How many suits do i need? :/

OP

Yeah i had that in mind :biggrin:

Will probably just buy another one for now and mix and match, then when i got some more money i can always buy some more.

Reply 3

Zurg

Its useful to have a second suit in case you have an accident (tear it, get tippex on it, spill beer on it etc) but its unlikely there will be many students at your firm who have 3 or more suits.

If you are going out on audits in your new job the chances are you'll be working with different people so no-one will really know how many suits you have.

Reply 4

lskdgjsj

10

Cortez

Starting a new job in September as a trainee accountant and i have been told that most people wear suits. I have one at the moment and just wandering how many more you reckon i need (obviously i dont want to be wearing the same one all the time!). I mean, they aint exactly the cheapest things to buy so do you think 2 or 3 will be enough? :confused:

If you want a suit to last, tailors recommend that you don't wear a suit more than once a week. That way it won't need dry cleaned (which destroys a suit over time). However, unless you're wearing bespoke suits, this isn't really an issue; most young professionals make do with a few reasonable suits, which, as other people have suggested, they embellish with a variety of shirts and ties to give the impression of a comprehensive wardrobe.

Reply 5

ThePants999

14

Two, with many shirts.

Reply 6

supernova2

11

149

Reply 7

Axiom

1

2 or 3. If you've got money to burn, get yourself down to Saville Row.

Reply 8

Cessie

2

One with pinstripes & one without. :wink:

Reply 9

Dimez

14

As has been said, I'd get myself a plethora of shirts and ties if I were you; I wouldn't advise any more than 3 suits (unless your stinkin' rich, in which case I'll send you my account details :wink:

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Reply 10

1 is ample.

Reply 11

OP

Howard

1 is ample.

Is that a serious answer?

Reply 12

Cortez

Is that a serious answer?

Well, I used to wear a suit to work. I always found one was enough - I was there to work, not enter the best dressed employee competition.

Fortunately, I don't need to dress up like a manequin to go to work anymore. Jeans & tee shirts'll do nicely. :biggrin:

Reply 13

OP

Yeah true i guess but i dont really like wearing the same stuff all the time. Think i will get another one and get a selection of shirts and ties as suggested :smile:

Reply 14

Cortez

Yeah true i guess but i dont really like wearing the same stuff all the time. Think i will get another one and get a selection of shirts and ties as suggested :smile:

Been years since I wore a suit or even a shirt and tie come to think of it. I have more of a Richard Branson approach to the workplace.

Reply 15

Dimez

14

But you’re self-employed aren't ya? I would imagine the boss to wear what he chooses. :wink:

Reply 16

Dimez

But you’re self-employed aren't ya? I would imagine the boss to wear what he chooses. :wink:

Well, sort of. I work as an independent contractor but I'm in a "scruffy business" anyway. I'd look a bit of a pillock sitting in a glorified hut in the middle of a construction site dressed in a suit.

Reply 17

OP