Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Big Kid Adventures: Suit Shopping

So I started suit shopping yesterday.  No I don't have an interview yet but I knew it probably wouldn't be easy to find a suit and I would probably need to get it altered.  Unfortunately I was very very right. 

Did you know that very few places sell more than two or three jacket options?  The only places that I looked at that had more options was Macy's and The Limited.  

For the most part I only tried on the jackets because I knew that would be harder than the pants.

I quickly learned that one button looks horrendous on me and I need two. 


See a little bit better..




Finally good enough to try on a pair of pants with it even though still not a winner. 


No matter what I am going to need to get the jacket altered.  I have un-proportionately large arms so I need to get a size up which makes everywhere else big.

Any suggestions out there for where to buy suits.  I really don't want to go high end like J.Crew or anything?  Also I need opinions--is it professional enough to wear a different color jacket than pants like the last picture?  What color combo would you suggest if I really really dislike black?

5 comments:

  1. How fun! Ish . . . I know how painful shopping is when standard things don't fit. Boy do I feel your pain! I was going to say the black jacket was my favorite until the last line. Hahaha! Different colors definitely looks fine. I would go with a darker jacket and lighter pant. The last color combo is nice!

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  2. I second Laura... can't go wrong with gray {wide spectrum there} or navy. Have you considered pinstripe? They're usually dark {ok, black} with some color in it, which might make it more bearable if you hate hate black? Just an idea! :)

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  4. So in my experience for nursing interviews, you totally don't have to wear a full pant suit. I wore an A-like black skirt (I've seen lots of modest pencils skirts worn as well) with a cropped 3/4 sleeve tweed (black/gray) with black flats and nude pantyhose (must wear the pantyhose). Goodwill is a great option for blazers! Also I would check talbots and ann Taylor. I also saw lots of gals just wearing black pants with a nice button up tucked in. Good luck interviewing! And let me know if you have any questions. I totally remember freaking out about the whole process.

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  5. Oops I was signed in as my sister! So in my experience for nursing interviews, you totally don't have to wear a full pant suit. I wore an A-like black skirt (I've seen lots of modest pencils skirts worn as well) with a cropped 3/4 sleeve tweed (black/gray) with black flats and nude pantyhose (must wear the pantyhose). Goodwill is a great option for blazers! Also I would check talbots and ann Taylor. I also saw lots of gals just wearing black pants with a nice button up tucked in. Good luck interviewing! And let me know if you have any questions. I totally remember freaking out about the whole process.

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