Best place in Dublin to shop for men's suits?

bo0li5eumx12kp

Big interview coming up.

Need to look the part.

The degree to which it matters I don't know but, I'm not going with the contemporary "belt" look, hell no.

Suspenders, old school - like a boss;



Also no tie, top button open look.

Honestly I wanted to go for an all black look, for some reason that looks particularly boss to me, but then I may also appear as if I'm going to a funeral.

You get the general idea.

I'm also broad shouldered, not slender.

Any shops that are particularly good for that type of appearance or just a modern looking suit shop in Dublin?
Also, I'm not exactly ballin' outta control so, although I'm not about to buy at the thrift store, it shouldn't cost an arm and a leg either.

Recommendations?

Would I be looking at Arnotts type of thing?
Or any specific mens suit dedicated outlets?

I'm a high street shopping blank slate pretty much.


PS - include ball park prices for slacks, shirt and jacket with store suggestions plz.

Wuff Wuff

Quick stop at St Vincent De Paul on your way back to St Lomans fella

Wheety

TK Maxx

EmmetSpiceland

I always liked Diffney’s.

sbs2010

You're looking at 700+ for something that looks right.
Anything less will look cheap.

And bring a mate (female) to tell you how it looks from behind.

Better Than Christ

I got a nice black suit in Topman a couple of years ago - reduced from €160 to €80. Works well with or without a tie. Topman wouldn't ordinarily be my first port of call for formal wear, but it's a really good fit. I'm very slim though. No idea if they'd have anything for someone with broader shoulders.

mfceiling

TM Lewin.

is_that_so

Louis Copeland, great service too.

SmartinMartin

I buy all my business suits in M&S, their mid range and top range are very good quality and great value, and you buy the jacket and trousers separately so you can mix and match the sizes. Great shirts too.

Better Than Christ

sbs2010 wrote: »

You're looking at 700+ for something that looks right.
Anything less will look cheap.

Absolute nonsense. To 99% of eyes, a decent <€200 suit looks perfectly fine as long as it's the right fit.

sbs2010

Better Than Christ wrote: »

Absolute nonsense. To 99% of eyes, a decent <€200 suit looks perfectly fine as long as it's the right fit.

OP doesn't want to look fine. You need the extra 500 to move from "fine if it's the right fit" to looking "the part"

A proper suit in a neutral colour will last years.
A €200 effort will look crap in 12months.

Rufeo

Mohammed Inexpensive Patio wrote: »

Big interview coming up.

Need to look the part.

The degree to which it matters I don't know but, I'm not going with the contemporary "belt" look, hell no.

Suspenders, old school - like a boss;



Also no tie, top button open look.

Honestly I wanted to go for an all black look, for some reason that looks particularly boss to me, but then I may also appear as if I'm going to a funeral.

You get the general idea.

I'm also broad shouldered, not slender.

Any shops that are particularly good for that type of appearance or just a modern looking suit shop in Dublin?
Also, I'm not exactly ballin' outta control so, although I'm not about to buy at the thrift store, it shouldn't cost an arm and a leg either.

Recommendations?

Would I be looking at Arnotts type of thing?
Or any specific mens suit dedicated outlets?

I'm a high street shopping blank slate pretty much.

You..... have an interview? Is this for real...or another one of your threads.

bo0li5eumx12kp

SmartinMartin wrote: »

I buy all my business suits in M&S, their mid range and top range are very good quality and great value, and you buy the jacket and trousers separately so you can mix and match the sizes. Great shirts too.

Just to be clear, we're talking about Marks and Spencer here?

I've never spent much time there but, I thought they sold food products exclusively.

I'll get a pair of shoes in any shoe store I guess but, so long as I nail down the slacks, shirt and possibly jacket in a solid fit, cut and color, I'm sure the shoes can follow.

bo0li5eumx12kp

is_that_so wrote: »

Louis Copeland, great service too.

What price would I be looking at here?

SmartinMartin

Mohammed Inexpensive Patio wrote: »

Just to be clear, we're talking about Marks and Spencer here?

I've never spent much time there but, I thought they sold food products exclusively.

I'll get a pair of shoes in any shoe store I guess but, so long as I nail down the slacks, shirt and possibly jacket in a solid fit, cut and color, I'm sure the shoes can follow.

Yes. They are primarily a clothing chain.

ygolometsipe

The secret spy store.

Fireball81

SmartinMartin wrote: »

Yes. They are primarily a clothing chain.

M&S will kit you out with suits, shirts, belts, shoes, ties, braces, cufflinks, socks and even some new jocks if you need em.

Good range, price options and quality.

uch

If you've a few quid to waste go and See Louis Copeland, you'll never get a better fitting suit and if you don't get fat like me, will last you till you retire

mynamejeff

Mohammed Inexpensive Patio wrote: »

Yeah, interview, with a team of highly skilled professionals and researchers that are going to be scrutinizing me on everything from research experience, interests, ethics, all the way through to emotional intelligence.

But I'm 'bout to let them know who's in charge,



Yeah, position is gonna by national quality assurance officer for carnal practices within Ireland as a whole, employed indirectly via the office of MEP Francis Fitzgerald.
It's part of her experimental approach toward ensuring national standards of debauchery being engaged in by cheating bastards do not breach acceptable societal standards of ethics.

Coming to a hore-house near you!

you wont need a suit for a interview at burger king kid just clean your runners and get a new grey hoodie from pennies

mobby

Arnotts Bargain shop generaly have a good selection.

bo0li5eumx12kp

uch wrote: »

If you've a few quid to waste go and See Louis Copeland, you'll never get a better fitting suit and if you don't get fat like me, will last you till you retire

Yeah from what I see, they're in the 4 figure range, lol....

bo0li5eumx12kp

mynamejeff wrote: »

you wont need a suit for a interview at burger king kid just clean your runners and get a new grey hoodie from pennies

Nah maybe if I wear a nice suit they'll oust you and give me your soon-to-be former job flipping beef patties on the grille.
Prepare to get demoted to scrubbing the skid marks off toilets - and good luck keeping up the child supports payments on those mob job wages.

Rufeo

Rufeo wrote: »

You..... have an interview? Is this for real...or another one of your threads.

Its confirmation season soon.

bo0li5eumx12kp

mobby wrote: »

Arnotts Bargain shop generaly have a good selection.

Being the two best budget suggestions - if you had to rate this against M&S, comparable?

TheW1zard

Magee

mynamejeff

Mohammed Inexpensive Patio wrote: »

Nah maybe if I wear a nice suit they'll oust you and give me your soon-to-be former job flipping beef patties on the grille.
Prepare to get demoted to scrubbing the skid marks off toilets - and good luck keeping up the child supports payments on those mob job wages.

with your nice new gleaming white teeth youll be easy to spot anyway

seriously though there's a small shop in the old dundrum shopping centre that has served me well over the years , no idea the name though

anewme

Nothing worse or more obvious than a cheap suit or shoes on a man. We had a person wore a purple polyester suit in work, just awful. Like out of the Ilac centre.

Louis Copeland if you need bespoke.

For those who can wear ready made, M&S is a good option.

bo0li5eumx12kp

Actually just on the topic of shoes - budget but still fashionable looking, Cordiners is the go to.... or where?

bo0li5eumx12kp

anewme wrote: »

Nothing worse or more obvious than a cheap suit or shoes on a man. We had a person wore a purple polyester suit in work, just awful. Like out of the Ilac centre.

Louis Copeland if you need bespoke.

For those who can wear ready made, M&S is a good option.

M and S has gotten favourable ratings from other posts, will check.

And Arnotts bargain basement....

Find a decent tailor, who would be willing to alter individual items. Ask what colors, material, etc he'd recommend... As others have said, mix/match from the rails. Then bring them in to your friendly tailor for a separate fitting.

The tailor will likely be able to find material easily enough if needed, and you'll save a good 4-5 hundred euro by tailoring outside of the original shop. It won't be quite as natural looking but it should look pretty good all the same. It'll still cost a bit because good material is expensive, and tends to be harder to work with for the tailor...

Don't go too cheap on the shoes though. Check out some Portuguese brands since the quality is often as good as the Italian, but cheaper. People tend to check the shoes on a suit first.. especially women. So.. buy quality leather.. and I'd recommend trying to go old-school with the wooden heels. Hard to find in stores, so you might have to shop online.

Leg End Reject

Are you applying to manage the Southside brothel with the 2 "Chineseses" and the girl you went to school with?

The cheap purple polyester suit might work better with a fedora.

Die Hard 2019

mynamejeff wrote: »

with your nice new gleaming white teeth youll be easy to spot anyway

seriously though there's a small shop in the old dundrum shopping centre that has served me well over the years , no idea the name though

Noel Reid

anewme

Leg End Reject wrote: »

The cheap purple polyester suit might work better with a fedora.

Only place for that was the mop bucket for the kitchen tiles.

Leg End Reject

anewme wrote: »

Only place for that was the mop bucket for the kitchen tiles.

I'm sure Lappy will be using the mop a lot in his new role.

anewme

Mohammed Inexpensive Patio wrote: »

Actually just on the topic of shoes - budget but still fashionable looking, Cordiners is the go to.... or where?

Churchs or Barkers are the ones the lads wear in my office.

beejee

1) don't cheap out on a suit, a suit is a statement. You might be stuck in a pinch this time, but next time don't cheap out. Quality lasts, and quality stands out.

2) hard to wrong with the Italians, zegna, armani etc. Homegrown, mcgee are nice. No idea about copeland.

3) no matter what you buy, it must be tailored.

4) get it tailored.

5) tailor the suit.

As for a specific look, not wearing a tie is risky, and not in the "gosh, he's a risk taker" admirable way. But it depends who's around. Colour match shirts, shoes, belt, watch.

Don't wear a black suit to an interview.

Leg End Reject

beejee wrote: »

1) don't cheap out on a suit, a suit is a statement. You might be stuck in a pinch this time, but next time don't cheap out. Quality lasts, and quality stands out.

2) hard to wrong with the Italians, zegna, armani etc. Homegrown, mcgee are nice. No idea about copeland.

3) no matter what you buy, it must be tailored.

4) get it tailored.

5) tailor the suit.

As for a specific look, not wearing a tie is risky, and not in the "gosh, he's a risk taker" admirable way. But it depends who's around. Colour match shirts, shoes, belt, watch.

Don't wear a black suit to an interview.

You're the last person I expected logic from. :pac:

AwaitYourReply

As you've not provided a ballpark figure of your desired price bracket nor referenced the job role for interview it makes it harder to recommend the most appropriate option.

You mentioned that it "should not cost an arm and a leg" so; with this in mind why not check out the menswear section at PENNEY'S Department Store as you gotta start somewhere and get a good feel for the different market segments out there. You don't need to feel obliged to buy in any store however; it may give you a good baseline.

In Dublin, the best range & offerings tends to be at PENNEY'S flagship store situated on Mary Street.

https://www.empwr.ie/post/an-honest-guide-to-the-best-and-worst-of-penneys-in-dublin

Best wishes with the suit shopping and more importantly with the job interview.

Ginger83

pennys

anewme

A Penny's suit looks like a suit from Penny's.

beejee

Leg End Reject wrote: »

You're the last person I expected logic from. :pac:

It's a switch that may be flicked at at any given moment, much like interrupting a schizophrenic epileptic eating lashings of ambrosia creamed rice.

anewme

beejee wrote: »

It's a switch that may be flicked at at any given moment, much like interrupting a schizophrenic epileptic eating lashings of ambrosia creamed rice.

Ambosia ceamed ice.

Omackeral

Have you tried Walter Mitty's? Out of this world clobber and unbelievable prices.

andekwarhola

Tenuous Grip On Reality do great tin of fruits for the young thrusting PUA.

anewme

Omackeral wrote: »

Have you tried Walter Mitty's? Out of this world clobber and unbelievable prices.

That was Frawleys back in the day.

andekwarhola

Guineys FTW

AwaitYourReply

anewme wrote: »

A Penny's suit looks like a suit from Penny's.

This is true -

Although; I don't think the OP is willing to pay a four figure sum for somewhere like Louis Copeland.

At the end of the day, I think the OP is trying to consider all his options. It's hard to gauge when we do not know the job role in question nor the min or max budget he is willing to spend on it all. Without this information, contributors to this thread can only offer general suggestions.

Dr. Colossus

Thread needs Aongus von Bismarck.:D

SmartinMartin

Dr. Colossus wrote: »

Thread needs Aongus von Bismarck.:D

The op is not looking for tweed pantaloons.

bo0li5eumx12kp

Alright we got,

- Pennys
- S&M...... I mean M&S
- Topman
- Arnotts bargain basement
- TM Lewin (seems just slightly out of my price range)

....Zara, Oasis?

Budget is realistically about 2 to 250, another 50 for shoes.

That to me is a lot of money and can go a long way when spent correctly.

Looking the part and "a suit to last me a lifetime" being two different things, I'm definitely going for the former.

Job role is roughly the equivalent of say, a managerial role at a biotech company.
That's not it, but the equivalent.
I'll be interviewed by a series of PhDs, researchers, professors probably?
So yeah, "the part" - that's what it needs to look.
Not overdone - just tight, professional, on point.

I'm not trying to placate or appeal to them via appearance, I'm simply letting them know who's in charge - feel me?

No tux, no tie, button down will be the order of the day.

So, what (else) you got for me?


PS



Vaguely vaguely, this "look" is what I'm going for.
I like the black on black, I like the shimmer appearance to the jacket - the general presentation runs in that vein.

And no I'm not a particularly big UFC fan, this just popped up when I googled "rocking a suit like a boss".

Omackeral

Mohammed Inexpensive Patio wrote: »

I'll be interviewed by a series of PhDs, researchers, professors probably?