You might’ve noticed that suits are back. From runways to mall brands to every menswear moodboard, suits are everywhere. Which also means that men’s suits on sale are also everywhere. In other words, it’s a good time to shop for a suit. Like particularly right now, actually, in the depths of sale season—because, despite what you may have heard, the depths of sale season can be just as bountiful as the halcyon early days. That’s great news for folks with corporate dress codes and weddings to attend, or anyone looking to give their closet a tailoring boost (with a budget to keep in mind).
The Men’s Suits on Sale Hit List
- The All-Occasions Pick: Bonobos Jetsetter Super 120s Italian Wool Suit,
$900$718 - The Supremely Cool Pick: J.Crew Garment-dyed Cotton-linen Blend Chino Suit Jacket,
$178$70; and Chino Suit Pants,$148$60 - The Wedding Circuit Pick: Todd Snyder Italian Linen Herringbone Sport Coat,
$698$384; and Gurkha Trousers,$368$194 - The Deceptively Unserious Pick: Barena Wool Herringbone Blazer,
$975$390; and Bativoga Trousers$450$270 - The Runway-Fresh Pick: Dries Van Noten Glen Check Suit,
$2255$902 - The Tailoring Nerd Pick: Boglioli Virgin Wool Suit,
$2,214$1,085
But also right now, because you probably don’t really need a suit at this very moment, which is actually the time you should get one. Does that sound counterintuitive? Probably, but a suit isn’t something you want to be desperate for. In that one, very specific way, you could say that suits are a bit like bandaids: you should have a good one ready, one you trust, just in case. And to help you with that, we rounded up all of our favorite men’s cheap suits on sale.
The All-Occasions Pick
If you had to have just one suit, a dark charcoal suit is maybe the best place to start. It’s easy to wear with brown or black shoes, it’s appropriate for the office, and it’s dark enough to pay your respects at a funeral.
The Supremely Cool Pick
Cotton suits are the perfect option for the increasingly popular, increasingly meaningless “semi-formal” wedding. This one from J.Crew feels a bit preppy, but also has workwear leanings. And if that doesn’t really mean anything to you, here’s the gist: you separate the two and wear them with anything in your closet without feeling like you’re “dressing up”.
The Wedding Circuit Pick
Todd Snyder’s suits are some of the best you can buy, especially for the price. And this tasty linen two-piece is practically a steal when you consider you’ll be wearing it to every warm-weather wedding from now on.
The Off-Kilter Pick
Double breasted suits are endlessly stylish and Banana Republic’s Clark suit takes it to another level. The deep blue tones and herringbone weave give a sort of denim aura that would pair well with some cowboy boots just as well as a pair of loafers.
The Vacation-Ready Pick
If you have any upcoming summer weddings, you could probably use a linen suit. It might not seem like it now, but trust us. You will. And while January might not seem like a classic time to acquire a linen suit—mostly because of every single environmental factor—it actually is: they won’t be on sale when you’ll actually want to wear one, and you’ll have plenty of runway to get those pants tailored.
The “Check, Please!” Pick
If you have any upcoming summer weddings, you could probably use a linen suit. It might not seem like it now, but trust us. You will. And while January might not seem like a classic time to acquire a linen suit—mostly because of every single environmental factor—it actually is: they won’t be on sale when you’ll actually want to wear one, and you’ll have plenty of runway to get those pants tailored.
The Tailoring Nerd Pick
A beautiful suit done in a beautiful black wool that will age as gracefully as anyone wearing it (or more, depending on what’s going on), made by one of the most venerable names in soft-shouldered Italian tailoring, at less than 50% of its original price. In other words, you don’t see a suit this pedigreed on sale often.
The Can’t-Fail Pick
Don’t let anyone trick you into thinking you need a classic navy blue suit, but also don’t let anyone trick you into thinking that there’s no need for a classic navy blue suit. And if you don’t have one already, this soft-shouldered, super versatile, elegantly-detailed—check out the horn buttons, tab closure on the trousers and welt pockets—is about as safe a starting point that exists.
The Boogie-Ready Pick
When a swishy, lavender, unstructured double-breasted suit with flared pants works, don’t question why it works, just be happy that it does. (This one works.)
The Deceptively Unserious Pick
On the spectrum of suiting, this one leans casual, but that doesn’t mean it can’t thrive in a formal setting—the herringbone virgin wool fabric is stunning, the tailoring is soft without ever veering into sloppy territory and neither the jacket nor the pants need the other to elevate whatever they’re worn with.
The Weather-Proof Pick
Suits aren’t the standard playground for tech fabrics, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t blend classic form with killer function and get something that holds up in both arenas, like this Nanamica joint made from a Koedenshi Alphadry fabric does. Is there any set of circumstances that would call for you to go from the trail to a wedding? Unless you live in the mountains, probably not. But at least you won’t fear wearing this one in a little weather.
The Three-Season Pick
A little volume through your suit is great, just so long as that volume has some shape—like this deftly-tailored, semi-structured, easy-as-hell suit from Mfpen that’s made from a dry, upcycled 100% Italian tropical wool that will play in at least three seasons.
The Minimal-Leaning Pick
There is absolutely an argument to be made for using sale season as a time to expand your comfort zone, a time to try things you might not otherwise, and that argument is awesome. But there’s also an argument to be made for finding the most timeless things at the best deals around, like this black three-button suit from Jil Sander, made in Italy from 100% wool and engineered to thrive for a decade.
The Runway-Fresh Pick
A knockout Glen check plaid pattern, just-wide-enough notched lapels, a jacket that hits low enough so as to appease even the most observant of menswear Twitter accounts and a fully-lined interior make this one worth the full price tag—which you won’t even have to worry about because it’s 60% off that.
The Wintry Pick
A good corduroy suit—like this chestnut-brown, workwear-inspired one from Engineered Garments—can somehow be both greater than the sum of its parts and better when separated (like the Avengers, kind of, I haven’t seen it). Is this counterintuitive? Probably even nonsensical, but when the corduroy is this buttery, the cut is this versatile and the brown is this rich, who cares about being sensical.
The Delightfully Unhinged Pick
Okay, so there’s “fun” suits and there’s this two-button suit from Needles, which has an all-over peacock print and a purple liner and a full cut and the full potential to absolutely transfix anyone who decided to try hallucinogenics for the first time in its vicinity. Anyways, if you want to eliminate any chance of blending in at a function, formal or otherwise, you have no excuses. Or, in other words, peacocking has rarely been such a literal endeavor.
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