McKinsey & Company Starting in the McKinsey London office soon and essentially need to buy a new wardrobe. Any advice on what I should prioritise?? Was going to buy a couple nice suits and shirts etc, but someone told me no one wears suits anymore and to buy chinos and quarter zips instead?

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Dark chinos, 3/4 fitting shirts and some quarter zips. Some smart trainers are good as well (but wait until you’re a few months in before wearing these just for optics). Get one good suit off the peg and get it tailored. It will make it look 5x as expensive.

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McKinsey Londoner here.. while good to have one good suit/ shirt, dress code is definitely non-suits on day/ day basis. Trainers are seemingly de rigueur with the ladies

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Dress up a bit for week one, get office vibe, and then buy what fits

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Always good to have a good suit or 2 in your wardrobe

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Its always a good idea keep 1/2 nice suits, there will be situations where you need them. But yes chinos / shirts sounds like a good alternative for when not.

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On that note, what’s a good place to buy reasonably priced suits? New to the geography and got no clue.

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I also very much like Italian brand Gutteridge. Not sure if they have UK shop or ship there, but a weekend in Rome or Milan could be fun.

Trainers every day gang

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