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Ms. Cheetah, Los Angeles/Palm Springs Age and Occupation: 31, Artist, Educator Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, TV Finance Engagement Date: April 2010 Wedding Date: March 2011 Venue: The Viceroy About Me: I’m a silly, sassy lady with a compulsion to create. I love to sing and dance, despite the fact that I lack any talent doing either. I somehow manage to be messy and organized at the same time. I like to spend my days road tripping, watching '80s movies, reading true crime books, buying things on sale, sending postcards, playing board games, dining at food trucks, snuggling, and drinking ginger ale. I have a weak spot for all things sweet, especially Mr. Cheetah! I’m a Chicago girl and he’s a Nor Cal boy but we love living in the City of Angels. After 10 years as a couple we are planning a fun-filled semi-destination wedding in Palm Springs. Hope you enjoy the ride!
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Dressing the Cheetah Guys

January 7th, 2011 @ 2:28 pm by Ms Cheetah

Now that Mr. Cheetah’s suit is all squared away, we’re moving to the next item on the wedding apparel checklist: groomsmen’s suits.

Dressing the Cheetah Guys :  wedding menswear palm springs Bluesui  “Hmmm… do you guys think my silver watch clashes with these golden yellow ruffles?

Mr. Cheetah has 6 groomsmen and we want their suiting to be similar to Mr. Cheetah’s look. So we are searching for slim fitting black two-button suits. The problem is we are looking reasonable priced (under $200) suits in a large range of sizes, and it’s no easy task. 6’ 5″ Baby Bro Cheetah needs an extra long suit…and those babies ain’t easy to find.

While at home for the holidays my brothers and I decided to start The Great Cheetah Guys Suit Hunt.

Up First: Macy’s

One word: FAIL. The sales associate we dealt with was unbelievably rude. He did not seem to agree with our tastes and was reluctant to bring us anything in a slim fit. Once we finally found a suit we liked, he dismissed the ill fit on Baby Bro Cheetah and started writing up the sale (with no go ahead from us). When the tailor also mentioned that the suit didn’t fit I asked to see a different size. The sales associate then turned and yelled in my face. We left immediately.

Dressing the Cheetah Guys :  wedding menswear palm springs Lol Cat  This is for you, Macy’s Guy

Second Shop: Men’s Wearhouse

Here we had a non-yelling associate who was willing to find my brothers’ proper sizes. However, the only option that met our price point was very boxy and got a thumbs down from the Cheetah bros.

I was getting pretty discouraged about groomsmen suits, but a couple days later we decided to hit up the local Jos. A. Bank. The sales associate we dealt with, Allan, was awesome. He helped us find this suit below:

Dressing the Cheetah Guys :  wedding menswear palm springs Cheetah  The Cheetah Bros making silly faces for the camera.

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It’s not a slim fit, but it is closer fitting than most of the standard suits we’ve seen and it runs $200 on sale. It’s our best option so far, but I’m still on the lookout for something better.

Any advice on where to find black two-button slim-fit suits for under $200?

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8 Responses to “Dressing the Cheetah Guys”

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mizDrtobe

Amazon!! We bought similar suits for around $100 and they were fantastic (putting ethics aside):

http://www.amazon.com/Valentino-Made-Italy-Buttonholes-Business/dp/B002MY2PEG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1294429128&sr=8-3

 
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aruka11 (message)  615 posts, Busy bee

I would try a different Macy’s. We went to one in Connecticut which had almost nothing and had poor salespeople. We went to one in DC and hit the jackpot!

 
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kirabee (message)  1,402 posts, Bumble bee

The fashion district? I know it’s not super-classy but my boyfriend just got a slim-fit gray suit from a guy there who was awesome, I’m pretty sure it was like $90, then we took it around the corner to a tailor who hemmed the pants for like $8 in about 30 seconds. If you’re interested, shoot me a pm and I’ll look up the guy’s info for you (I think bf has his card somewhere).

 
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Mary

That first photo is the exact same outfit my dad wore to his wedding! Hilarious! (And possibly why my parents marriage didn’t last? What were they thinking?!?)

 
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Mrs. Glasses (message)  2,741 posts, Sugar bee

Sorry you had that experience at Macy’s. They were pretty good with Mr. G’s, we grabbed his during a sale for $199. The sales lady was a hot mess but didn’t yell, and the alterations lady did a perfect job.

 
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mona@menageasoir.com (message)  18 posts, Newbee

We were pleasantly surprised to score a slim fit Kenneth Cole black suit from Boscovs.com for $127. They come as separates so if you know the inseam, no need for tailoring.

 
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Allay

I wonder what decade the sales people at Macys are living in. My guys got their suits there, and while the sales person was perfectly polite, he kept trying to put them in suits a size too big and and too long. A suit marked slim should skim the body, not hang off of it. They probably think our generation is nuts for wearing their suits tight and letting their cuffs and socks show.

 
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Ms Cheetah (message)  1,188 posts, Bumble bee

@mizDrtobe: Great deal, too bad the don’t have extra longs!
@kirabee: Thanks!
@Mary: I bet there are some great photos!
@mona@menageasoir.com: That sounds fantastic!

 

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Ms. Cheetah, Los Angeles/Palm Springs Age and Occupation: 31, Artist, Educator Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, TV Finance Engagement Date: April 2010 Wedding Date: March 2011 Venue: The Viceroy About Me: I’m a silly, sassy lady with a compulsion to create. I love to sing and dance, despite the fact that I lack any talent doing either. I somehow manage to be messy and organized at the same time. I like to spend my days road tripping, watching '80s movies, reading true crime books, buying things on sale, sending postcards, playing board games, dining at food trucks, snuggling, and drinking ginger ale. I have a weak spot for all things sweet, especially Mr. Cheetah! I’m a Chicago girl and he’s a Nor Cal boy but we love living in the City of Angels. After 10 years as a couple we are planning a fun-filled semi-destination wedding in Palm Springs. Hope you enjoy the ride!

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