Weekly Newsletter - 28th August 2008
The £15 business suit
I don’t buy (or wear) suits very often but when I do I remember
what a splendid experience it is: getting measured up, trying on (too) pricey
jackets and trousers and feeling important for the briefest of moments.
“Would sir like to try on the pin stripe?” says the unfeasibly posh shop
assistant.
“Yes, why not?” I yawn back with a disinterested air.
It’s a self-aggrandising bit of theatre, which lasts right up until the
moment I whip out my battered Maestro card that hasn’t been upgraded since
university.
When I wear the suit for the first time – before it goes all saggy and ceases
to look good – it whispers to me: “stand up straight, look people in the eye and
hold your glass just so.”
This is where your money goes. In simple terms the more cash you spend, the
more joie de vivre and received gravitas you get. But how much JDV can you
expect from a suit when it costs less than a branded t-shirt?
By Dan Matthews, Editor of LaunchLab.co.uk
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