bereavementmonkey – which brand suit did you go for (or was it a HoF own)? I thought tailored/ semi-tailored suits generally would be available at sub £500, but the gf thought I was wrong…
Thanks for the input though, I'll look further. I have weddings this year, so need to retire the now slightly threadbare Ted Baker from the cupboard, and would like something where the jacket actually fits me rather than hanging off my pigeon chest. I wouldn't even say I was that funny shaped – 40" chest, 33" waist, but it's in the thigh area that it all gets a bit uncomfortable…
As for TM Lewin/ Austin Reed… I dunno, it's mainly my prejudice. The former doesn't seem that high quality to me, and the latter a bit fuddy duddy. But point taken – I'll take another look at them. And if all else fails I'll try the PeterPoddy line of suits in Tesco… 😉