UPDATE: Here’s access to the pre-order.
Now, not all of the styles seen below seem to be available for pre-order just yet, but there’s a few other pieces in the pre-order that didn’t appear in the spring lookbook…
In some parts of the hemisphere, there are piles of parking lot snow that won’t melt for three months. But that’s not stopping spring lines from coming out… single digits be damned. Suitsupply is about to release their official lookbook images for Spring 2014 (you might remember their super-early museum preview over the summer), and while the goods won’t be available for a bit, here’s an advanced preview of what one of the biggest up and coming brands in Men’s Style is working on for the spring. Some from-the-hip reaction is below. Add yours in the comments.
Starting off nice and basic. Lots of colors and texture. Looks like Suitsupply is going with shorter, say, 7″ (?) inseams on their shorts. That double breasted coat is gonna stand out, especially if it’s a lighter spring-weight fabric like a cotton/linen blend.
And it gets wild quick. Orange & blue checked, double breasted, peak lapel… waistcoat.
Suitsupply isn’t afraid of taking risks.
A fishstick yellow rain coat, what looks to be an olive chino suit, and a hyper prep outfit. And loafers. Lots and lots of loafers.
Whoa. That jacket. Subdued shades on big pattern blazer perfect for the Derby or a summer dinner party. A jacket like that works plenty fine with just a light blue shirt & lightweight slacks. Lots of pattern mixing here though, and again, loafers.
Suitsupply loves them some big lapels, and that seems to continue to be the case this spring.Two double breasted suits and a ticket-pocket equipped Washington Fit (?) blazer. More loafers.
Another double breasted waist coat with some color. This time, it’s a mint-based gingham. Lots of patterns and texture here, especially with the woven belt thrown in. Big fan of that linen jacket.
Your turn guys. You liking what you’re seeing? Any more observations from you? What caught your eye? Would you ever wear one of those DB waist coats? Leave it all in the comments.
My observation is high-waters and weird way too high cuffed pants. That look has already jumped the shark. That look may work on the runway but not in a professional setting.
Why does that one model appear to be skipping in every one of his pictures?
Haha I noticed that too. Voted up!
I am likely staying off of the loafer train myself but the fun stuff here was pretty good, especially the white jacket. Glad to see lapels starting to get to a more reasonable size too.
Well they say fashion trends are cyclical. It’s like jacket lapels — from ultra fat in the 80’s to super skinny and now recently back to medium width but pushing back to being fattish (not 80’s ultra fat though).
I agree about the casual vs. professional look — I think the only professional environments that would support that look are the creative departments in advertising, marketing, and east-coast digital companies. A very small slice.
I’d be skipping too if I was paid to wear socks.
I guess Suitsupply doesn’t make socks yet.
I love SuitSupply with the passion of a thousand fiery suns.
HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
No love for loafers in here?
Is the exposed male ankle the new equivalent of a little cleavage?
That last linen jacket is fantastic, but I’m not sure of the inseam on those shorts…
Double breasted – no go for me.
Answer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM4Xe6Dlp0Y#t=04m48s
I’ve purchased a few suits from suitsupply, and the funny thing is that during the fitting process, none of the associates I’ve worked with have ever recommended anything besides a normal break in the pants.
Whatever “looks” they try to put forward in the preview catalogs (which I agree looks off for professional attire), the associates who actually work with you definitely now how to properly fit a suit.
I actually assumed suitsupply photographs the suits with high breaks to properly show off the suitsupply shoes the models are wearing, and not because they actually believe it is an appropriate height.
There’s definitely some love over here. Plan on picking up some of the “brown” Abe penny loafers from Jack Erwin as soon they are re-stocked with my size.
Aside from that, everything else here is pretty much a no go for me (especially those shorts).
seriously. They make almost all of their models look like total jokers with their no socks, skinny pants rolled way up to expose 4″ of ankle and crazy glasses.
No.
All I know is that I must have that last linen jacket.
haha. i got a good laugh out of this as well.
Liking these looks.
Allen Edmonds Grayson are my next purchase… in every color imaginable.
Been waiting for exactly that olive chino suit as a super-casual option, although whether I buy will depend on the lining. Here’s hoping it’s totally unstructured…
Also, joining in the lovefest on the last linen jacket. Absolutely gorgeous material.
Unroll those damn pants, and I’m absolutely in love with the last piece (the mint DB waistcoat with linen jacket). By itself, the DB waistcoat seems a bit much; but under a jacket…insaneawesome.
To be fair, I don’t think it was ever considered an option in a professional setting in the first place.
The good: All the jackets and coats (although I’d never be able pull off that bright blue DB pinstripe number). The pants, with the assumption that they’re properly inseamed, look very good too. I’m not much of a loafer wearer but the shoes look good too (there are some laceups, and the guy in the last picture is in doublemonks). I like the bags the guys are carrying too. So, there’s a lot of win there.
The odd: a lot of odd waistcoats. Is that just a lookbook thing? Or are they really going to try to sell them? And if they really are going to sell them, will anyone buy them? Also, Suitsupply sells shorts?
My direct experience with Suitsupply has been somewhere in the middle, pertaining to fit, materials, and colors.
I had to fight my associate (Atlanta) a bit in asking for a solid 1 inch break on the pants (he wanted to go shorter), as well as push for a jacket sleeve length that didn’t show multiple inches of shirt cuff (he kept telling me my shirt sleeves were too long – to each his own).
But in general, I agree that when you say you need a suit for business meetings, they recognize you’re not going for rolled up pants and a patterned vest. It took a little bit of back and forth, but I ended up with a suit that looks and fits as well as something that would cost 4 figures at Brooks Brothers, which is a win all around.
Robert-which associate did you work with, out of curiosity? I’m in Atlanta as well and have talked to 2 different ones so interested in your experience. Thanks
Strange. I had almost the exact opposite experience in Chicago. The associate immediately suggested a 1-inch break on the pants, and actually suggested lengthening the sleeves on the jacket to get around a 1/2 inch of cuff to show. I had indicated I would be wearing the suit to court right off the bat, so maybe that did factor into his fit suggestions.
Apparently, it’s going to be VERY sunny this Spring…
Suitsupply certainly styles its models very, um, aggressively, but my experience with Suitsupply’s actual products is that they can be perfectly conservative and professional. As with any shopping experience, it’s a matter of using your personal taste, judgment, and discretion to find the most appropriate styles and fits.
Indeed a little odd, but not surprising that there be some inconsistency of advice among the the employees. Ultimately they are giving their opinion, and the guys who work there are obviously more fashion forward than many of us.
I had also indicated my relatively staid plans for the suits (meetings with clients, interviews, etc.), but I don’t really have any issue to how I was handled while working with them. I just think the default recommendations should probably hew closer to your suitsupply experience than mine.
By way of another anecdote to the experience, at the same store, I was looking to purchase a navy tie for use with a charcoal suit. Since the associate asked (and the tie I was planning to buy was way up that tie-wall they have, requiring help), I asked if he liked the navy pindot with the charcoal suit (to be honest, I was testing the response as much as anything).
“Never ever ever,” he said, “too close in color. Burgundy, brighter blue, OK, but not navy.”
Navy and charcoal? Now, again, I appreciate their general efforts toward helping guys be more stylish, but we’re not all trying to get noticed for our clothes, are we?
No disrespect to your request, but I am not completely comfortable naming people outright in what otherwise is an anonymous discussion. While I am confident my statements could not be reasonably construed as negative, I have seen that happen to far less opinionated comments.
I have worked with a couple employees at that store, and while my experience there do date cannot be called perfect, I have also recommended Suitsupply to all of my friends who have brought up shopping for a new suit.
I may be somewhat unusual (surely not in this crowd, but amongst men in general) in knowing, from a fit perspective at least, exactly what I want in a suit. And what I want is very much a mix of the currently popular slim style and what might be called more business-appropriate.
All these models are going to get little tan rings around their ankles.
Not a problem and I thought about that right after I posted it, but don’t know of a way to sort of direct message you. I also didn’t take your take as a negative either. I was more just looking for who is the best there to work with in friendliest, not pushy, helpful, etc. I suppose I should have couched it in those terms, as in, I wasn’t looking to bash anyone as to get a recommendation.
I like 90% of it, but I’m less risk-adverse than most. Every time I think they are going to far, the next look brings it back. It toes the line to be sure but I think most people can pick and choose and create their level of expression based on personal taste though.
Sidenote: I’m fine with shorter hems but the excessive ankle baring has got to stop, I thought for sure it would be tapering off (pun!) by now.
A patterned, double breasted waistcoat… TUCKED IN? And I almost didn’t see it because I was busy staring at the linen jacket.
Because didn’t you know that women look straight down your chest and stare at your ankles?
Assuming that the model is not a 6’6″+ beanpole, that shorts has 5″ inseam (or could be 6″). Look how much space there is between the knee caps and the shorts. No way that’s a 7″+ inseam.
Showing up in an orange jumpsuit might have tipped them off as to the “wearing it to court” thing.
Seriously, anything goes in academia. (If your pants aren’t mustard-stained, you’re already ahead of about 60% of the crowd.)
There’s plenty to spare on “wall street”
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-dress-the-part-on-wall-street-2013-8
“Stick with loafers; they’re more comfortable and convenient. And the conventional wisdom that they lack the formality of traditional lace-ups has long-since expired. …
Don’t forget to get your housekeeper a decent shine kit for Christmas. And make sure she uses it.”
I love SuitSupply. But I just wish their models looked less Pixar-ish. Can’t they just take normal photos of guys in their suits, and post the photos as is, without the CGI special effects? It would give us a better idea of what the suit looks like in real life.
I love all of this, ballsy.
Man, even an inch of shirt showing seems like a bit much to me. I didn’t even realize that was a trend (though I did know about the highwater pants stuff).
Lemme see dem tassels bounce!
If I’m going to serve time for the man, I’m going to go down in some righteous threads.
I actually quite like those double breasted waistcoats. Is anyone else liking them?
A bit. I like em’ on the models. Don’t think I could pull one off. A DB jacket with only four buttons on the front, low slung like the waistcoats? Perhaps.
How about triple?
http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17ttpt00w9q66jpg/ku-xlarge.jpg
I think that the exact amount of this pictures which should be looked at as ‘business dress suggestions/proposes’ is zero.
The only people who could actually be wearing like this to work are a) very high level guys in quite untraditional corporations and b) somebody who does not need to wear ‘business clothes’ (e.g. doctors – which is what I’m going to be- teachers and the similar) or who’s dressing up for not business-related activities.
The only actual suits are the pinstriped double breast (which is worn with a not very business-appropriate round-collar shirt, is quite too light as a blue, for summery that it is and sports contrast color buttons, again not very business appropriate) and the brown linen (?) double breasted (quite informal in both fabric and color).
I kind of can see myself (as a Uni student) wearing almost anything in here [love the waistcoats and the white jacket] but some things that are not my style (white collar lumberjack shirt, lumberjack shirts as a whole and the yellow rain coat), but my point is that this pictures are quite obviously not the business-appropriate line campaign, so I find your objection a bit off the mark.
That I’m ok with. Fun for everyone.
Looks awesome I think.
And quite a few golf collar shirts, which I quite like. I only got one from last year’s BB Great Gatsby collection in a very period-appropriate ivory colour and was looking for a white one…