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The best navy suits for the office, weddings and just about everywhere else
The men's navy suit is a versatile wardrobe staple that'll serve you just as well at the office as the next formal celebration on your social calendar. Here are the blue beauties GQ is eyeballing
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Not quite as harsh as a black suit and a little more lively than grey, the men's navy suit has long been a tailoring colour of choice, with an appeal that transcends any single occasion. Of the three stalwart sartorial choices, navy is the most adaptable, easily accessorised for corporate, casual or downright dandy aesthetics.
With two-piece navy suits emerging as a popular choice in the earliest days of matching tailoring, towards the end of the 19th century, this smart colour choice has proved its timeless appeal. A mainstay of the best suits experts from Savile Row and a go-to for designers a la Maison Margiela and Tom Ford, like grey suits, navy options come in many different shades, but in our opinion, the sweet spot is deep and just dark enough.
And while they look excellent with a tan-hued leather Derby, such is the versatility of a navy blue suit that you needn't shy away from a polished black dress shoe nor a box-fresh white trainer to keep things sharp and stylish. Here are some of the best we've seen.
What are GQ's best navy suits for men?
You'll find all the navy suits worth your consideration in the gallery below, but first, here's what our editors are wearing:
- Best all-around navy suit: Cos, Jacket £225, Trousers £135, cos.com
- Best linen navy suit: Percival, Jacket £229, Trousers £129, percivalclo.com
- Best designer navy suit: Dries van Noten, Jacket, £975. Trousers, £495, mrporter.com
- Best affordable navy suit: Arket, Jacket, £129. Trousers, £77, arket.com
- Best textured navy suit: Mr P, Jacket, £395. Trousers, £195. mrporter.com
What colour shirt should I wear with a navy blue suit jacket?
While a white dress shirt never goes amiss, you shouldn’t feel as though opting for a non-black suit means that everything else has to stay in greyscale. An alternative to the everyday white shirt, look to the good ol’ colour wheel for other shades that might complement navy; like a blush pink or even a tonal pale blue.
Is a navy suit as formal as a black suit?
Simply put, yes. Whilst neither are black tie, a tailored suit is instantly a formal dress code win. That said, if you do need to take things up a notch, you can easily hang onto your navy suit trousers and swap your blazer out for a co-ordinated tuxedo jacket and bow tie.
How do we select our favourite navy suits?
So, how exactly do we choose what constitutes the best navy suits for men in 2024? Simple. We know our stuff, we do our research, and we get out there to experience as much product as possible.
Our section head of menswear for GQ Recommends, Heidi Quill, is obsessed with clothes. Joining British GQ in 2021, Heidi might primarily look after clothing content, but she spends a healthy amount of time up to her neck in samples, checking product for the very best quality, price and design, all before recommending it to you. That includes knowing everything there is to know about a good navy suit.
Linen, wool, cotton, double-breasted, single-breasted, pinstripe or windowpane check – despite the specificity of the term ‘navy suits’, there are still plenty of variables to consider. Luckily for you though, dear reader, Heidi and our team of contributing writers and freelancers (Jessie Atkinson, Faye Fearon and Adam Cheung) have trawled through everything available online, pulling directly from labels and brands – both designer and high-street – that they've tried out, worn and loved themselves. Scroll on for their pick of the best navy suits in 2024…
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