As promised, I'm reporting back on how everything turned out. My interview is later this week so everything came together in time. I'd say I did pretty good for my first suit buying experience. There are some things I would change, but I think it came out alright.
I ended up with 1 full navy suit for about $65.
I bought my suit for $15 at the thrift store. I took it to a tailor and go the sleeves shortened and the pants shortened. I also got it dry cleaned while I was there. Spent $50 to get that suit fixed up.
I also spent $30 on 3 ties and 5 pocket squares from
http://www.solidcolorneckties.com/ and I bought 5 different colored dress shirts for $70 from Kohls. Unfortunately, I ran into a snag with the dress shirts/suit coat combo.
Due to a combination of suit sleeves that were slightly too long and dress shirts that were slightly too short, I was stuck with sleeves that did not stick out enough from the suit. My dress shirts fit great without the coat but the coat causes the sleeves to ride up a little bit. I was wearing 15.5 32/33 dress shirts so I ran to the store and a grabbed a 15.5 34/35. I feel like the suit sleeves are still a little too long, so I might take it back to the tailor so I can wear the 32/33 dress shirts. I think they fit me better personally.
Either way, I learned a heck of a lot about suit styling and I think it came out alright for little money spent. I could lose a quarter inch off my sleeve but I still look better than most of my peers in their ill fitting suits.
I don't have a full body picture, but here's a selfie. I'm wearing khaki shorts in the picture so don't pay attention to that. Let me know what you think. Also, don't mind the identity concealing mustache and glasses.