Men's Navy Blue Suits

Navy Blue Suits: Which One to Buy

Navy is the first suit most men should own, and the one that gets worn the most once they do. It works at a wedding, an interview, a funeral and a dinner, and it does all of that without anyone noticing you planned for it. The word covers more ground than it sounds, so start with the shade.

Classic Navy

True navy, the color a tailor means when he says the word. The Classic Navy Suit is $229. If you own one suit, this is the one.

Dark Navy and Midnight Blue

A step darker. The Dark Navy Suit at $199 reads almost black indoors and is the better evening choice. The Midnight Blue Slim Fit at $229 is darker again. Midnight blue was the original alternative to a black dinner suit, because under artificial light it looks blacker than black does. It still works that way.

Ink Blue

Navy with a little gray in it. It is softer than classic navy and sits well under office lighting, which makes it a good business suit for a man who finds plain navy too expected. The Ink Blue Suit is $229, and there is a second Ink Blue Suit in a slimmer cut at $199.

Navy Tuxedos

If the invitation says black tie, a navy tuxedo is formal enough and still looks like it belongs to you rather than to the shop that lent it out for the night. Three here: the Ink Blue Tuxedo with Black Satin Peak Lapel at $249, the Navy Jacquard Tuxedo at $279 for a party rather than a ceremony, and the Navy Shawl Lapel Tuxedo at $229.

Navy Suits for Weddings

Navy is the most common choice for a groom and for the groomsmen behind him, because it flatters every skin tone and photographs well in daylight and at night. A groom in classic navy with his groomsmen in the same suit and a different tie is the easiest wedding party to put together. For a summer or outdoor wedding, the lighter shades in the blue suits collection are worth a look alongside this page. The wedding suits page covers the other colors, and groomsmen suits explains how a group orders together.

Navy for Business and Interviews

Navy and charcoal are the two interview suits. Navy is a shade less formal than charcoal and a shade warmer, which is why it is the one to pick if you would rather look approachable than severe. White shirt, dark tie, black or dark brown shoes. Brown shoes work with navy in a way they do not with black or charcoal, which is one more reason to own it. The business suits collection is the wider set, and charcoal suits is the other half of the interview wardrobe.

Navy or Black?

Black is for formal evenings and for funerals. Navy covers everything else and most of those too, and it wears better in daylight, where black can look flat. If you are choosing between them for a first suit, choose navy and come back for black when you have a specific evening to dress for.

What Comes in the Box

Every suit on this page ships as a complete outfit: jacket, pants, shirt, tie and socks. The navy suits here run from $199 to $229 and the tuxedos from $229 to $279. Hiring a suit of the same quality for one night costs about the same, and you give it back in the morning.

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Navy Jackets, Trousers and Vests on Their Own

The separates are listed above with the full suits. The Navy, Dark Navy and Ink Blue suit jackets are $149.99, the Ink Blue Tuxedo Jacket is $169.99, and the matching navy, dark navy and ink blue suit pants are $79.99. A vest turns a two piece into a three piece: the Classic Navy Vest is $68.99 and the Ink Blue Vest is $69.

A navy blazer is a different garment from a suit jacket, cut to be worn with gray or tan trousers. The Navy Blue Blazer at $175 and the Ink Blue Navy Blazer at $179 are the two here.

Getting the Size Right

Most men buying a suit online guess the jacket size and miss by one. Our suit size estimator takes height, weight and build and returns a jacket and pant size in about a minute. If the size still misses, the exchange costs nothing.