iacisrmma: Actually, CTL started by saying this isn’t a topic for him since he doesn’t get off the rack suits. I understand wolky’s reaction, even if it was a bit too harsh.
I once bought a Joseph A Bank suit and wouldn’t do so again. I like their shirts, but the suit I bought wasn’t very good.
I don’t get custom suits, but about once a decade I find a bargain on a top brand (Brooks Brothers at the original Filene’s Basement, Burberry at Syms, Hickey Freeman at Sierra Trading Post). When you buy such a suit, budget in the cost of shatnez removal — they usually have shatnez in the collar. They last a long time, but then I only wear suits on Shabbos and Yom Tov, and I don’t wear the good ones exclusively.
FWIW, I once bought a Lands’ End suit. The shatnez checker said he was impressed: it really was 100% wool. Apparently many supposedly 100% wool suits aren’t.