Apparently, the Uniqlo here would be the biggest in SEA. So they should have some suits..But I don't think they would be cheap.

Looking for suits under RM 600. Is it a plausible budget?
Any brand recommendations? Looking for a more contemporary looking one. 17 this year, and it's going to be my first

wat price is mark spencer?? i wan get single row button suit... dowan two row button one like some ppl here tailor make... like old uncle style...somemore the front is thick wear in msia not hot?
sounds cheap....got include pants?? wool can wear in msia?

Why would you need a suit at 17? That aside, you wouldn't want to make the mistake many of us made with a first suit. That means making an ill-informed purchase of an ill-fitting suit probably with gaudy detailing.

I know you're thinking Topman or Zara but if the suit is not that urgent, maybe you should look around the internet more to develop your taste in suits (because they will definitely change once you've seen 100 suits). If you're close to sample size like me, buying a suit off the rack wouldn't be as bad as some people say they are. 

Yes, RM600+/- is do-able. Padini's cuts are getting quite slim nowadays, but less 'contemporary' than Topman. Zara is like the classier version of both. There are other brands like Domanchi, TSS, and shops selling low quality but very 'korean cut' suits.

Points to ponder:

You're 17. You are not 100% sure whether you will grow anymore. Whether vertically or horizontally.
You might grow a belly in college. Or you might decide to hit the gym.

My advice is, better not invest in a suit thinking it will be a long term investment, for now. Instead, go for something that is decent, but still affordable enough, relative to your financial status.

My DB fits like that.

Man, I discovered a fantastic store. Imagine a shop that has no delusions about out being able to specify products. A shop that merely looks at what is being made by a variety of companies around the world. And which then sets about to buy the best.

The best here does not mean the most luxurious (Hermes) or branded (Dunhill, EZ). The best in the sense of unparalled quality and design values at realistic prices. Stuff that I, too, would buy.

And to do this for almost every category of product from kichenware to bicycles to stationary to clothes and footwear.

The thickest suit hangers around. Shoe horns made of real buffalo horns. Fully-canvassed tweed and linen jackets by Regent. Raincoats by Macintosh. Burgol shoe waxes. Albert Thurston braces. Mauviel copper pans. De Buyer iron pans. Japanese handmade saws. Handmade genuine French soaps.

I'm going there again tomorrow to buy someone a bar of soap.

kotmj, care to share the name of the shop? i might stop by berlin after visiting bottrop.

+1 to the mod.....next saturday..im going to collect my long overdue spot jacket...and the first  fittin for DB suit... sir kotmj..where r u??????

Haha, erm, too many bourgeoisie functions gone pass me without dressing up, need to learn how to dress well.
Plus, prom is somewhere around the corner, so I guess I should *invest* in one first. 
I'll check out the 3 shops Padini, Topman and Zara first.

Urgent? well, prom is end of this month.
I guess I'll buy my first one off the rack first.
Will look through all I need to know within 24 hours!

I think i'm close to sample size 

currently looking at these
http://www.gq.com/how-to/fashion/200608/ho...deshow#slide=14
http://artofmanliness.com/2010/02/26/the-a...very-man-needs/

Manufactum

padini suck lah...local brand but xpensiv.....buy topman better...more fashion

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Added on October 29, 2010, 10:53 pm
What do you mean by "next" Saturday. Tomorrow or next week?

hey guys... was wandering around the curve after visiting binwani's as I wanna have a look at the standard prices here in malaysia and brands of cloth to buy before i head over to vietnam to commission my suit... anyway I pass by a tailoring shop called fit & match. they offered me a suit for 1000 using chesmire wool (spelling). had a look at the cloth... its a super wool 120 xxxl.. what ever that means... anyone used the tailor before.... it seems pretty cheap..esp at a place like the curve...

There is a Fabric Market in Shanghai. Many, many cloth shops and tailors. Cashmeres abound, as do Super 150s for small change. There may be Lora Piana, Scabel, Holand & Sherry and such to be found.