little boys and suits

[*Celeste*]

i have to take sam (age 8) shopping for a suit for first communion. we went to the mall yesterday and of course lord & taylor and macy's the suits were $200. for a suit he'll wear once. ugh. i tried jc penney but they didn't have any selection in terms of sizes. who else carries suits? i've never gone to a consignment shop for kids clothes. do they typically have suits? there are a couple in town. i just feel like buying him a suit is throwing money down the drain YKWIM? ugh.

[NeverendingJen]

have you looked at somewhere like mens wearhouse to see if you can rent a suit for the day? They might have that option

[MamaBee]

Do you have a kohl's? I've seen suits there, not sure if this season yet... otherwise at consignment is a good option - my son wears suit or shirt/vest to church every Sunday... it's hard - and oh so expensive - to come by, I can relate!

Otherwise Jack and Jane has suits... Burlington, is another place I've found dress clothes for my kiddo.

[YepBrook]

Once you figure out his suit size, try searching on Ebay. I searched and there seemed to be a ton on there at great prices.

[*Celeste*]

i didn't think of kohl's - we don't shop there much. and burlington is right down the street!

[farrijc]

I think jcpenney's might carry them, too.

[Sarah8914]

We were just at Ross and they actually had some random ones (probably for easter?). It's hit or miss with Ross though. But I'm sure it would be much much cheaper!

[SeattleSheri]

It sounds like JCP is just be out of stock at the moment, I've seen a decent select there before. I would check their website. I would also look on Amazon or at Target too. Good luck!

[jessica31876]

Id check Burlington as well. They have pretty decent prices. Also Ebay because like you said they are not something they wear often so you can probably get a really nice suit for little $$

[kristijoy]

Originally Posted by SeattleSheri

It sounds like JCP is just be out of stock at the moment, I've seen a decent select there before. I would check their website. I would also look on Amazon or at Target too. Good luck!

I'm sure lots of people buy suits for little boys for Easter. I suspect that's why their stock is low.

I saw suits at Kmart in the boys section a couple weeks ago. That might be an option too?

[Milmomma]

Originally Posted by NeverendingJen

have you looked at somewhere like mens wearhouse to see if you can rent a suit for the day? They might have that option

This is what we do I don't like paying up the butt for a one time wear thing.

[maryinaz]

Are they required to wear suits? All four of my boys made their First Communion in shirts and ties (and pants). Most of the boys had that on - only 1 or 2 had on suits. But AZ is typically more casual.

First Communions were some of the only times that I was sad I didn't have a girl to dress up in a white dress and veil.

Anyway, I'm no help and good luck.

[alabau]

Originally Posted by maryinaz

All four of my boys made their First Communion in shirts and ties (and pants).

LOL - thanks for clarifying that they had pants.. It's generally not my first choice for clothing purchases, but I think WalMart has suits - maybe $40-50 once you get the pants and jacket.. It's been a struggle to get DS to even wear a tie to church, so I haven't even broached the suit thing yet... that and he's still just growing SO fast!

[*Celeste*]

they are required to wear suits or a jacket with khaki colored dress pants. white shirt, tie.
dress shoes.

[aggiefamily]

One of mine was in a wedding and it was cheaper to buy a tux than rent.

http://buy.alsformalwear.com/index.p...t&cPath=68_106