¡°Two thousand dollars for one suit?! Are you crazy? I don¡¯t have\rthat kind of coin to spend on one suit! Yes I am well aware of\rthe quality and that it is well worth every penny. I just can¡¯t\rjustify spending that kind of money on one garment. Oh but I\rsure would love to have an Armani.¡±

Rest assured if you hear yourself in the above comments, you¡¯re\rnot alone. Countless businessmen would love to have fancy\rdesigner suits but their budget doesn¡¯t allow for it; champagne\rtastes on a beer budget ¡­ understood! There¡¯s a way you can get\rone or more of these suits without costing you an arm and a leg.\rIf you could buy one for anywhere from $15 to $300, and it wasn¡¯t\rstolen goods, would you? Read on.

Definitions on what makes a men¡¯s suit categorized as ¡°Designer¡±\rmay vary. One eBay seller¡¯s definition is ¡°any brand of\rpre-owned suit that has sold on online auctions for $300 or\rmore.¡± She continues, ¡°See for yourself. Do a search on\rcompleted auctions¡ªMEN¡¯S SUITS, sort High to Low in price and see\rwhat brands repeatedly come up.¡±

Here are some of the brand names classified as ¡°designer¡±:\rAcquaviva, Barberini, Baroni,Belvedere, Brioni, Canali, Charvet,\rDavid Eden, Dolce & Gabbana, Enrico Venturi, Ermenegildo Zegna,\rFendi, Gene Meyer, Gianni Manzoni, Gionfriddo, Giorgio Armani,\rGucci, Hugo Boss, Leonardo Valenti, Luciano Carreli, Natazzi,\rNino Bertini, Otello, Prada, Rossetti, Trussardi, and Versace.

Where are you going to find these suits? If you want to pay under\r$20, you¡¯re going to start hunting all the thrift/second hand\rstores. Yes you will indeed find them there, but you need to\rsearch. If you don¡¯t mind paying a little more, just go directly\rto eBay. They are out there.

If you opt to hunt for your own, here are a few simply tips for\rthrift store hunting. Don¡¯t expect these wonderfully made\rdesigner suits to jump out at you. And don¡¯t expect to find a\rboatload of them all in one place. It is truly a matter of\rtreasure hunting.

Thrift stores, estate sales, storage unit auctions and garage\rsales will be your best hunting ground. Not to discourage you,\rbut it won¡¯t be uncommon for you to look through 100+ suits until\ryou might find one ¡°good¡± one. The good news is that after you\rhave a little experience under your belt, you will be able to\rwhip through an entire rack of suits in mere minutes and tell\rjust by look and feel which ones are even worthy of looking\rinside for the labels. Take your list with you and become\rfamiliar at which brands you¡¯ll pause and take a second glace.

You may need to have a circuit of approximately 10-12 second hard\rstores that you frequent hoping to hit the mother load. You\ryou¡¯re intrigued in the quest, shop a minimum of once a week at\reach locale! Your efforts will pay off. But as mentioned above,\rif this is more work that you care to spend on finding a suit,\ryou know the way to eBay.

Enjoy your new dashing designer suit!

Masni Rizal Mansor is a successful author and publisher for http://www.underwear-shopping.com. He has written hundreds of articles and can simplify your online search by recommending merchants for the best value and selections in quality\rmale underwear and womens lingerie.