I just picked up my first suit thrifting last week for $15. It fits like it was made for especially for me. Needless to say, I'm pretty stoked.
One thing I was wondering about, however, is whether I should remove the suit jacket while driving? I don't want to wrinkle it.
Thanks for reading.
Mr. Brown77,
It kind of depends: I do not, as jackets should be constructed so as to resist dissatisfaction of their owners and end-users, gentlemen and ladies in the every days world; However, most do as they seldom wear the suit as a suit at all and remove the jacket at every opportunity which presents itself. The fabric matters. Some fabrics resist wrinkles and some are meant to wrinkle and be appreciated thereby. Generally, my own preference is that a suit coat should always be worn except with the exception of visiting the necessary room for some purpose which could require removal of garments. Otherwise, I wear mine at all times buttoned, as one should with a db jacket. It seems to me that unless one is wearing a three piece single breasted suit one, should keep the coat buttoned. If one is too warm, then remove your hat or replace with one of lighter construction; otherwise, the suit and other weights of garments were poorly chosen for the conditions of the day or circumstances of the environment. One ought to have picked the correct weight in order to retain dignity and decorum under existing circumstances.
Nonetheless, most people will not be alarmed should you remove your suit coat while seated, although they do tend to be alarmed should you be without some appropriate garment save your epidermis except in San Francisco and some tropical areas where mores are somewhat different than in the PA office or traffic.
YMMV,
rudy
