The call comes on a Monday and the interview is Thursday. He works shifts, so the hours he can shop in are narrow, and the last suit he owned was for a funeral several years and one body ago. It’s an extremely common week in a town like this one, and it’s entirely solvable, provided the three days go in the right order.
First, the shoes
Not the suit. Dark leather shoes, because everything else gets fitted to them and because a good suit over the wrong shoes is a wasted purchase. If he’s already got a pair, that step is done.
Second, the fitting
Come in with the shoes. He gets measured, tries three in his actual size off a rack that runs 34 short to 70 long with portly on it, and buys the one that closes cleanly. An Everyday Classic at $139 to $159 is honest money for a suit bought against a deadline.
Third, the shirt
Bought to the neck measurement rather than a rough size, because a collar that gapes is the thing an interviewer sees while shaking hands. Roman, master tailor at Lincoln Tailor, on site in our store, sets the sleeve against its cuff, and a hem is a small job he can often do while you wait.
Also for Hazel Park: Seventy Years of Racing, Then a Warehouse: What Changed. More on style consulting, or plan your visit to our Oak Park showroom.
