He shouldn't really need a suit until he starts going for interviews.

IMHO.

 

Four.

 

I think he is age appropriate for a suit. If he is just hitting his growth spurt I wouldn't spend a fortune on an expensive suit but you can probably find something reasonabley priced. You might be able to find something in his size at Target. What they have there isn't bad for the low price

 

A suit? Job interviews whether it be after highschool or college.

A navy blazer and chino's? No age limit. Just don't bother shelling out top dollar for the best construction. Something at Ross, Marshalls, or Target would do when they are children, Macy's when they are a teenager.

 

I agree with several of the above posts which advise a blazer and a nice pair of trousers, rather than a full suit. Even if his comrades are wearing suits, he may very well look better in something that has evidence of a more creative touch, which is perhaps more easy to accomplish when the jacket and trousers don't match exactly. And he will not be out of place, since it is not, after all, a job interview.

Macy's when they are a teenager.

And J. Crew when he hits 20...

 

I got my first suit for high school graduation (17). Prior to that I stuck to sport coats. It probably doesn't make sense to get a suit until his growth slows down, which, for me, was around 15.

 

I'd stick with a blazer and flannels until he is out of college, interviewing, and can be trusted to care for a suit properly. I think as long as the blazer is a more formal style (besom pockets instead of patch for example) it will suffice for all events, even funerals, while he is still school age.

 

Are there no First Communions, Confirmations or Mitzvas to attend??

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Really it's a matter of where you go and what you do. By high school they should definitely have a suit . . . . .

* Look to young Harry & William for reference.

 

I got my first suit for high school graduation (17). Prior to that I stuck to sport coats. It probably doesn't make sense to get a suit until his growth slows down, which, for me, was around 15.

Good God, by my turning 15 I already had a half-dozen. A set of dinner clothes, too!

 

Confirmation, at age 12. It was also my first long trouser suit.

 

Good God, by my turning 15 I already had a half-dozen. A set of dinner clothes, too!

You are sooo my hero!

 

Confirmation, at age 12. It was also my first long trouser suit.

Communion; age 7 is a good time...

You don't have to read the date to know it's 1970!!

 

I think the age depends on how often it is going to be worn. I got my first suit for confirmation at age 12. But then again, all the men in my family had to wear suits to church every Sunday, as well as on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Easter. The the suit got plenty of wear before I grew out it, so it was worth the purchase. Even if you don't wear a suit often I think by the time you are a senior in High School you should have a suit.

 

One of the advantages of suiting up in high school or earlier is that it presents opportunities for dad to instruct in the sartorial arts. After he leaves for college the opportunities may be less frequent, and the habits for caring for ones wardrobe, not developed.

 

I have photos from when I was five or so wearing a suit (with short pants, I'll add) at Easter. I can remember the tie was clip-on. I'm also wearing knee socks and buckle shoes. If it sounds archaic, it is... the photos are black and white (cars had fins then, and men wore flat tops.)

I am flanked by a couple of lovely cousins (in dresses) of the same age. It's a nice scene!

So, five.

I think I got my next proper suit when I started debating competitively around 13 or so, and another when I was interviewing for summer honor positions (Telluride, Governor's Honors, etc.) and scholarships.

(Of course now I'm an academic physicist, so I wear suits less often than I ever did in high school!)

DH

 

My first communion suit was white but with short pants. The school uniform was knickers with a white shirt and a blue tie. Knickers with knee socks were worn from Novwmber 1st to Easter. Then you wore short pants with knee socks and a white shirt puls the blue tie. It wasn't until you were confirmed that you wore long trousers.

 

My first communion suit was white but with short pants.

How about Blue??

Yes, the tie is a clip-on and my mother still has it!!