I drooled over these fabrics and designs. I am retired now, but I used to love buying a new suit. Our local tailor has been creating fine men's suits for nearly 60 years, and it was a joy to get fitted for a good suit under his careful stewardship. Well, he'll retire next year, and thus we passeth out of an era. You asked about costs. At first I thought, "You're not scaring me." After all, I own seven beautiful suits, ranging in cost from $900 to $1,600, each of which I wore with great pride and self-confidence. Then I saw some of your prices and instantly knew I was bush league. But if I had that kind of money, I would pay your prices with glee.
If this is top of the line, trump class, I would stick with the bush leaguers myself. I say 10 grand max and buy gold/silver/ what have you and secure your future.
I just went to GOODWILL . I Scored me 7 suits, 4 blazers, 9 pants/slacks, 8 wing tip Oxford shoes , 14 ties, and 6 shirts! I paid under $150.00 ! I call that. PRICELESS ! After watching this video ! BOOYAH !
Big fan of Brioni. Only suits that I wore for 30 years. Of course I was slim and fit which seemed to match their style. I averaged 50 international flights a year during that time and they always looked sharp and crisp. Got married 3 times as well.
Nice if you can afford it. However, I suspect Warren Buffet buys his suits off the rack. I would judge a person by their character, not by the suit they are wearing.
Of course, the quality of materials are important. However, having a master tailor craft a garment makes the suit a game changer. I’ve bought off the rack suits by Canali and Corneliani. Then I took them to a master tailor for proper fitting. They looked exquisite indeed. Please don’t misunderstand. I’m saying most men can’t afford $100,000 suits. However, there are other options that won’t break the bank. In summation what ever your price point may be the proper quality experienced tailor is essential to make it look fantastic. Cheers!
I own Zegna and Brionna suits from my days presenting seminars to the accounting profession. Looking sharp and successful was once standard while in the public eye. Not so much anymore as everything has gone casual.
@@classicsciencefictionhorro1665 you can wonder all you like. It was an oversight on my behalf and I have no reason to lie! Perhaps you should find something better to do with your time! I shopped at Boyd’s Men store in Philadelphia since I was 14 and my mother would take me there. It’s one of the finest men’s stores in the country and has been for over 75 yrs.
Remember Gandhi? He weaved and stitched his own clothes! Cost .00001$ - but everyone remembers who he was and how he dressed! How many (except their cronies) will recognize the person or their "suit"?
I love a well made suit, but these numbers are insane! I don't care how much money I have, it'll never go towards one of these! Let's see, a new condo, another investment property, put another grandchild through college, a few cruises and vacations, I can think of a number of things to blow that kind of money on, instead of 2 or 3 pieces of clothing! But, to each their own!
ya i agree. but you forgot to say in the bank or in bricks of gold/silver for a secured future,. I see walls in my basement made of bricks of gold covered to look like regular walls.
Any brand suit is second rate. The best suits are made to measure from a reputable tailor. If you know a good tailor he can make any style you want. He will explain which fabric to select (based on what season you are wearing it in) and will alter it to your exact body. I bought a Hugo Boss suit for $1,500 and I thought it was great. The tailor took it apart and showed me it was glued together. It was made in a sweatshop in eastern Europe. Just horrible. But, a good hand made suit will cost you at least $5,000. Probably closer to $10,000.
I own two Ermenegildo Zegna suits. While I have numerous other high end designer suits, none compare to the two Ermenegildo Zegna suits. They are immaculate. When I wore them, people stopped and stared. Those were back in my working days, and now they hang in my closet, along with the other high-end designer suits. There is absolutely nothing that can compare to Ermenegildo Zegna suits.
I don’t mind paying good money for exceptional materials and outstanding craftsmanship; however, there is a point beyond which the cost becomes absurd. It’s up to each of us to determine the value of what we will or won’t agree to pay. After all, it’s only a suit!
There's one with 18k gold thread stiches in the fabric missing from this list. Paraphrasing from others with updated language, it is the person that makes the suit, not the suit that makes the person wearing it.
These creators of high quality garments have understood the fact that people are born with an overwhelming feeling of helplessness and anonymity once they attain to an age when they see the world around them. Man is therefore forever seeking the means to attain elitist distinctiveness and a feeling of power in all its forms. The very idea that you wear 'the Emperor's clothes' is very attractive to those who can afford to pay.
I have had made-to-measure since I was 19 yrs old, but never bespoke, as it is beyond my pay grade. However I have been an admirer of master tailoring for many years. I would like to learn , at least, to make my own trousers and vest (waistcoat.) Perhaps this dream is unrealistic. Although I very much appreciated your survey, to see an 10:30 MT use a pattern for a work of art in this ballpark is quite disconcerting, but perhaps this was done for a suit costing much much less. On one other point, I must be inflexible. In this era of global economy, there is no acceptable excuse for sloppy mispronunciation of MT’s names who are Italian, French or British. Not taking the time to verify and be coached as to the correct prononciations of their names calls into question the work of the producers of this film. Nonetheless, I thank you for this survey.
With expensive suits, there came the demand you keep your personal weight to within 2% from when the suits were made or they will all have to be altered or scraped.
I've owned a couple of custom suits that I bought in the Orient, where they were much less than in the West. To answer your question, custom suits can be altered to lengthen the waist by adding 2" and the chest can be loosened by maybe an inch without making it look bad.
@@classicsciencefictionhorro1665 I had all the above experiences, it is much easier to have a suit made in the far east than say Savile Row, not to mention far cheaper.You stay in HK or Shanghai a week and you can have all your suits done, say 4,6 suits. Savile Row take up to 4 months and multiple fittings, Unless you are British royalty, or a senior airline captain on that route.
@@classicsciencefictionhorro1665 The other trick I learned too late is , always order your suit with 2 pairs of pants, they wear out much faster. But the trend now is , the richest point one % rarely wear suits.
I enjoyed my custom-made suits...until my figure rendered them less useful. I appreciate fine fabrics but these fabrics are beyond the bounds of my taste. And I suspect that my current dimensions would not interest a fine tailor in making an effort to clothe me.
This is what you call insanity. In what way is a suit worth 45k? There isnt a cloth in the world worth all of that. No needle in thread can produce that, but welcome to a world of foolishness where people are conditioned this way. Most people dont even give a shit. Its a suit for crying out loud.
Consumers have a choice how they spend their money, you can buy a Corvette for a little more than 100K..0-60 in about 3.1 seconds...or you can buy a Ferrari ....0-60 in about 2.9 seconds, for more than $350K....just because you may not be able to rationalize spending that much doesn't mean other people are any less wise in there selection of a luxury product. You may possibly understand why one day if you work hard.....
Rational talk: With great fabrics and finish it might cost 30$, with fine fabrics can go up to 200$.. with rare fabrics it can go up to 400$.. talking about 400-700$ price tag is understandable.. goes to 1000-1200 still acceptable.. higher than that crazy but still manageable up to 2000$! But with the price tags in this video it is insane! Selling the psychological need to sick people!
If I'm understanding you correctly, a ton of it is psychological but ask yourself: Are there things you enjoy as a connoisseur that you'd pay a higher price for? Now imagine you had a TON of money (like, multi-millions, even billions). And you've purchased something exclusive that almost nobody else can, and you'd enjoy it (it's not just a flex on other people but something you really like). Enter the suit that costs +$100k. Or the car at +$300k. Or the house at +$5 million. Or the wine at $2,000. Etc. Etc.
Wow están muy bonitos y bien varonil eso traje, aunque tuviera el dinero nunca compraría el de 892, 000 dólares es una gran estafa y el dinero no se debe votar
I love tailored suits but I would not get any of these suits. It maybe ok for Trump, but I like an old fashion Sharkskin suit like they had in the early 1960s or a well tailored wool 3 piece suit you can get at a down town tailors. If you need an armored car to pick up and drop off your suit, it is not worth it to me. If that makes me look like a working class snuck, good.
How could a man possibly have distinguished the $900K suit from my $52 one by outlook if the man will rip off of the expensive garment all the diamond buttons?
Suits all look the same to me. Usually, people wear black shoes and a tie. What is the purpose of a tie? It appears as a military uniform. Why do suits have to have a jacket? It could be too warm outside for a jacket. In summary, suits seem to me to be outdated.
Sorry man, just sounds like you’ve never wore a suit before. It feels nice to wear fine soft fabrics. I wear suits 3dys a week, obviously it’s different for everyone.
@@mlinecomposites1 In fact, I worked for years and had to wear a suit. I did not write about the material but the design. I was also in the military. Suits to me are like military uniforms. Everyone tends to wear black shoes and dark suits. The only thing that varies is the design on the tie. Also, what is a tie used for? I think it is useless but just used for decoration.
Near to ridiculous. The price does not match the commodity. And to crown it all the stitched suits are not even shown , just a little of the making but not the finished product. What an anti climax for such a long clip. Yes pretty ridiculous.
I almost clicked off as soon as I heard your pronunciation of Zegna. In Italian, the “gn” combination is always pronounced like an English “ny” combination (think lasagna). So it’s pronounced “ZEN-ya”. Edited to add: I decided I AM CLICKING OFF to hear “Kiton” butchered. It’s not hard to say “KEE-tone”. I would hate to hear you pronounce food names for Mexican food… jaleoeńo, tortilla, etc…
