Moss Bros

I received an invitation for a black-​tie event, but I didn’t have a black-​tie nor a black suit! (Oh Graus!!!) A quick search on the Internet proved to be helpful in that it pointed me to Moss Bros, a store that I had already frequently walked by — always wondering what «use» this store was: well… here’s where you can hire or rent a suit!!!
I walked in to the Muswell Hill store shortly after and told them about my needs. I was quickly ushered upstairs and the nice gentleman took my measurements to fit me out with the right suit. About 20 minutes later I was out on the street again and I would now have to wait a couple of days until I would be able to pick up my suit. (The way it works is that you have to order the suit probably 2 – 3 days prior to picking it up, as they only get a delivery on certain dates.)
I had ordered the whole shebang: trousers, jacket, shirt, bow-​tie, cummerbund and shoes. The total came up to £78 pounds, which is quite a lot, but much less expensive than having to buy my own suit (which would probably rot a away in my closet anyway…).
So far, the whole suit-​hiring experience was very pleasant…
I picked up the suit on the morning of the eventful day and I hung it aside until the evening. That, in retrospective, I shouldn’t have done: I should’ve tried it on!!! Because, as it turns out, the trousers were way too small. Of course, the store was closed by the timed I realised this and there was no time to go back anyway. Luckily, I had a black trousers in my closet somewhere and so the evening wasn’t a whole sartorial disaster after all!
The next day I returned the suit and it turns out, that while they had given me the right sized-​pants, the pants itself had been altered at some point, so that the waist had shrunk to a 31. The clerk in the store was apologetic and refunded me the cost of the pants (£20) right away.
Overall, I think this was an ok suit-​hiring experience. I don’t blame the folks at the store for my incorrect order, as this must’ve been messed-​up by the central depot. However, I just hope that I won’t get invited to a black-​tie event any time soon…