Y11 DS - 6th form suits? Where to shop?

[sydenhamhiller]

I know this is ages away, but as he's not sitting GCSEs he's got little else to occupy his mind.

DS is not particularly interested in fashion, but also feels (understandably, I remember being 16) that anything me or his father recommends/ mentions is social death.

So - oh wise ones - when/ if there comes a time to shop for 6th form suits which can only be grey, black or blue with no pattern - where should he look?

And we bought all the shirts from charity shops! Some City gent must have retired near where we live, so ds had some very upmarket shirts and ties

Definitely get washable ones (we had m&s & next) you don't want to be taking them to the dry cleaners.

Tall and skinny ds here. We found M and S best. And also Next. But ds prefers the M and S stuff. Try the Slim fit ones.

Shame about Slaters. DS needed 26" waist, 36" inside leg trousers, and (by dint of not turning up the bottom of the adjustable trousers at all) they did manage to achieve this without the 'nappy-like bottom or cold ankles' looks that were the usual options.

Wow, I thought my DS was a tall skinny but your DS beats that hands down @cantkeepawayforever ! Mine is a 30" waist with 34" legs, you must struggle to get a 36" leg?

Yeah, DS is / was quite spectacularly skinny (he's 19 now, and can now wear 30" waists with a belt, or 28" without, which opens up the options very considerable). A recent fashion for turn-ups was fantastic - 34" leg with a bit extra gained from turning down the turnup and a little bit low slung because the waists are always too big - perfect!

Next clearance online is all suit related at the min. Worth a look!

cantkeepawayforever I feel your pain, my older ds wore 28 waist and 35 leg aged 16 which was tough for a prom suit.

Luckily he didn't need suits post 16, nor for his work now, good thing as tho he can now do a 30 waist with a belt, he needs a 38 leg! Giant boy!

Ds was 26in waist, 34 inch leg last year - River island was our only choice but this year I think he's 28in waist - that opens up a whole new world for him. Almost standard size.

M&S washable were perfect for DS1, we'll be getting the same for DS2.

We got ours from Dobell online - they often have huge bargains in the small waisted sizes that not many men buy! We got a couple of full suits for about 40 each.

Like this - 28 inch waist, 36 inch chest, both available...39.99 down from 100.

www.dobell.co.uk/dobell-blue-check-suit/

Sorry, down from 140!

Gosh, I am glad that our school 6th formers wear uniform - that must be a real pain. But FWIW I got my 16 year old quite a nice suit for a wedding from Debenhams last year. I can't remember what it cost but it wasn't a lot. There should be some sales starting about now which might help. I would definitely go for something washable.

I would certainly advise making sure it's machine- washable. I don't think DS1 is particularly smelly but the jacket needed washing every Friday due to stinky armpits!

@Callimanco thanks for the Dobell recommendation, just got a bargain that fits DS perfectly.

M&S machine washable suits here. I got 2 jackets and 2 pairs of trousers to match each jacket.