Looking for suits right now and was wondering what is acceptable in terms of going beyond just a solid color. I know that bold pin stripes should definitely be avoided.
Is something like the image attached ok?
And in terms of color, I know to avoid black and to go with Charcoal, Navy, and Grey. However how light can the colours be, are the following too light. (Note: I am only using the images as colour references)
Thanks for the feedback.
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Subtle vertical-striped shirts work well.
It's best not to be too loud. Blue/white shirts + good patterned ties are great. My personal favorite is the basic blue shirt with a darker navy tie with white polka dots.
I would say all of the images posted are acceptable. As long as it's not black suit with very bright shirts you will be fine.
In terms of suit patterns, I wouldn't stray too far from a solid pattern for junior-level finance positions. A subtle herringbone pattern or a "sharkskin" look that worsted wool suits provide is ok, but beyond that is a no-no IMO.
Suit Texture (Originally Posted: 05/24/2011)
Okay so I am starting my first day this Monday and I got two options. Plain black suit or houndstooth/nailhead/EXTREMELY SMALL checkers. Charcoal tooths on a black suit/ (Calvin Klein made a few years ago) This is the suit, WSO thinks its spam so fix the link yourself
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This is a picture of a suit with the same PATTERN. Aside from the pattern/color scheme the suit in this picture is complete crap. I could not find my suit online, dont just look at the picture and flame me for picking an ugly suit. http://ecx.images-Amazon.com/images/I/61dZ3BD3GgL.SL1050.jpg http://postimage.org/image/94lj64jz8/ Or imagine this Should I just stick to plain black
You're working at a funeral home, right?
Wear the plain black one with a light blue shirt and a somewhat colorful/interesting looking tie. Were these suits gifts or something? Whatever happened to purchasing a plain charcoal or blue suit?
its only a jacket in this link... not a suit fyi
Fringe and Velour are back in style, be a trend setter
With the exception of reddog, all the above posters are apparently unable to answer a simple question. The question was "which is the better option," not "are either of these great options?"
Honestly, it depends on how garish the pattern on the one suit is. The blazer in the picture isn't really business-appropriate, and the fabric swatch looks maybe more trad than business-appropriate (but it's just a swatch so it's hard to say). If the patterned suit is really gaudy, go with the black suit. No, it's not charcoal or navy, but you're not going to look like any funeral employee I've seen if you follow reddog's suggestion and go with a light blue shirt and a colorful tie. A black suit wouldn't be anybody's first choice for a first day of work, but you could do worse with a chalk-stripe power suit or something.
WSO has its fashion gestapo, but you're starting work; they've already hired you. Unless this job is at GQ, they're not going to fire you for wearing a black suit.
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