I want to start getting into suits because I'll need them for work, but also wanna be able to wear them to events and casually. I really like the looser style of tailoring than the modern slim fits. Where do I go to get suits like this? Do I buy off the shelf, or do I go to a tailor and get one custom made?

I want to get something lightweight for the summer such as a linen suit.

Honestly your best bet is to find a local supplier. They will best be able to see if you can buy off the rack or need adjustments to get the effect you want.
Also would allow you to see the fabrics and how the drape works on you, especially if you want looser fits. You do not want to "go for loose" and end up looking like David Byrne because the shoulder padding is too stiff.

The affordable way is to get one off the rack and have a good tailor adjust it to your body. There is something to be said for getting a fully bespoke suit made though, especially if it's one you'll wear all the time.

>modern slim fits
Literally nobody is producing slim fits anymore. The 'modern' npc cut is the overly baggy garbage you just posted. Skinny and slim hasnt been mainstream for over half a decade

>>18478820 (OP)
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Loose fit *is* the modern fit. Don't wear a linen suit unless you already have a normal ass wool suit. You're going to look like a fucking clown. Your only hope is to go to brooks bros and say you have a job interview. Walk before run.

>>18478820 (OP)
I don't think any job that requires a suit is going to tolerate you showing up in one that loose.

>>18478905
I'd get something more acceptable for work, but I would at least like a looser suit for my own personal business.

My proportions work better with looser fitting stuff.

>>18478820 (OP)
First thing you should do is properly educate yourself on silhouette and fit. Dressing the Man by Flusser is a good starting point for that.
Do not follow fashions; tailoring is meant to be timeless and has already been solved 90 years ago.
Whether you should go for RTW, MtM or Bespoke depends on your body type, where you live, and how much you are willing to spend.
Lastly, casual suits (such as linen) are notoriously difficult to pull off. For more casual events (think dinner party, not a wedding, funeral) sports jackets combined with smart trousers usually work better and are more flexible.

Can I just buy any random suit off the internet that I like if I have the ideal proportions of a male model?

what job industry are you in?

>>18480204
disregard anyone who uses the word "timeless" in the context of suits or menswear, nothing was ever timeless, not now, not then. anyone who thinks this is a thing is underage. 10 years ago they were calling skinny fit "timeless" and now the zoomers are calling baggy fit "timeless", nothing. is. timeless. any suit you buy today will look bad in 10 years, yes even a conservative boring "business suit"

>>18480266
I would disagree but recognize what you say isn't incorrect either. The suit is timeless as a garment in that it will still end up as a garment most men will end up in at one or more points in their life though that is waning quite a bit here in the West with casualization of business culture. Where I definably agree with you is the decade's styles are not timeless and very dictated by fashion. However by avoiding extremes of fit, gorge height, colors and patterns, materials, etc one can make a suit that will look less of a product of its time and harder to date. I think more sartorially experienced people mean that when they talk about suits that age more gracefully, for example suits from the 30s are still in high regard and considered wearable in a modern context, where as suits from only 10 to 20 years earlier would look very easily date themselves.

>>18480311
A suit from the 30s is not wearable in the modern context except as costume. People notice things even if they can't articulate what they're noticing, even "small" details like pick stitching/lack thereof, or kissing buttons, or the roll of the lapel, or the curvature of the pocket makes a suit instantly jump out as a product of another time, let alone the overall cut or fit.

Anachronism becomes less of a flaw on elderly/overweight people because people have different expectations for an 80 year old or a fat guy compared to a younger physically fit man but anyone who wears suits or hangs around people who wear suits is going to notice a suit from another decade, no matter how similar the relative fullness of the cut is compared to today, because all of those little details add up to something alien looking.

>>18480348
I don't see anything particularly wrong with what you posted, if you changed the shirt to a modern collar and lost the vest it would probably look very close to a standard double breasted suit. The gorges are a reasonable height and the lapel has a middle ground width peak design with a roll that usually comes from hand work and I don't see patch pockets. It becomes more costume like if you add back the vest and the collar. It's a product of all the details, not just the jacket and pants in this case to me.

In this picture for example the thing that dates this to me is the hat, car and the fact it's in black and white, less so than the sport jacket and the trouser, especially as wider trousers come back into style again. Compare this to something like the austerity of the 1940s, outrageous lapels and bell bottoms of the 1970s, should pads of the 80s, or skinny as fuck looks of the last two decades

>>18480590
For fucks sake, dropped the picture

>>18480348
Nothing is 100% timeless, and a suit from the 30s would probably stand out today: there was much more variety in styles and patterns, and the lightweight worsted cloth that has become standard today didn't exist back then.
Nonetheless a silhouette like in pic related looked great then and would look great today.

>>18480622
this guys torso be bigger than his legs lol
>would look great today
ever heard of proportions? guy in your pic didnt

>>18478820 (OP)
WHO THE FUCK ACTUALLY POSTS DEI SHIT UNIRONICALLY IN 2025 & THINKS “DEY BE FASHIONABLE MON”

this guy again. do incels actually believe that browns don't exist outside of "DEI catalogues"?

>>18480622
I wonder if you can find old school heavy weight cloth with custom suits. Older suits seem to drape nicer than modern ones. I'd probably though go and try to find actual vintage pieces because they are going to be much cheaper for the same effect

>>18480958
Heavier suiting cloth is still being made
https://apparel.hollandandsherry.com/en/fabric/use/suits/6223006-city-of-london-vintage-suiting-grey-chalk-stripe

>>18481147
Thanks anon, I'll have to see if I can find if my local haberdashery can get a book of this fabric or not.

>>18480886
Protip for you boomer snowflake:
OP’s pic is AI generated. Your dumbass little DEI “fashion model” doesn’t exist. No “brown” or “lack” got paid. DEI is so totally out fashion it isn’t funny.