I just finished my first year in my new position and with my year end bonus decided to splurge and buy a new suit. My company is full time business casual with jeans on Friday's, but since I started I've always worn nice slacks, dress shirts and sport coat's. I found an Italian pant maker I like (Chiari), made with super 120's wool, so I've built up to 8 pair over the past 2 years, plus some lesser slacks and 3 nice sport coat's, but I digress.
My dad was getting married in February and my one remaining suit just didn't look good enough, so it was perfect timing. I ended up with 2 Daniel Cremiux Signature suits, story to follow. I started at Nordstrom, but didn't like their selection in the $600-$800 range and the much nicer ones were out of my price range. Off to Dillard's and was impressed with their selection and prices. I was also helped by the best suit salesman I have ever had. Most suit salesmen make me walk the other way, but not this guy. Really helpful, knowledgeable and not pushy. I told him what I was looking for (Navy) and what I wanted to spend ($800 top end). He showed me some things but nothing really clicked. Then he asked if he could show me something just outside my price range. He did and I fell in love. A black suit with that nice sheen, but not shiny. Black on black pinstripe (very subtle stripe), Cremiux Signature. Normally $1595 on sale for $900. I bought it, along with a Hickey Freeman in taupe that was on the clearance rack. $1295 marked down to $850, marked down to $425 and 50% off that. Too good to pass up. I still really wanted a navy suit, but they had nothing I liked.
The next day we were at a different mall looking for something for the wife. I wandered into Dillard's and went to the suit section to browse. Low and behold, a Navy pinstripe that I loved, in my size, same deal as my black suit. I was torn because it was above the limit I had set for myself, but my wife insisted. I returned the taupe and bought the navy. Me wife wanted me to keep the taupe too, but I couldn't reconcile it in my gut. I was already way over my limit.
On to my question(s). So, now I have two really nice suits, and I want to care for them properly. I know not to dry clean them unless they get soiled. I do the same with my nice slacks. I take them in for a press only when the sharpness on the creases starts to fade, and I hang them from the cuffs. I use a clothes brush on my slacks after each wearing. I also know to ask the cleaners to roll press the lapels of my jackets as opposed to flat press (are those the right terms?). I have seen some of you talk about having your nice suits "steamed" when you take them in. Is steaming different than just having them "pressed only"? Is there anything else I need to know?
Thanks in advance for any advice and thanks for reading. I can't seem to tell a short story. Now I'm off to practice my pocket square folding, I bought 5 to get started. That's another thread.
My dad was getting married in February and my one remaining suit just didn't look good enough, so it was perfect timing. I ended up with 2 Daniel Cremiux Signature suits, story to follow. I started at Nordstrom, but didn't like their selection in the $600-$800 range and the much nicer ones were out of my price range. Off to Dillard's and was impressed with their selection and prices. I was also helped by the best suit salesman I have ever had. Most suit salesmen make me walk the other way, but not this guy. Really helpful, knowledgeable and not pushy. I told him what I was looking for (Navy) and what I wanted to spend ($800 top end). He showed me some things but nothing really clicked. Then he asked if he could show me something just outside my price range. He did and I fell in love. A black suit with that nice sheen, but not shiny. Black on black pinstripe (very subtle stripe), Cremiux Signature. Normally $1595 on sale for $900. I bought it, along with a Hickey Freeman in taupe that was on the clearance rack. $1295 marked down to $850, marked down to $425 and 50% off that. Too good to pass up. I still really wanted a navy suit, but they had nothing I liked.
The next day we were at a different mall looking for something for the wife. I wandered into Dillard's and went to the suit section to browse. Low and behold, a Navy pinstripe that I loved, in my size, same deal as my black suit. I was torn because it was above the limit I had set for myself, but my wife insisted. I returned the taupe and bought the navy. Me wife wanted me to keep the taupe too, but I couldn't reconcile it in my gut. I was already way over my limit.
On to my question(s). So, now I have two really nice suits, and I want to care for them properly. I know not to dry clean them unless they get soiled. I do the same with my nice slacks. I take them in for a press only when the sharpness on the creases starts to fade, and I hang them from the cuffs. I use a clothes brush on my slacks after each wearing. I also know to ask the cleaners to roll press the lapels of my jackets as opposed to flat press (are those the right terms?). I have seen some of you talk about having your nice suits "steamed" when you take them in. Is steaming different than just having them "pressed only"? Is there anything else I need to know?
Thanks in advance for any advice and thanks for reading. I can't seem to tell a short story. Now I'm off to practice my pocket square folding, I bought 5 to get started. That's another thread.
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