Where to Buy Dress Suits for Women
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Readers recently had a conversation about where to buy women's dress suits — I of course have some thoughts on that (since we've been rounding up the best women's suits since 2008!) but I thought I'd round up the commenters' responses before jumping to my own suggestions.
Looking for info on more basic suiting? Check out our roundup of the best women's suits in every budget and our guide on how to wear suits, the best petite suits, the best plus-size suits, and the best women's suits in tall sizes — also check out our discussion on the best courtroom attire for women lawyers and the best outfits for interviews. We also feature a Suit of the Week.
A Reader Wondered: Where to Buy Women's Suits with dresses
Here's what the reader asked:
Where can I buy suits these days? I wear jackets most days and need a handful of suits for dressier days (I work in finance/policy in DC; we still do suits). I like dress suits best, but like a pants suit sometimes. Almost no one has dress suits and for the literally 2 or so I can find online, the dresses are too short. I’m not 20 and don’t want to show my thighs: mid knee is perfect. The pants suits seem to all be hugely oversized. I feel like those only suit very tall and very thin women. I’m tall but not extremely thin. J Crew used to be reliable but they killed the resume dress and have no replacement. I’ve looked at Brooks Brothers, Nordstrom, The Fold, Talbots, Ann Taylor, Hobbs, Banana Republic, MM Lafleur. Any recommendations?
Ah yes – we've also noticed a dearth of dress suits (instead of a skirt) in recent years (but we still have a few suggestions!). It can also be tricky for tall women to find suits!
Where Readers Suggested She Could Buy Dress Suits
One commenter suggested the Mel blazer and skirt suit from Hobbs — but the original poster then clarified she was looking for a more colorful suit. The original poster also didn't want the J.Crew Executive Dress and matching jacket or, the Brooks Brothers Essential Sheath Dress and matching jacket (both available in black, navy, and gray).
Another commenter noted that if she wanted longer dresses to match her suits, that she should know she's looking for suiting separates because the suit+dress sets that are sold together are often too short.
In terms of general brands to check for dress suits, readers suggested Antonio Melani, Talbots, Tiger of Sweden, Aritzia, Max Mara, Boss, Akris Punto, Lafayette 148, Theory (“sized up”), and Elie Tahari. One reader said she had purchased several suits recently from a new-to-me site, Mooyius.
Where to Buy Women's Suits with Dresses
Here are some of our latest favorite suits with dresses instead of skirts as of 2025 — but also check these brand recommendations: Ann Taylor (I suggest first looking for dresses in their suiting guide), Brooks Brothers, Hobbs, Talbots, and Boss! This J.Crew sheath almost always has a matching blazer, as well.
Where Tall Women Should Look for Suits
We're due for an update to our post rounding up the best women's suits in tall sizes — but there are a few general stores that come to mind immediately that have tall (or long) sizes for women's suits.
These include Ann Taylor, Aritzia (long lengths), ASOS, Banana Republic, Banana Republic Factory, Boden, J.Crew, J.Crew Factory, Lands' End, Reiss (long lengths), Talbots, Tiger of Sweden, and Ulla Popken (12L-32L).
There are a ton of tall work pants for women in 2025. Some reader-favorite stores and brands include Banana Republic Factory, J.Crew Factory, Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Boden, J.Crew, Spanx, Madewell, Gap, and Reiss. Quince also has 32″ lengths for many of their styles. Also check specialty stores like Long Tall Sally, Amalli Talli, I Love Tall, and American Tall.
A few Great Dress Suits in Tall Sizes (and colors) in 2025
For navy dress suits, the reader should check out the Brooks Brothers suiting that includes dresses — they also have gray. Some of the Talbots dress suits are also available in navy.
Talbots has a saturated green ponte suiting that includes a blazer, flared dress, and pants.
Aritzia has a Babaton dress that has matching suiting; it's available in a dark red and brown, as well as gray.
Hugo Boss has a lot of business dresses; this one looks like it has matching blazers and comes in several colors including turquoise (that… looks like a dark purple?).
Elie Tahari does have several dresses with matching blazers, mostly in solid colors, but there are a few colors. All of the dresses are on the longer side, which is a good sign. I like this light blue one (pictured below), but this one also comes in a light blue and pale pink.
Theory does indeed make dresses to match their popular Admiral Crepe suiting line, but many of the dresses are on the very short side. For a taller woman, we'd recommend the flared dress, which comes in a pretty red.
On the pricier side, Lafayette 148 New York has some great dress suits — this gray “pixelated wool” one is pretty.
Readers, what are your thoughts on dress suits? Have you seen any great ones recently? Where are the top places you would look for them?
