Wide leg, cotton casual suit options?
I'm UK based
My old Uniqlo U black seersucker unstructured suit has been my casual suit for years but the seat of the trousers are finally giving out and I think it might be time to find a new one.
I'm after a matching trouser and unstructured+unlined suit jacket combo ideally in a casual fabric like cotton although I'm open to other options. Colour-wise I'm pretty easy, just no blue. I'm also looking to modernise the silhouette with wider (like >22cm leg opening), higher trousers and potentially a double breasted jacket.
Generally I'd prefer it to look a bit more refined than an Engineered Garments or Universal Works style suit. For instance, I like a front crease on the trousers and good sized lapels. That's not to say I couldn't be convinced otherwise by the right suit.
Anyone know good places to look for such things? I'll put like £800 as my max but lower would be nice, I am replacing a Uniqlo beater suit after all. Feel free to post more expensive stuff too, I'm looking for inspiration
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Seh Kelly.
Looks like all their suit type jackets are sold out 😦 will keep them in mind though
Drake's, but it's so expensive now...
Brands that come to mind are mfpen, auralee, still by hand
Oh, you could also check out Barena
Barena is a good shout
Seconding mfpen and still by hand - auralee fabrics can be a little fussy to be a beater.
Since your budget is decently flexible you could check out Studio Nicholson, Margaret Howell, or Lemaire. Their cotton fabric options tend to be cheaper than other stuff. Unfortunately we're entering the AW season so most of their suiting being offered rn are wools... but you could do a lil searching
This by Lemaire is pretty lovely but would set me back almost 1.4k lol
I'd probably sooner consider sub 500 tbh, I just set the number higher for inspo reasons
I think what I really want is just for Uniqlo U to do suits again 🙃
Mfpen is nice
I feel like there's got to be some korean brands out there doing stuff like this
Eastlogue and Nanamica might have something.
Oliver Spencer worth a look. You can put a crease down the front of a pair of trousers easily and if they’re cotton you’ll have to press them regularly as it won’t stay in like in a wool pair.
I'd have a look at the matches sale and see if you can can get something from summer on discount
These are both interesting prospects, Nanamica especially. Although I think I should probably move away from polyester bc microplastics.
There's a pretty nice lemaire seersucker suit on discount
https://www.matchesfashion.com/products/Lemaire-Pleated-wool-seersucker-trousers-1516298
Nice fabric but hate the aggressive taper
Thanks for all your suggestions boys, I know I'm being a picky fella
Good to have these names in one place so I know what to keep an eye on
Are you in London? Margaret Howell usually do a sample sale in September. I’ve got lucky there in the past
Yeah I've been to that a couple of times, a whole lot of queueing for a whole lot of no cops 😦
I at least know that Maggie thinks I'm an extra small petite waif
Haha yeah and the XS trousers are always gone in no time 😞
How do you feel about linen?
Maybe scott fraser collection?
Honestly I'm easy on fabrics so long as it's casual
I'm definitely gonna visit next time he does an open shop
I'd prefer linen to cotton in most cases, personally.