You can't get a refund, you've had it altered. Cotton suit? Yeah, a bit pricey for that. But you said you like it, so live with it. Unless you spent food money for it, then you may be on the Little Debbie diet for a while. Good luck with the interview.

 

Yes, people do potshot JAB quite a bit, and I may have been guilty myself, not because I dislike them but because they used to be exceptionally good ages ago and have changed an awful lot. However, their suits and shirts are pretty nice, very traditionally cut. I do find their pricing confusing, but if you go into a store they will provide the necessary information. Wear it in good health and confidence. Next time try O'Connell's.

 

If you're not buying one and getting five free, you're doing JAB all wrong!

That said, if it's your first suit and it looks nice, I'd call it a win.

Just make sure to use the suit once you're in school, ie. make sure to get awards so you can attend dinners.

DH

 

Hey, live and learn.

Do you know the old saying, haste makes waste. Yeah...well.

Since you can't get a suit any faster anywhere else and you have an important interview coming up, then knock it out of the park, confidently in your new JAB suit. I'm sure it will look just great.

If you had the time to shop around in a more leisurely pace, you could certainly get much value for your money.

I don't know if this makes you feel any better, but I planned on getting a fully custom (made to measure) suit from a well known men's clothing store for my wedding day. I waited too long and the store told me if I got measured that day, the suit would arrive 1 day before the wedding from the factory. That was too close a call. If there was even 1 day's delay, I'd be screwed. Instead, I got one of their off the rack suits and had them tailor it for me. It ended up costing the same as a custom suit.. I still looked great on my wedding day. ;-)

Wear it in good health and best of luck on your interview.

 

Unfortunately, doing this at the last moment left you with little alternative. Let this be a teachable moment and I hope you have a chance to use your funds better on the next purchase.

 

I remember buying my wedding suit, a three piece navy chalk stripe, at Nordstrom in Bellevue, WA in 1975. We had a late morning wedding in Oregon. That suit was my interview suit and got me well into my career when I could afford a bit more. I would have worn it longer, but 40/27 is a most inconvenient size.

 

All great advice. Hey 2 of 3 suits in my stable are from Banks and I love them. Feeding my family takes priority in this case. I just focused on fit , which is king. Wear it confidently and proudly. BTW I've seen people wearing a $1500 suit that looked foolish and childish.

 

Look around for a seamstress. I charge 20 for waist and 12 for length alterations. It's rather quick and simple for most slacks. Add a little more to move belt loops, and leg cuffs.

 

brand everyone is critizing online.

Not everybody. For me, I like Banks. $800 Something went wrong, learn and move on.

 

I have quite a few josbanks. But they were purchased over 10 years ago. I was in one last May. I will never enter one again, EVER!

 

Did the suit look and fit well after the alterations? How did the interview go? Hope all went well - please let us know!

 

I had a small rotation of JAB suits back when they had the “Joseph” line.

Those 4 suits wore like iron and served me well for 10 years.