the retailer if they can have this fixed for you. They may refer you to a local alterations service. Otherwise, you should be able to find a good alterations service yourself. Not many things look worse than an ill-fitting suit.

Simply Suits behind Smyth's toys on Kinsale Rd. Got my wedding suits there, fully tailored for less than if I'd rented them.

The lads are great, very personal service.

Faith wrote: »

Try M&S or Next.

Another vote for M&S!