How often do you wear your "nice" suits to work?

[Zubberah]

I wear suits every day to work. I presently have about 33 suits but only wear half of them on a rotational basis. They come in a mix of fabrics, styles, weights, cololurs, etc. All except two are fully canvassed. I never wear the same suit in the same two weeks. I also rarely dry clean. I recently lost a lovely 1980s Brioni suit that finally could not be rescusitated any longer (pants falling apart at the crotch)...sent jacket to Vinnies (someone got a great navy pinstriped jacket in great condition).

 

[vitaminc]

Originally Posted by Golf_Nerd

Actually there are five suits in rotation. They last max. 2 years (about 100 times wearing and the trousers have to be repaired two times). IMO they should be replaced by wearing them 80 times.

I would expect my suits to last more than 80-100 wearings, or am I too naive?

p.s., what was the main cause of the replacement?

 

[yfyf]

80-100? I've well exceeded that on quite a few suits, especially when I was just starting out and could only afford a small rotation.

 

[crazyquik]

Originally Posted by gamblers4

I am in the service industry, I work in a casino style job where we wear mostly slacks and button downs. I handle chips and work on the tables though I'm not a dealer and too complicated to explain my job in detail.

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