if you get into fashion there is a whole range of expression with suits. with the right cut and materials, you can wear a suit, which looks great as suits ought to, yet is clearly casual and even in Japan would never be perceived as “for work”. expensive hobby but if you’re already doing this, might as well get into it.
This is crucial. Suits can send a really wide range of signals depending on the style, the fit, what you wear them with, attitude, etc. You may or may not care about the signals you’re sending, but I think it’s at least worth being aware that there’s not a single, fixed ‘suit’ message (you may already be aware of this, but I’d guess that not all readers are).
Thank you—this is the comment I was going to write.
Bartender at my local place wearing a loose-fitting charcoal suit (think Father John Misty): painfully cool. Robert from Industry wearing a black suit on his first day at an investment bank: totally out of place (“get a new suit, you look like fucking Neo”).
if you get into fashion there is a whole range of expression with suits. with the right cut and materials, you can wear a suit, which looks great as suits ought to, yet is clearly casual and even in Japan would never be perceived as “for work”. expensive hobby but if you’re already doing this, might as well get into it.
This is crucial. Suits can send a really wide range of signals depending on the style, the fit, what you wear them with, attitude, etc. You may or may not care about the signals you’re sending, but I think it’s at least worth being aware that there’s not a single, fixed ‘suit’ message (you may already be aware of this, but I’d guess that not all readers are).
Thank you—this is the comment I was going to write.
Bartender at my local place wearing a loose-fitting charcoal suit (think Father John Misty): painfully cool. Robert from Industry wearing a black suit on his first day at an investment bank: totally out of place (“get a new suit, you look like fucking Neo”).