We bought hubby a new suit at JC Penney at a great price

[momofmeg]

Hubby has not had a new suit in like 3 years-he dresses casual for work-I would always want him to take his dark charcoal grey pinstriped suit on cruises because I felt it looked best for formal night. He has several others in green and tan pinstriped and plaids but no other suits I felt were dark enough to look nice.

 

Well Parisian had a sale on their Ralph Lauren suits-normally $500 for $250 and another brand was $300 normally $600. Well we went over there and though we could find grey, tan, etc. No navy in his size. He takes a 42L in suit jackets.

 

On a whim we went over to Penney's.Well their Stafford brand was on sale- I believe that is the JC Penney generic brand right? but we have always liked Stafford-we were also able to buy the suit in separates-which is better for hubby-as he needs a 36/30 in pants. Hubby is 6 feet tall but long waisted so his legs are short-often too we have to have the pants major altered when he buys a suit because the pants in size for the suit 42L do not match him.

 

We ended up buying him a navy suit-100% wool for $150. Not only that but Penney's had some men's lamb leather blazers for $100-normally-$240. So we ended up getting him that too-and heck we got the suit and the leather blazer for what we would have paid for the suit alone in Parisian.

 

You guys know how I love a deal-so this made me very happy.

 

Not only that but I found too-Penney's has tuxes-and they were 100% wool and on sale for $100. (also Stafford brand) Now the cumberbund, tie, and shirt are not included in that price-but still I felt the tuxes were a great deal-but I could not get hubby to buy one. I thought though I would let you gals know about it.

By the way too-the suits at Parisian-were a wool/poly blend-so our getting hubby a suit in 100% wool for the price we did-even if it was a genaric brand-made me very happy.

[beth4652]

Not only that but I found too-Penney's has tuxes-and they were 100% wool and on sale for $100. (also Stafford brand) Now the cumberbund, tie, and shirt are not included in that price-but still I felt the tuxes were a great deal-but I could not get hubby to buy one.

 

 

 

In my devious little mind, I would be thinking "Christmas present." :rolleyes:

[lanabanana]

Just bought the tux for my son a couple of w/e's ago. He has several formal occasions coming up and these days, it's well over $100 to rent a tux! Such a deal!

[LandLockedInAZ]

Congratulations on the deal, momofmeg!

 

I'd check out that tux deal except for I just ordered one for my hubby from etux.com and it has already arrived. I paid about $180 for the 100% wool tux (Bill Blass), cummerbund, tie, cufflinks, button covers and an upgraded shirt (100% cotton which was $10 extra). It has arrived and I have to say, it looks stunning on him!! Can't wait for our cruise so I can see him in it again!

 

Beth, I liked your little devious thoughts. Too funny!

[momofmeg]

Congratulations on the deal, momofmeg!

 

I'd check out that tux deal except for I just ordered one for my hubby from etux.com and it has already arrived. I paid about $180 for the 100% wool tux (Bill Blass), cummerbund, tie, cufflinks, button covers and an upgraded shirt (100% cotton which was $10 extra). It has arrived and I have to say, it looks stunning on him!! Can't wait for our cruise so I can see him in it again!

 

Beth, I liked your little devious thoughts. Too funny!

 

These tuxes were the genaric Stafford brand-so I would think the Bill Blass would be nicer and look nicer and really not that much more- so you did good I think. But You the mom, with the teenage son why buy him the Bill Blass-the Stafford would be just as good.

 

They were 100% black wool- but the pants had like a black satin stripe going down the sides and if I remember correctly the jacket had a little black satin trim on the lapels too. They also had black velvet jackets with the lapels in a satin trim. I thought that may would look kind of neat the velvet jacket and the wool pants for a tux look. Whether you bought the black wool or the black velvet jacket-they were the same price. The jackets were 69.99 and the pants 29.99.

 

I know too, that you get an extra $15 off at Penneys today on a $75 purchase so this would be a god time to buy that. I guess I could take in our receipt from Wed. night and get some money back but I am not going to worry about it-too much trouble-as I know the mall will be horrible today (a Friday) and really $15 won't buy us a meal at Mac Donalds anymore-if I had known though we would have waited on buying the stuff for hubby I guess. He did get the last large in the leather blazer though- so if we had waited I am sure we would not have got to buy that.

 

Now as I said before the cumberbund,tie and shirt were a separate package-since hubby was not interested- I did not inquire after the price of that.

 

It would do no good for me to buy it for hubby as a gift-he would be stubborn enough not to wear it. He did promise me though if we do an european cruise for our 25th anniversary-he would rent a tux on ship for formal nights. I will have to be satisfied with that promise. Even though he is stubborn if he promises something-he will do it.

 

I have read on the boards that more men wear tuxes on the european cruises. Hubby just wants not to stand out in the crowd-he says only a few men wear tuxes so he does not want to.

 

I did feel too those suits at Parisan were a great price-I am sure if you put the two suits side by side the Parisan ones would look more expensive-even if it was a wool blend and not wool like the Stafford one. I may get hubby one of those suits later-they had some in his size in tan, light grey and green-we just wanted a dark colored suit for cruises. We have a cruise coming up in Feb. and hubby was tired of wearing his charcoal grey pinstriped one.

[sp29488]

I got hubby a nice black 3pc. suit from there (JC Penny) for our anniversary in Feb. It was also on sale. Got the Jacket, Pants, and vest plus a bow tie for $140. They also did the alterations with no extra charge. What we did for our cruise (and will do for our upcoming cruise) is put a white shirt with the three pc. suit and the bow tie and it looked like he had a tux on. In fact, the couple at our table thought it was a tux. We also looked at the tux's but decided hubby would get more use out of the suit. Just leave off the vest and bow tie, pair it up with a different color shirt and a tie and it looks totally different.

[LandLockedInAZ]

I agree, sometimes you just can't justify spending the extra money on something you'll rarely use. In our case, the only time hubby would wear a black suit or tux would be on a cruise. Our lifestyle at home is very casual (we both work from home). His old black suit which worked fine for all of our previous cruises, had started looking a little old, so we sprung for the tux instead of just replacing the black suit. Only place he'd normally wear a black suit but not a tux would be a funeral, and we're hoping not to have too many of those in the near future!

[luv2cruz_74]

My husband only owns one suit! He dresses casual for work so it is his "wedding/funeral/job interview" multi-purpose suit. Also comes in handy for cruising... His mom bought it for him after his college graduation in 1995!!!! LOL - good thing he has a great metabolism.....

 

I know, I know, time to go shopping!!

[famoussd]

If you have Marshalls or Burlington Coat Factory in your area you should definetly check those places out. I got a Michael Kors Suit for $150 at Marshalls.

[momofmeg]

If you have Marshalls or Burlington Coat Factory in your area you should definetly check those places out. I got a Michael Kors Suit for $150 at Marshalls.

 

Burlington Coat Factory has been advertizing "famous brand name suits" for $150 here. I would love to get hubby to go there- but the nearest store to us is 30 miles away-hubby hates shopping-I did good to get him to go 3 miles to the local mall. We also went to the Men's Wearhouse store but they also had no navy suits in his size and he wanted a navy suit.

 

Like the one post whose husband rarely needs a suit-that is hubby-he has like 6 though-I guess 7 with this last one we bought-he used to wear suits to work-he is a networking engineer-but the dress codes has relaxed in the last few years-so it has been casual- and recently-since his company went bankrupt-they are now allowing jeans every day- it used to be a Friday thing or a few times when they were raising momey for something-for ex. a co-worker had a child dying of cancer-they could pay $5 to wear jeans-but now it is every day.

 

So hubby does not need any suits-but he was sick of only wearing his charcoal grey suit every cruise-all his other suits were just medium shades-that is why we bought him a new suit.

[JPEvans]

Although this has nothing to do with a cruise. A couple months ago a co worker of mine got a promotion. He didn't own any suits. He bragged to me how he had to spend over $500 for a suit, to look good for his new position. I told him he should of took that $500 and went to Burlington Coat Factory or some other store that sells suits for $150 or s, and purchase several different styles. I said that if you only own one suit and only wear that "one" suit everyone will notice "you only wear one suit" I think A guy who has to wear a suit should have several in his closet. I don't think anyone will know that a suit is $150 or $500. He disagreed with me saying a "good quality" suit will open more doors.

[megr1125]

The tux at JCP is $99. It was on Good Morning America a couple weeks ago and the hosts thought it looked better than the $1000 designer one. you can get a set of shirt, tie, & "crumb catcher" for $29.99 i think, and a shoes and shirt set is also $29.99. A man in line in front of me yesterday bought all three items, the tux, shoes/shirt and shirt/tie for like $159. He said he oculd rent a tux for that but why bother wearing used clothes.

 

(ok so maybe I work for a fine "french" retailer jacques penn-ay but hey, I know a deal when I see one!!!

[Jane110]

Although this has nothing to do with a cruise. A couple months ago a co worker of mine got a promotion. He didn't own any suits. He bragged to me how he had to spend over $500 for a suit, to look good for his new position. I told him he should of took that $500 and went to Burlington Coat Factory or some other store that sells suits for $150 or s, and purchase several different styles. I said that if you only own one suit and only wear that "one" suit everyone will notice "you only wear one suit" I think A guy who has to wear a suit should have several in his closet. I don't think anyone will know that a suit is $150 or $500. He disagreed with me saying a "good quality" suit will open more doors.

 

I agree with you that if he has to wear a suit daily, or almost daily, he needs more than one.

 

However, I agree with him that a high quality suit creates a different aura and puts him on another level corporately. It's a well known career enhancer to dress to the position you aspire to and of course, once you get there, take it up a notch. Although, "bragging" about it's price in the office doesn't gain admiration - the guy in the $1000. suit looks down on him and the guy in the $150. suit resents him. Not a smart career move.

 

This is not to flame anyone here who's purchased suits or tuxes for their cruises in the $100. range. I can certainly understand why someone might would do that. But, in the corporate world the rules are very different.

 

Jane

[momofmeg]

Although this has nothing to do with a cruise. A couple months ago a co worker of mine got a promotion. He didn't own any suits. He bragged to me how he had to spend over $500 for a suit, to look good for his new position. I told him he should of took that $500 and went to Burlington Coat Factory or some other store that sells suits for $150 or s, and purchase several different styles. I said that if you only own one suit and only wear that "one" suit everyone will notice "you only wear one suit" I think A guy who has to wear a suit should have several in his closet. I don't think anyone will know that a suit is $150 or $500. He disagreed with me saying a "good quality" suit will open more doors.

 

It may be he only needs to wear that suit for meetings and not on a daily basis. More and more in the excutive world no longer dress in suits every day.

 

I remember 20 years ago when hubby was a lowly computer repairman-he had to wear suits evry day-and he ruined quite a few getting grease on them- as we all know a computer repairman is basially a mechanic for computers-but because the work was in office settings-hubby was required to wear suits-then he went back to school and got more training in the software side of computers-and "went up in the world"-so to speak.

 

I was really glad too-as he had destroyed many a suit and white shirt working on computers and it wasn't like he was given a clothing allowance either back then.

 

Then over the years the dress code has relaxed-he no longer wears suits unless it is a special meeting at work.

 

I agree though for a newly promoted man to spend all that money on a suit-it would be better if he hit a happy medium-you know-maybe something better then the $150 suit at Penney's-but heck-those suits at Parisan that were $250-300 looked very good quality-every bit as good as the $500 suits-as that is what they were-they were just on sale.

 

But he was probally really excited about his promotion, probally making a lot more money and could afford the $500 for a suit. So probally no big deal for him to spend $500.