More important than the brand, suit fit determines sophistication. Lawyering is persuasion and to persuade you must look good and feel good. Look good, feel good, persuade good, lawyer good.

The Lawyer’s Suit – Jacket Shoulders

The Lawyer’s Suit – Jacket Length

Proper length (from side): end near middle of the hand
Proper length (from front): end near bottom zipper of pants
Proper sleeve length: end near large wrist bone.

The Lawyer’s Suit – Jacket Closure

The Lawyer’s Suit – Pants

The pant “break” is the fold or bend above where the pants end. Whether or not to have a “break” is a matter of preference (as is cuffs vs. no cuffs and pleats vs. no pleats)

The pant waist should be fit snug enough to be worn with or without a belt.

The sophisticated lawyer prefers a proper, yet slim fit suit with no pleats, no break and no cuffs.

Suit Buying for the Lawyer

Sure you can have a personal stylist come to your office, measure you and pay well into the thousands for a suit.

In the alternative, with your measurements in hand you can wait for 1/2 year and year end sales at major retail stores and spend a third of the money for equal gear.