I hate wearing a suit.

He clearly didn’t read the care label 🙂

Surely anyone who’s anyone at the baftas is in a DJ?

work attire rules for men are very rigid: shirt and trousers and that’s it. Woman get the option of a far more varied wardrobe: skirt, trosuers or shorts together with all sorts of tops: loose or tight, short or long sleeved.
I would like very much to wear shorts to the office on hot days (I wear them virtually all the time at home from may-sept) but would be frowned upon or at the least I would receive sarci comments from colleagues.

Surely anyone who’s anyone at the baftas is in a DJ?

They suggest ‘Cocktail’ but we’re not an industry sector thats very good at knowing what that even means let alone own anything appropriate.

Get a suit onsie!

i love wearing suits, it means i can use my extensive collection of pocket squares.

Bring back the bow tie, far more practical than a standard tie and looks cooler.

Shudders

I find them wildly impractical, hot and uncomfortable, and mine is a good fit! I’d managed to avoid it for a while, then the head suggested that I get a jacket, you know, to meet dress codes.

Though, they’re nothing compared to the useless flappy-chokey-dangler around my neck. Ties are stupid, I hate them. There.

I’ve been wearing a t-shirt and shorts to work this week. I do stand out a bit on the commuter train into Kings Cross – I don’t care!

Bring back the bow tie, far more practical than a standard tie and looks cooler.

I stopped having to wear a suit most days quite a few years ago. Rarely have to wear one for work now. Probably put a suit on about 4-6 times a year, and that includes weddings/christenings/funerals!

I don’t mind wearing them, makes me feel smart, but if it’s a warm day then I overheat pretty quick!

Annoyingly I bought a few suits once I’d lost some weight, but I’ve since lost more weight so they’re now a bit big for me. I like Ted Baker suits, I find they fit very nicely

Used to be full bore pinstipes in my old life. Have gradually morphed into jeans/jean cut trousers, leather shoes and shirt*. Occasionally wear a jacket. But that’s because it’s the unwritten uniform where I am.

*it should go without saying: long sleeves, no pocket(s), no button collars and (most important) button cuffs – I loathe cufflinks!

Never owned a suit, never intend to. Got a rental for my wedding and my one bash at being a best man; never worn one at any other time.

Suits are impractical for doing practical things. If you work in an office and sit down most of the time I think you find that you take your jacket off, so you are really talking about looking good when you move around and people see you.

If you work in an office and go out on site to do something (not just to look at stuff) then you will need to change your shoes (generally sites need toe and mid sole protection) some form of high vis or weatherproof garment.

I own a collection of made to measure suits (mate is a tailor), but I have gone past the point of trying to impress by what I wear to the impressing by what I do. If I wear a suit now it does look good, but I do not earn enough to have them dry cleaned a couple of times a week when they get as dirty as my normal clothing.

As for ties they are actually banned when you are near any machinery or tools and I associate them with a garotte. Not really a fan.

Never owned a suit, never intend to. Got a rental for my wedding and my one bash at being a best man; never worn one at any other time.

Swoons

I find them wildly impractical, hot and uncomfortabl

I find them quite comfortable and practical – lost of pockets for stuff, trousers cut generously for my fat arse.

I have to admit, I do like to see a guy in a really good suit. Not enough to turn me straight or anything, thank goodness.

It’s a good look. Why you mess it up with beards is beyond me.

Rachel

The shoes you have to wear with them are even worse.

More practical than heels though:
London receptionist ‘sent home for not wearing heels’ (BBC News)

Personally I work in jeans and a t-shirt, or pretty much whatever I like really.

Only have to dust off a smart trousers and a shirt if I’m visiting a client site, which is rare.

The joys of software engineering really. I’d regard any smartly dressed engineer with considerable suspicion.

I’d regard any smartly dressed engineer with considerable suspicion.

They’re called management and should be viewed with complete contempt for selling out…

Management aka “failed engineers” 😉

Suit = 1 big fat nope.

I wear trousers from my cheap John Lewis suit. They are a hell of a lot more comfortable having lost a bit of weight. The downsides are when you want to lounge about a bit – the tighter thighs just aren’t as comfy as loose jeans.

I think my jacket’s too big though. Should get it altered. Anyone know how much this kind of thing costs?

SWOON!!!

What is this ‘suit’ of which you speak? Pockets? My combats and cargo shorts give me all the pockets I need.

Be honest cinnamon_girl, it’s not just the suit is it?

Modern half decent high street suits are very comfy when you find a decent fit and a proper pair of smart leather shoes is shed loads comfier than most trainers to spend all day in.

I’m not talking niche tastic £500 suits either.

Normal working week involves being suited up for 60+ hours. Never really had an issue with it.

Home now and free from my suit.
Half my year is spent in T shirt and shorts. This time of year my work shoes are flip flops.
A suit just feels like a straitjacket.
Recently we holidayed on a tropical island. In the evening gents were expected to wear long trousers and shoes. Ladies could wear clothing more suited to the conditions. I fought the power and snuck some leather flip flops on with my linen trousers.
Last year we stayed at Claridges and I was not allowed into the bar at 2pm as I was wearing shorts. Fair enough , I went upstairs and changed.
Come the evening we had dinner and I was in trousers and a shirt.
Some of the Chinese people looked like they were in their gardening clothes and some were even eating their dinners in their anoraks. I had been far smarter in my banned short sleeved, collared shirt and chino shorts than those slobs who just happened to tick the dress code boxes.

I miss wearing my suit(s).

Walked out of my job last week.

I’m sure the reason so many blokes dislike wearing them is due to the fit. The proportions need to be right so, for example, some blokes can look good in a double breasted jacket but for others it may be single breasted. Generally men tend to be long in the body but that doesn’t apply to all so, for example, a jacket length may be too short or too long leaving an unbalanced appearance. To summarise, consider your body shape.

Fabric, consider thickness and durability, wool or a mixture. How hot do you run is quite an important consideration. Does it scrunch easily.

Obviously some cyclists do have Chris Hoy thighs which could be a bit of a challenge so perhaps skinny trousers aren’t a good idea.

There is possibly a reluctance to buy a suit that needs altering yet these adjustments can turn an OK suit into a well fitting and flattering suit. It’s not a quick Saturday morning purchase, time needs to be invested in getting it right.

Bryan Ferry is a good example of someone who always gets it right, from his 20’s to his 60’s. I’ve seen him a good few times over the years, close to the stage too, and you can guarantee that he’s never just made a quick “that’ll do” purchase.

Awaits CaptainFlashheart’s contribution. 🙂

Suits are impractical for doing practical things

Yeap – no real man who does real work ever wore a suit 🙂

I think suits have changed a little since then!

I think suits have changed a little since then!

Im not sure if they changed for the better though. Robust, hardwearing, washable, wear everyday, all week in all weathers. I remember travelling around Ireland in the 90s and you’d still see workmen digging up the road in a suit.

I think a lot of the ways people find suits ‘uncomfortable’ isn’t that they fit badly its that they have to be too careful with the clothes they’re wearing, the fabric is too precious and its hard to forget about what you’re wearing and get on with what you’re doing. I think Brant should turn his attention to tops to go with his bottoms

Easy going work wear, perfect for airport security and meetings. Wear one if I’m off to the city was a shock when I realised I’d got 4 or 5 choices now. Never a tie though unless it’s black tie

its not the wearing of a suit that i dont like, its the being in a place where the fascists have implemented a dress code that grates my teeth!!

used to play squash for a team in London at a club that demanded its members wear a jacket & tie in the bar after the match… didnt stick around much!

i could never take up golf!

its not the wearing of a suit that i dont like, its the being in a place where the fascists have implemented a dress code that grates my teeth

I work in IT, as a consultant, so sometimes of course a suit is required. However at other times, when I’m just sitting at a desk writing code or whatever for months on end, there’s absolutely no need to be smart. Pisses me off, it does.

its that they have to be too careful with the clothes they’re wearing, the fabric is too precious and its hard to forget about what you’re wearing and get on with what you’re doing

That’s certainly the case for me. Although my John Lewis cheap suit is made of some kind of incredible crease-proof bomb proof fabric. Even the jacket is machine washable!

Of an age now where my suit wearing is for funerals.
Is a navy blue suit and cherry Red dms acceptable?
I think if I’m happy with my feet the rest of my body will follow.

Weddings, job interviews, and funerals only for me. I don’t mind them as such, but I only usually need to wear one a few times a year and it always seems to be when it’s freezing or hot and I’d be much more comfortable in something else.
Some of that is a reflection of how often I wear them though. If I had to do it more often I’d get a proper coat rather than my ratty old Gore-tex on top for winter, for example.
I do think they’re pretty pointless though for work.

Is a navy blue suit and cherry Red dms acceptable?

it is in the U.K. where men have the worst dress sense. wouldn’t pass in italy or the poacher bits of Europe.

doesn’t matter how nice the suit is if the shoes are shite.

I work in IT, as a consultant, so sometimes of course a suit is required. However at other times, when I’m just sitting at a desk writing code or whatever for months on end, there’s absolutely no need to be smart. Pisses me off, it does.

yeah been there, sat polishing the arse out expensive suit trousers chained to the desk all day 👿

Too many people don’t even know how to buy a suit that fits. They buy the first overly-tight piece of branded ‘fashion’ tat they find and wonder why it’s uncomfortable after an hour and falls apart after 6 months.