How Much Should I Spend on a Suit?
When it comes to buying a high-quality suit that will last for years, it's worth considering spending over $1200. While this may seem like a significant investment, a well-made suit can be a valuable addition to your wardrobe and can even save you money in the long run.
Here are a few reasons why it's worth investing in a suit that costs more than $1200:
Superior Quality Materials: A suit made from high-quality materials, such as 100% wool or cashmere, will not only look better, but it will also last longer than a suit made from cheaper materials. The fabrics used in high-end suits are often more durable, breathable, and comfortable than their lower-priced counterparts.
Superior Construction: Higher-end suits are often handcrafted with great attention to detail. The stitching is precise, and the lining is often made from breathable materials. These small details add up to a suit that fits and feels better, allowing you to move freely and look sharp.
Timeless Style: While cheaper suits may follow current trends, a more expensive suit will often have a classic, timeless style. This means that you can wear it for years to come without worrying about it going out of style.
Tailoring: A good tailor can make a huge difference in the fit and look of your suit. When you invest in a high-quality suit, you'll have the flexibility to take it to a tailor and have it custom fitted to your body. This can make a world of difference in the way the suit looks and feels.
Overall, investing in a high-quality suit that costs over $1200 can be a smart choice for those who wear suits frequently or want a suit that will last for years. While the initial investment may be higher, the superior materials, construction, and timeless style of a more expensive suit can make it a worthwhile investment.
Do I Still Need A Suit?
Suits are an essential part of a professional wardrobe. They are versatile, timeless, and can make you look and feel confident. However, owning a suit is not enough. Getting your suit tailored is equally important, and it can make a significant difference in how you look and feel.
Tailoring is the process of altering a garment to fit a specific body shape. In the case of a suit, tailoring involves adjusting the jacket and trousers to fit your body measurements. Here are some reasons why getting your suit tailored is important:
Perfect fit
One of the primary reasons to get your suit tailored is to achieve a perfect fit. When you buy an off-the-rack suit, it is designed to fit a standard body type. However, everyone's body is unique, and it is rare to find a suit that fits perfectly without any alterations. A tailored suit will hug your body in all the right places, creating a sleek and polished appearance.
Enhanced appearance
A well-tailored suit can enhance your appearance significantly. It can make you look taller, slimmer, and more confident. A suit that fits well can accentuate your best features and create a streamlined silhouette. On the other hand, an ill-fitting suit can make you look sloppy and unprofessional.
Improved comfort
A suit that is too tight or too loose can be uncomfortable to wear. It can restrict your movement and make you feel self-conscious. A tailored suit will ensure that you are comfortable and can move around freely. The tailor will adjust the suit to your body shape, allowing you to breathe and move comfortably.
Longevity
A well-tailored suit will last longer than an off-the-rack suit. When a suit fits well, it puts less stress on the seams and fabric. As a result, the suit will not wear out as quickly, and you will not have to replace it as often.
Personal style
When you get your suit tailored, you can personalize it to your style. You can choose the fabric, color, and style of the suit. You can also add personal touches such as pocket squares, lapel pins, and cufflinks. A tailored suit can reflect your personal style and make you stand out from the crowd.
In conclusion, getting your suit tailored is essential if you want to look and feel your best. A well-tailored suit will fit perfectly, enhance your appearance, improve comfort, last longer, and reflect your personal style. So, the next time you buy a suit, make sure to budget for tailoring. You will be amazed at the difference it can make.
Tailoring at Tom Nox
Have a suit that doesn’t fit you quite right? Not sure if it can be fixed? At Tom Nox Men’s Shop we are excited to help. Whether it's a suit, sport coat, slacks, or any of the other great clothing options, they aren't complete without the perfect fit. Lucky for our customers items purchased at Tom Nox come with free tailoring services to ensure that perfect fit and flawless style. Typically tailoring takes about a week. We feel incredibly fortunate to have the services of our very own Tailors in house. Our tailors collectively have been tailoring for over 30 years. They never cease to amaze us with their tailoring abilities and the speed in which they are able to complete all of the tailoring needs.
The most common alterations that we complete is on suits, sportscoats and pants. Below is a breakdown on Suit Tailoring and our other most common tailoring services.
It’s important to remember that taking in or reducing the amount of fabric is doable, however, you can’t make something bigger, at least not by much. What determines what’s possible is the extra material found under the seams or hems of the garments. Well made pants and jackets, will usually contain more allowances, future-proofing for the changing size of the wearer over time. Less expensive items usually have little extra material to let out as a means of keeping costs down.
Jacket Alterations
-Taking in and letting out what is available at the seams of a jacket is fairly simple and routine alterations. Lengthening, and Shortening Sleeves on a jacket is one of the easiest parts of a jacket to change. Making sleeves slightly longer or shorter, by a 1/2″ to 1” is a pretty routine procedure.
-Shortening a Jacket
While lengthening a jacket is impossible due to the lack of fabric, shortening from the bottom is possible provided you are only reducing length by a small amount. If you take off too much length, the pockets and bottom button will be close to the bottom.
Alterations to Trousers
-Hems, Cuffs, Leg Length Tapering Leg Width
Pant legs can be made shorter, they can also be lengthened depending on what hem material was left at the bottom. Quality dress pants are sold unhemmed with a lot of extra fabric at the bottom, but a tailor will not leave more than a couple of inches under the hem when they’re finished.In most cases pant legs cannot be made larger, they can however easily be tapered, especially from the knee to the bottom if the leg opening is too wide at the bottom.
-Taking in/Letting out the Waist
Pant manufacturers are usually generous in providing extra material to let out the waistband and upper part of the seat from the waist toward your rear end. The exact amount varies by the size, but at least 2-3″ is found at the center rear seam.
Men’s clothing items purchased at other stores can also be altered at Tom Nox Men’s Shop. Suits and other clothing purchased from other stores generally take 2 weeks to complete tailoring unless we have a large workload of other alterations. Contact us about the items you need to be altered by phone or by bringing the item into the store and we will let you know what the capabilities are and timeframe for completion.
At Tom Nox we keep track of all measurements and alterations made to get you fitted even quicker on your next visit.
Stop by Tom Nox Men’s Shop today to find some new items for your wardrobe and see for yourself the amazing abilities of our world class tailors!
Tom Nox Jacket Guide
An item that Tom Nox offers a large range of products everything from swimsuits to tuxedos. An item that Tom Nox has a lot of fun with is sportcoats. Now that we are open it is important you know that we have a wide variety and selection sportcoats. We have found that most customers will start with one but before long it becomes more like 3 or 4. This blog is a breakdown of the more popular sportcoat styles and a guide to help you know what to wear with your new jackets.
Green with White Windowpane
This is a jacket that you have lots of options to wear it with. Starting with the pants, the first logical choice is to match the windowpane cream color, a cream, beige or lighter tan color will pair great with this jacket. You can also wear this jacket with pants that are navy or lighter gray. If you want to go with a more business casual look throw it on with a pair of nice jeans.
For shirts, any solid button up is easy, if you go with a patterned option, try to stick to mini patterns. Another great look is a nice white or black T shirt tucked into a nice pair of trousers with this jacket is a classy look. If you choose to wear a tie with your look, a solid color or patterns are great, just try to avoid overlapping window panes or check patterns.
Orange with White Windowpane
This is a jacket that immediately adds character to your outfit due to the amazing orange color. Again starting with the pants, the first choice is the cream color in the windowpane. You can also wear pants in beige, tans, browns. This jacket will look great with navy and other blues, grays and charcoals will look great with the orange color. This will also look great casually with a nice pair of denim.
As far as shirts and ties its the same as the green jacket, any solid button up is easy, if you go with a patterned option, try to stick to mini patterns. Another great look is a nice white or black T shirt tucked into a nice pair of trousers with this jacket is a classy look. If you choose to wear a tie with your look, a solid color or patterns are great, just try to avoid overlapping window panes or check patterns.
Green with Burgundy Windowpane
Starting with the pants, try pairing it with a pair of pants similar to the windowpane burgundy color. On its own a pant this color may seem a little bold, but with this jacket it will look awesome. You can also wear this jacket with navys or darker blues, browns. Pants with darker tones will look great with this jacket. You can also wear darker denim jeans for a more casual look.
For shirts a solid white or lighter blue button up will look great. For ties same as the other examples a solid color or patterns are great, just try to avoid overlapping check patterns.
Blue, Brown, Gray Mini Check
Don’t let this jacket pattern overwhelm you. This jacket makes it pretty simple, try wearing it with one of the three jacket colors; gray, blue or brown pants are super easy. You can also wear most colors of jeans for a more casual look.
For shirts a solid white or lighter blue button up will look great. For ties same as the other examples a solid color or patterns are great, just try to avoid overlapping check patterns.
Hopefully this is helpful to you. If not stop by Tom Nox Men’s Shop, pick out a new Tom Nox Jacket or any of the other items we have and we would be happy to put your looks together. Stop by today!!
Understanding Goodyear Welt vs. Blake Welt Shoes | Tom Nox Men’s Shop | Murray, Utah
When searching for shoes you have likely found that there is quite a drastic range in pricing. You have probably asked the question, what’s the difference between a pair of shoes that cost $100 and shoes that are $1,000? Features like quality of leather, brand name and where they are made are all factors. The largest differentiator is the quality of the construction. When I refer to construction, how the sole is attached to the upper of the shoe. To help explain, here is a breakdown of a shoe:
The Upper: The leather or canvas that is seen above the sole when a shoe is worn. Pretty much it is everything that covers the foot when you are wearing the shoe.
The Insole: The material on the inside of the shoe that your foot touches when wearing the shoe.
The Outsole: The material on the bottom and exterior of the sole, it’s what touches the ground when you are walking.
The Welt: On better-constructed shoes, the welt is a strip of leather which runs along the perimeter of the outsole. Its primary function is for attaching the upper to the outsole.
The Last: The last is what gives a shoe its shape. Lasts are used for both design and construction.
Higher quality dress shoes and boots are commonly constructed in one of two ways. These two methods are known as Goodyear welt and Blake stitching.
Goodyear Welt: Shoemakers take a strip of leather and sew that leather to the upper of the shoe. The sole is then sewed to the same strip of leather. The two-level stitching makes it incredibly easy to resole a goodyear welted shoe. Because the welt acts as a buffer between the insole and the outsole, removing the old sole and attaching a new one can be done by machine or by hand and without a specific machine. A goodyear welted shoe tends to be more water resistant as a result of the stitches being separated by a leather barrier. Shoes that are goodyear welted generally are more durable, tend to last longer and are comfortable.
Blake Stitch: On a Blake stitched shoe, the upper is sewn directly to the sole from the inside of the shoe. Although not as water resistant, a Blake stitch offers more flexibility to the shoe itself. Because it is a simpler construction than a goodyear welt, it tends to be less expensive. A Blake stitched constructed shoe allows it to be resoled once the outsole is worn out or damaged. Blake welting is also ideal when looking for a close-cut sole. Because there are no exterior stitches, the body of the outsole can be cut extremely close to the upper.
These two methods of shoe construction are just a few of many. The only way to know what you prefer is by trying them out. Lucky for you, UWM Men’s Shop and Tom Nox Men’s Shop has examples of both for you to try for yourself. Stop by today!
Guide To Tom Nox | Tom Nox Men’s Shop | Murray, Utah
For more than a century, the guys at UWM Men’s Shop have been intimately involved in menswear. Through all the trends, the brands, the fads and the classics, we have learned so much about what makes beautiful clothing beautiful. We also found that there had been a large void in quality, opening-range luxury. In March of 2018 UWM Men’s Shop introduced Tom Nox to provide an opening price point that is more affordable for our customers without sacrificing the level of quality UWM Men’s Shop is known for.
At UWM we feel that just because you wear a suit you don’t have to be super serious! Suits can be more formal but can also be fun or casual at times. Regardless if you are looking for a boardroom suit or a suit to wear with a t-shirt Tom Nox has an option. Starting at $995, Tom Nox suits are an affordable introduction into luxury suiting. Made from 100% Italian wool’s, half-canvas constructed and beautifully tailored, these are a must for anyone’s closet. Because the Tom Nox collection of luxury men’s suits and sport coats are half-canvassed, they offer our store’s signature high-quality at lower prices. The collection’s high-end suit jackets also feel lighter and more breathable, for a versatile and comfortable look for any occasion. Oh yeah did I mention that Tom Nox also offers Made To Measure giving you endless possibilities for customization to your suits and sportcoats.
The quality of Tom Nox doesn’t end with suits and sportcoats. Tom Nox offers everything else you might need to go with your new suit or sportcoat. Tom Nox button down dress shirts made of cotton, modal and elastane which means you will have a light weight shirt with a nice stretch that is tailorable to ensure it fits great so you look your best. Tom Nox also offers ties, belts, cufflinks, socks as well as shoes to finish off the look. Whatever you need to look your best. If a more casual look is what you are going for Tom Nox has everything from jeans to casual shirts even swim trunks.
As if that wasn’t enough, part of the proceeds from each Tom Nox suit is donated to Suited for Good. This local charity based out of UWM Men’s Shop donates tailored suits to men and women who are striving to improve their economic standing through better employment. At UWM we have found that true success can be had through the marrying of solid business practice and philanthropic endeavors. Every success of our company is a win for our community.
Tom Nox was born out of a desire to be doing good in the world we live in and looking good doing it. Not only do we give suits to those who are in sincere need, but we seek to lift those who live in the communities we do business.
Tom Nox reminds us to be good, do good and look good. Stop by UWM Men’s Shop today to check out Tom Nox for yourself.
