Hamtramck High School was established in 1930, and by 1925 some 655 students were already attending high school in a city that had barely existed twenty years earlier. Families here have been buying first suits for a very long time, usually under real financial pressure, and the reasoning they used is still the correct reasoning.
What a household with no spare money gets right
It asks how many times the thing will be worn before it asks how much it costs, which is the correct order and one that comfortable households frequently skip.
The answer for a first suit
Perhaps six to ten times across a year: a graduation, a wedding, an interview, a funeral. That is not enough wear to justify the upper tiers, and it is far too much to accept something that doesn’t fit.
So the money goes to fit
An Everyday Classic at $139 to $159 with the alterations done properly beats an expensive suit worn unaltered, every time, in every room. Roman, master tailor at Lincoln Tailor, on site in our store, quotes each job before he starts, so nothing about it is a surprise.
Also for Hamtramck: From 3,589 to 46,615 in Ten Years. More on style consulting, or plan your visit to our Oak Park showroom.
