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Old 01-08-2011, 11:08 PM
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Professional Ladies: Where do you buy your suits/shirts?

So I'm having a bit of an issue. In my new job, I have a number of occasions where professional dress is important. This is either a full suit, or dress trousers and dress shirts.

I am also quite broad shouldered, and also tall. The result is either buying boxy ugly shirts that fit my shoulders but make my torso look chubby, or buying shirts that fit my torso but pull at the bust and have arms that stop somewhere nearish my elbow.

The only place I've managed to come up with stylish, fitted, long enough (in arms and shirttails!) shirts that haven't been equally expensive in alterations is a British shirtmaker, TM Lewin. I lurrrve stuff from there, and every once in a while, they have fabulous sales (see also; today! I bought 4 to go along with the 2 I bought in Glasgow earlier in the year). But importing a bloody shirt from Britain every time I need one isn't very practical, is it?

Banana Republic lost my shirt business a while ago for changing the fit of their shirts, and for some reason the fabric they use and my skin do. not. agree. I am good with their trousers, but again, I have a hard time finding longs that are not also huge in the arse (again, with the alterations!).

So, does anyone have any super awesome suiting retailers they'd like to share with me?

I'm 25, if that helps, so the pea colored shoulder padded jacket combo is not for me. I'd be willing to shell out serious cash for a truly fantastic suit (using the "less is more, buy quality and keep it forever" theory). I have a grey suit jacket+skirt that I got at United Colors of Benneton a while ago, but it is starting to show its age, and the skirt is now massive on me (thanks, marathon training)...hmm.

ETA: The final bit complicating this is that I'm stuck in Norman, OK. I don't have a car out here, which is awesome for my bike mileage and the planet, but bad for my ability to go shopping at a decent mall. So that, of course, leaves me with online options. I can get it altered if I can bloody get it here and it fits somewhat. Auugh.
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