retronotmetro
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If you wear suits to work, it is good to remember that the smaller your lineup, the less distinctive the suits should be. This allows you the greatest flexibility if a couple of suits need to go out to the cleaners, etc., because it won't be as noticeable that you are wearing the same suit more than once in a week.
For a business suit lineup, I'd go with the same kind of items as drizz. I'd get the following suits in the following order:
1. Solid navy
2. Solid charcoal
3. Navy or charcoal gray pinstripe (or both)
4. Any medium gray (solid, pinstripe, or glen plaid)
5. A variation of cut and pattern on your favorite one of the above--that is, if you like navy and have a 3B solid navy, get a 2B navy herringbone or nailhead. Or if one of your pinstripes is a wide spaced stripe, get a narrow spaced one.
If you need heavier suits for winter, I'd change these priorities to make the fourth and fifth suits be a plain medium gray flannel and either a navy or dark gray chalkstripe flannel.
For a business suit lineup, I'd go with the same kind of items as drizz. I'd get the following suits in the following order:
1. Solid navy
2. Solid charcoal
3. Navy or charcoal gray pinstripe (or both)
4. Any medium gray (solid, pinstripe, or glen plaid)
5. A variation of cut and pattern on your favorite one of the above--that is, if you like navy and have a 3B solid navy, get a 2B navy herringbone or nailhead. Or if one of your pinstripes is a wide spaced stripe, get a narrow spaced one.
If you need heavier suits for winter, I'd change these priorities to make the fourth and fifth suits be a plain medium gray flannel and either a navy or dark gray chalkstripe flannel.