My first Zara suit
12:54 AMHere we go.
When it comes to suits I don't buy anything off the rack from fast fashion stores such as Zara, H&M, Topman, Forever21, etc, etc.... I love everything else from these brands and their modern take on mens wear, because it's affordable, but not suits. I could maybe buy a blazer / sport coat specifically for cold weather seasons and that's it. With that said, a few months ago Zara came up with a blue double breasted summer suit that I cannot deny and let me tell you why.
- It's double breasted
- It's half-lined (see above photo, totally breathable)
- Fits like a glove (high arm hole and lightly padded shoulder)
- Lapel stitching
- It's navy
BEFORE: alteration done, but with the 4 plastic buttons that came with it.
AFTER: bought 6 white horn buttons to replace the plastic ones. (It's the same suit just different exposure so the colors are different.)

My advice is if you're hunting for a cheap suit I suggest that you look for something that is either half-lined or unlined, because if you sweat and in a warm climate environment the difference in the interior lining is night and day.
You might see other bloggers with cool suits from fast fashion brands and you're thinking about buying them then that's just fine, but do your research first. Chances are they're getting paid to wear them, or not, and they won't tell you in details the quality of it. If you dig deeper just might end up finding that gem of a suit at a reasonable price. There are a lot of tricks to make a cheap suit tolerable to wear and one of my favorite is getting the interior lining replaced with natural fabric. It cost a small amount of money and the result is very rewarding. I do it for thrifted sport coats.
Thank you for reading: =)
Sam
Fun fact about suits: Did you know that it costs more money to make an unlined suit than fully-lined? Truth
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