Cheap Formal Suit and Tie

[Bugbear]

At the very least you would never ever wear a four-in-hand tie with the three button waistcoat.

I did my own daywear cjacket conversion using your web site and all those threads, Alan. They were all very helpful. If I ever get pictures, we can see if it came out all right.

[12stones]

Here's a pic of me with the eton jacket. I think it worked great and for the price it couldn't be beat. Not to say that some day I won't get a PC or Argyll, but it's not anytime soon in my future.

[Bugbear]

Bragging? Complaining? A little of both? It sounds perfectly fine to me, although I'd suggest a black bow tie for those "formal" occasions when others might be in a tux. Other than that your Eaton jacket is doing everything an Argyll would do. Which is why an Argyll (or an Eaton, for that matter) is the best all-round jacket for someone starting out-- especially if budget is a concern. You might want to consider adding a PC waistcoat and a six-button waistcoat to round out your wardrobe as finances permit.

See, this is the beauty of this thread. I love MacMillan of Rathdown's advice to have both the three button and the six button waistcoats.

For a lot of us, this is opening up some options that were well out of our budget range. It's not perfect, but it's acceptable.

[Nick the DSM]

Thanks for the info, Campbell! It will be useful for the future!

[Bugbear]

Thanks for the info, Campbell! It will be useful for the future!

DSM, I suggest you keep that link to Uniformalwearhouse.com handy. You might want to look at all the items they offer, not just the Eton.

Sometimes you need a suit and so on, and it just isn't practical to get an expencive one. It's allways better than nothing. They've even got a section on interview clothing. You know, use what you can get to get what what you want.

[Nick the DSM]

DSM, I suggest you keep that link to Uniformalwearhouse.com handy. You might want to look at all the items they offer, not just the Eton.

Sometimes you need a suit and so on, and it just isn't practical to get an expencive one. It's allways better than nothing. They've even got a section on interview clothing. You know, use what you can get to get what what you want.

Yeah, man. Thanks, I'll do that.

[meinfs]

Here's a pic of me with the eton jacket. I think it worked great and for the price it couldn't be beat. Not to say that some day I won't get a PC or Argyll, but it's not anytime soon in my future.

Very sharp! Where'd you get the jacket?

[Bugbear]

Very sharp! Where'd you get the jacket?

meinfs, there are a couple of links to places where you can buy Eton jackets posted at the beginning of the thread. There are a couple of options on line.

[meinfs]

meinfs, you may have missed the link to Alan's thread. I will make it easy for you by quoting him. It will also be nice to have it all right here in this thread to

Be sure to read this thread though.

Thanks Ted!

[Bugbear]

Thank you, MacMillan of Rathdown . That looks like an exelent company.

They do small order, custom work, and that is a second option especially if you are not able to do it yourself. Here's the link again.

Custom Uniform Company

Let's not leave this option out either, meinfs.

The Eton jacket isn't really a PC, it's probably closer to the Brian Boru jacket, or the mess jacket. As I read up on this subject, the advice seems to be to make the Eton into a formal jacket rather than to try to make it into a fake PC.
I've also seen advice from some of the members in this thread to buy a used Eton jacket from a tuxedo rental shop and change the buttons. You have lots of options and can bump it up to what you are able to afford.