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When should a man purchase a pinstripe suit?
I generally like the look of a man in a pinstripe suit. I personally don’t own one yet but I find its properties attractive as I am around 1.7m ( 5 foot 7) and well-built. But could a man buy one as his second suit for instance? In other words, what occassions and what professions are appropriate for a pinstripe suit? Is it limited to people working in the banking sector?
Thank you in advance.
Definitely not limited to the banking sector. Pinstripe suits are a good business choice for anyone, assuming they’re on a conservative color like charcoal or navy.
They’re slightly less flexible in terms of what shirt/tie you can wear than a sold gray or blue, and it’s harder to wear the pieces separately as an odd jacket and trousers. Otherwise they work about the same, although in the most formal and conservative settings they’d be considered slightly less formal than a solid. But for most day-to-day business purposes you should be just as fine in navy or charcoal with pinstripes as you would be without.
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LikeDislikeI’d probably say that buying a pinstripe as a second suit is probably not a good idea – I’d wait until you at least have plain or very tightly patterned) black, grey, and navy suits.
Striped suits are naturally less formal than plain ones (and the same holds for shirts, ties, etc.) but in most cases they are acceptable. I’ve got an odd jacket in dark navy with blue pinstripes which I absolutely love, in fact it’s my favourite piece in my wardrobe today.
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LikeDislikeThe movie that made me want a pin stripe suit, they seem to look great on anyone.
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