Starting SA soon in SF and I don't yet have a decent suit - the one that I wore for interview fits really badly. How many suits should I get for my SA? Honestly don't think any one would even notice, but should one be enough or do I need at least two?
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Typically two should be more than enough (gray & navy) but you could get by with one. Just have 2-3 dress pants since usually you take the jacket off when working anyways
One is short
Two is enough
Three is great if you like to change regularly but not necessary
More is useless
is 2 navy good or better to have 1 navy 1 dark grey
It's good. Nobody will force you to have different colors haha
I don't work in IB or other big time finance, I'm just curious. Do people still wear suits? Like every day?
No.
for WFH, pre/post pandemic - no.
returning staff post pandemic - no.
client facing meetings f2f or digital - yes.
Upcoming SA- I think 3 suits. Also suggest having 2 different colour/pattern shirts per suit so it doesn't look like you are wearing the same thing every week. Good luck with your internship :)
One is fine. If you're in San Francisco, you'll probably be wearing company vest/fleece most of the time instead of your suit jacket anyway. Just make sure you buy +1-2 extra pants when you're getting your suit in case of wear-and-tear
Have you read up on the firms dress code? Highly likely you will be fine with one. I would recommend wearing it day 1 and from there you could rotate your outfits with 1-2 sport coats.
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Two is the best but get maybe 3-4 pair of pants given you'll likely need to cycle those most with your suit jacket getting much less use than you think.
Seconded. You aren't really gonna wear your suit vests that often. And it's more comfortable to wear Pata corporate vest if you can get your hands on it. In the winter just wear a peacoat. Suit vests aren't really necessary unless client/high exec. level meetings.
To be clear I wasn't talking about the vests but rather the blazer unless you're outside the US and call suit jackets a vest. I have yet to see a suit "vest" worn outside of TV shows in both banking or PE.
Are striped dress shirts ok? Or just stick to solid colors.
I bought 2, 2 different colours and 2 different shoes, 2 different belts. I also bought one waistcoat and it acts as a third suit for me. I've gotten a few compliments from the girls for it (just saying). I've got 3 shirts, one for each shirt and then another €10 white one in case I fuck one up.
Waistcoats look good IMO (female perspective). A shirt on it’s own never looks as formal as a shirt+waistcoat.
Are waist coats acceptable?
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