[quote name='jcp42877']Thanks for the tips!
Yea...I could easily go back to Men's Warehouse and have them match up a vest, but it'll most likely be very expensive (for my taste at least). I was hoping to spend maybe $35-50 at most on one.
And I think I could probably pair up a vest I find to my jacket fairly easy. It's a darker gray, with pinstripes that are ever so slightly lighter than the jacket, so you really can't tell far away. I know just not to get a super light gray vest, or a navy one for example.
I've read that as long as the texture matches up (for this I'm assuming a dark gray vest of mostly polyester; stripes or no stripes..), most colors will usually be fine.[/QUOTE]
I was under the impression you had bought a three piece suit. If you didn't buy it as a three piece suit you're really not going to find a good vest for it.
I'm sure you'll find some business that will sell you a vest, but I don't think even the people working on the floor at Men's Warehouse will recommend that you buy a random vest for a two piece suit.
You think that you can match something up and no one will know, but trust me, you can tell something is amiss.
You think those light pinstripes are going to help you, but they're not. If your suit was a pure solid color, you might be able to get away with pairing an odd vest that has a contrasting color to the suit. But the pin stripes really hamper that ability.
If you're going for a vest that is as similar to the suit as possible, once you get close enough, people will think you look sloppy once its clear the vest doesn't have the same pattern, fabrics, lines, buttons, or stylistic design as the rest of the suit. The fabric quality, density, combinations, color, etc. will all be different no matter how close you try to match them. Additionally, a proper suit vest will be tailored to your body and how your suit fits on your body. Chances are a random vest isn't going to pair well with your two piece suit. The cuts and lines might not work at all.
There is a reason they sell suits in three pieces. You should have gone with one of those from the start.
And if you think Mens Warehouse is expensive, you're in for a bad time. Off the rack from a department store isn't going to be any cheaper.
My advice to you would be to save up and buy a proper three piece suit, even if it is just something off the rack from a department store or Mens Warehouse. If you're going to wear the two piece suit you have right now, keep it two pieces.
If you really want to wear a vest casually or semi-formally without your suit, I'm sure you can find cheap ones at a place like Kohl's or JCP.