Why Suits?

I do lots of traveling for work and pleasure and I'm sorry to say that it took me awhile to discover suits!  And when I say suits I'm talking about both skirt suits and pant suits.  I use both all the time.

In my early days as a road warrior for the first company I worked with, the style was somewhat prematurely relaxed.  We were not quite jeans but suits seemed a little intimidating and more than the statement I wanted to make.  So, I ended up on the road for a week jaunt with a different outfit for every day and just about every evening since we had corporate dinners.  The weight of my luggage was a joke not to mention trying to cram everything into one giant oversized suitcase.

Fortunately, one day I was shopping at an upscale local retailer looking for an event specific outfit for my next road trip.  The salesperson asked me a few pointed questions and then said, "Honey, we're in the wrong department.  Come with me!"  This woman was clearly a seasoned veteran and I was not about to argue.  Next thing I knew we were in a smallish area called St. John.  I was informed that I had been doing it all wrong and that I needed suits for my travel!  Despite my protests that these were matronly and oldish, I succumbed and made a purchase of one of these suits with both a skirt and pants.  Yep, two outfits.

So, why suits?  Knit suits travel better than anything I've found!

Suits Mix-N-Match

Since my first foray into suits, I now travel with just about nothing except suits.  I can dress my suits up or down with various shells or not.  I can mix and match colors that coordinate with the colors in my suits.  It takes me no time to zip to my hotel room, remove a blazer from one of my suits, put on a fresh blouse or knit top that matches, and then meet everyone at the bar before heading out for dinner with a completely new look thanks to suits.

I've managed to purchase (with the help of some great salespeople) suits that I can use pants from one with the blazer from another. Or the skirt from one with the top from a different one.  I just like to make sure that they are what I call fabric sensitive.  In other words, I like to have my outfits somewhat fabric-centric where it appears that they were actually purchased together.  Knit suits lend themselves to this.

Suits Travel Tips

I'm going to let you in on a few tips I use with my suits.  First, if they're not knit fabrics I don't purchase them.  Secondly, I use black pants as a suits staple item.  I try to make sure that just about every blazer or suits top I have will work well with black pants or a black skirt.  There are a few exceptions I make for this but not many.

Roll 'em.  Yes, you read that correctly.  I roll my suits to pack them in my suitcase.  I still don't know why but this gives me more room and they don't end up as wrinkled for some reason.

Just as soon as I arrive at my destination, I unpack my bag and hang my suits on hangers.  I then take them to the bathroom, close the door, hang them out of reach of the water from the shower on the rod that the shower curtain hangs from, and I turn on the hot water for about 5 minutes with the door closed.  Then I turn it off and leave my suits (pants, too) in there hanging while I'm away at meetings.  Ironing is not my thing and I rarely need to do it or send one of my knit suits out for pressing.

Okay, now you know why I'm sold on suits.  Hope it helps.

 

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Believe it or not, Wikipedia has a terrific article that you can read when you click on History of suits.