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- Although it’s not every day that you have to dress in formal menswear, it’s important to look your very best when the time comes.
- With wedding season approaching, you may be trying to figure out where to shop, so we rounded up a list of our favorite places to find formal attire.
- Below, you’ll find a breakdown of where to shop, including startups like Indochino and Bonobos, as well as legacy brands like Brooks Brothers.
Through trial and error (and hopefully our product recommendations), most guys discover a handful of brands that they like and stick to them for creating the bulk of their everyday wardrobes.
Once you figure out your personal style and which brands fit in your budget, getting dressed every day should be a piece of cake. But what is hard is figuring out where to shop for those not-so-everyday occasions that call for something more formal than what you’re used to.
Chances are, the last time you wore a tuxedo was at your senior prom — and looking back at those pictures might make you cringe a little bit. So, you’ll definitely want to do things right this time around if you’ve been invited to or are hosting a wedding, gala, or formal ball.
To save yourself from scrambling to find something decent before the date of your event, we rounded up nine of the best places to shop for formal attire including suits, tuxedos, ties, patent leather dress, and more.
Between these brands, grooms, groomsmen, and attendees of any other swanky functions will find everything necessary for dressing to a T.
Keep reading to find out our favorite places to buy formal menswear.
Black Lapel
Black Lapel
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Key styles: Tuxes, suits (from $499) and blazers (from $379)
Black Lapel offers premium, custom-made suits and artisan-level tailors. Its impeccable quality makes it a great place to shop when the tiniest details of your outfit (or your groomsmen’s) really matter.
Although your wedding or party will only last a few hours, the pictures taken will last a lifetime, which means there’s no room for sloppy tailoring. If you’re a groom looking to dress your groomsmen, the brand’s wedding service allows you to pick and keep track of suits for everyone in the ceremony, and you’ll save on parties of four or more people.
Indochino
Indochino
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Key styles: Custom suits starting at $329
Another dependable place to get custom suits made is Indochino. Founded in 2007, the menswear startup has effectively changed the way men shop for custom apparel. With plenty of customization options and in-depth videos on how to measure yourself at home, you won’t have to visit a tailor to get a garment that fits perfectly — unless you would prefer to. You can also visit one of Indochino’s many showrooms around the country to be fitted in person.
Indochino also allows you to register your wedding party, which simplifies the suit-buying process for grooms and groomsmen. You can design suits for yourself and everyone in your party, schedule fitting appointments, and track the status of each suit. You’ll be able to make sure everyone has the same exact suit, without worrying if a specific brand makes everyone’s size or not.
Bonobos
Bonobos
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Key styles: Suits starting at $400
With the drive of a startup and the backing of a huge corporation like Walmart, Bonobos is easily one of the fastest growing menswear brands on the market right now. The premium menswear retailer made it on our list of best places to shop for business casual attire because of its huge selection of apparel, and it makes it on this list for the same reason.
Beyond the high quality we’ve come to expect from Bonobos’ more casual clothing, the brand has a plethora of suiting options. You can go with the $400 Daily Grind Suit that’s ready to wear out of the box, a $1,000 Italian wool tuxedo, or something in between.
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Source: Business Insider – aismael@businessinsider.com (Amir Ismael)