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7 November 2014, 10:23 AM | #31 |
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I have always liked Ralph Lauren. Not Polo, but rather Black and Purple label. Black is made for slender guys like me; purple is a bit more generous in cut.
Both are made in Italy in British style. And in D.C. they will highly customize the suits. I pick up mine tomorrow and will post picks. Black label much cheaper than purple, which equates to Kiton and Isaia in quality. |
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You're in the city, right? I can connect you with a couple very good tailors that know how a suit should fit based on your style Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Purple label is world class stuff. My problem is that Ralph Lauren makes very cheap stuff and very expensive stuff so in my head, I can't make the distinction between the two Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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It depends...
Try Kings tailor in the financial district. He's a 3rd generation suit maker from Hong Kong. He makes custom suits in house (not sending your measurements to Hong Kong shipping it back) and has a great choice of fabrics He also does incredible work to tailor your existing suits. He practically re-cut my Roberto Cavalli tux into a slim fitting tuxedo and turned my cuff buttons into functioning buttons. I also use Nick at Eleganza Tailors. He does a lot of the alterations on high end suits coming from the boutiques on 5th or Madison Ave. Neither are cheap but these are the types of tailors that give your suit a proper fit. Just make sure to tell them what you are looking for and they will tell you whether its possible - they're tailors, not miracle workers. If your pants are ripping, its probably because they're too tight |
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Paul, Who do you recommend in the Seattle area for custom suits and shirts… doesn’t have to be bespoke, I would be ok with a good MTM. It sounds like the 2nd fitting is important to getting things just right. |
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kbailey,
Seattle isn't the best city when it comes to tailored clothing. The only two options I have heard of are Gian Decaro and Nordsrom. I don't have experience with either of them, but I believe they offer made to measure suits. |
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I spoke to an exec. What they are doing is dividing their stores into Polo and Ralph Lauren.
Polo is their entry level clothing, shirts with ponies, etc. Products made in China, but good quality. Then there is Ralph Lauren, which will ONLY carry Black and Purple Label. Black is very slim fit (I took home a suit today, but I am slender) but very high quality, equal to Zegna. Purple is a bit looser fit but still fitted, but even higher quality, equal to Kiton, Isaia, etc. The Ralph Lauren stores will only carry luxury goods. They are transitioning to this two-tier store model right now. |
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The cloth is went woth is vitale barberis canonico super 110 btw
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I take all my work clothes to my tailor. I had him fit 5 Saks Black Label suits. He offered to make me a suit for 3,500 as he's likely tired of fitting all my pants and suits that I purchase that need to be taken in and hemmed. I might take him up on his offer next year and have him make me a black suit.
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There you go...VBC 110s is a good place to start
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Anyone have any input on this cloth?
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Went for my second fitting today. Tell you what this guy doesnt fuck around. Hes so focued and you can tell passionate about what he does. I have a tough body to fit and i think he liked the challenge. I also got 5 shirts and had a fitting for them. Will post oics of final results
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