Analyst Wardrobe

Everyone having trouble ironing, little trick I've learnt, always iron your shirt when they're still a bit damp - and never tumble dry them, then it become easy five of my shirts ironed last night in about 10/15 minutes...no point wasting time and money on getting them laundered.

They care about fashion more than your average heterosexual male professionnal. Happy now ?

You're right, only bankers care about fashion

It's probably more the case that only bankers can afford to care enough about fashion to buy the best tailored/bespoke suits and most expensive shoes. Other fashion-interested grads (e.g. those who did pretend 'degrees' at fashion colleges) have to make do with regular clothes, while bankers can actually afford the high-end fashion others covet.

Possibly so. Though neither Drogue nor I are bankers

What a ridiculous statement to make - go to any individual in the City who isn't fresh out of university, and you'll find a lot of people care about how they look.

It may not be the majority of the City (shame really), but it certainly isn't confined to one single profession.

Wanting a suit that fits well and indeed caring about types of shoe/shirt etc one may wear, may not be to your taste, but there are plenty of people who think exactly the opposite - heck, there is an entire industry dedicated to it in the form of Saville Row.

It's probably more the case that only bankers can afford to care enough about fashion to buy the best tailored/bespoke suits and most expensive shoes. Other fashion-interested grads (e.g. those who did pretend 'degrees' at fashion colleges) have to make do with regular clothes, while bankers can actually afford the high-end fashion others covet.

As it stands, I'll be starting my consulting job with two good black pairs of brogues, and nothing else really wearable footwear-wise. Will this do, or should I look at investing in a third pair and rotating more sparingly?

As it stands, I'll be starting my consulting job with two good black pairs of brogues, and nothing else really wearable footwear-wise. Will this do, or should I look at investing in a third pair and rotating more sparingly?

Heave.

All I can say is start wearing them in weeks before you actually start...

I didn't do this, and now have blisters the size of my foot, even courtesy of a very respectable shoe brand. I'm telling myself the leather will get soft at some point... ha

Harvie & Hudson would be my recommendation, though Charles Tyrwhitt are pretty reasonable, even HM Lewin if you go for their nicer ranges..

Heave?

i.e. To wretch, at the notion that bankers are in any way bastions of fashion. Overpriced suits/shoes do not equal fashion. Nor are they of any importance to the barely even junior bankers on here. The traders won't even wear ties, and anyone in IBD is unlikely to see the light of day let alone a client for 3 years.

I have a question for people who know more than I about business attire...

How long does it generally take to make up a tailored suit? Obviously you have to go in, get the measurements done, and order it to your preference, but how quick is the turnaround from that to the finished article. Do I get the suit in a few hours? A day? A week? I appreciate this could be a stupid question, but I've never been in a position to get anything other than off-the-peg before.