I have two made-to-measures that were just under 1k each, but I definitely want to go bespoke once I can afford it.
I have two made-to-measures that were just under 1k each, but I definitely want to go bespoke once I can afford it.
I've only owned and purchased one suit, and I believe it was about $250 or so?
I just bought a blazer for $8.50, big interview Thursday.
$4500, I'm sort of cheap I know
I usually just wrap myself in newspaper, or whatever I can find outside. Also going bespoke as soon I can.
big787 wrote:
I just bought a blazer for $8.50, big interview Thursday.
What are you interviewing for...head janitor?
dumb wrote:
$4500, I'm sort of cheap I know
Details?
I'm interviewing for LR mod.
2800 MTM. It was a Zegna, about 10 years ago. It's aged very well, stylistically. It's a slim cut, but it still has some decent-sized lapels (though not Tom Ford sized). I understand their prices have gone up considerably since then, but I switched to Corneliani and haven't looked back.
Bespoke can be a pain in the ass. Even very good cutters often won't get it right until you've done a few suits with them.
Also, if you're pretty lean and not deformed, then the differences in fit between MTM and bespoke will probably be imperceptible. Bespoke has a bigger advantage with oddly shaped bodies.
If you do go bespoke, do lots and lots of research first. Know the house style, and know it's what you want. Read lots of reviews. There are great houses out there, and lots of awful ones.
It's funny: When I was younger, I lusted after an Anderson and Sheppard bespoke suit. Now that I could afford them, I'm quite satisfied with my MTM, and I'd much rather put the extra money into my retirement accounts.
800 dude wrote:
2800 MTM. It was a Zegna, about 10 years ago. It's aged very well, stylistically. It's a slim cut, but it still has some decent-sized lapels (though not Tom Ford sized). I understand their prices have gone up considerably since then, but I switched to Corneliani and haven't looked back.
Bespoke can be a pain in the ass. Even very good cutters often won't get it right until you've done a few suits with them.
Also, if you're pretty lean and not deformed, then the differences in fit between MTM and bespoke will probably be imperceptible. Bespoke has a bigger advantage with oddly shaped bodies.
If you do go bespoke, do lots and lots of research first. Know the house style, and know it's what you want. Read lots of reviews. There are great houses out there, and lots of awful ones.
It's funny: When I was younger, I lusted after an Anderson and Sheppard bespoke suit. Now that I could afford them, I'm quite satisfied with my MTM, and I'd much rather put the extra money into my retirement accounts.
Well actually I do think my runnerish lean body is weirdly shaped. Most high-end suits have a 6-7 inch drop, but I am more like a 4 inch drop. Not because I have a big waist but because I have scrawny shoulders!
Ah, then there you go. I'm a pretty standard 6 inch drop.
My former roommate had, I believe, a 34 or 35 inch chest. At 5'10, he was definitely a good candidate for bespoke.
dumb wrote:
$4500, I'm sort of cheap I know
It should be illegal to spend that much money on a piece of clothing.