My friend, Eric, had great success with Archer Adams who offers a first suit price of £695.00. I saw his suit last week and it looks fab. Unlike Gieves & Hawkes and many of the others, the Archer Adams
suit is made in the E.U. according...
Quote:Originally Posted by add911_11 Manzoni is alright, expect they are slightly above VBC but nothing more than Harrison of Edinburgh
How do you know? What personal experience do you have with Manzoni? Harrisons is a high...
The issue isn't about quality -- although it's unlikely the Chinese mills can match the Italians or British. The issue is whether Marzoni is being deceptive. It is duplicitous to present the cloth as Italian if it's made in China. Why...
I can't prove it but I believe Marzoni fabric is not really Italian. I believe
it's Chinese. The company website has no contact information -- no address,
no phone number. The agent for the cloth is in Hong Kong. It is my believe...
Another option is to have a made-to-measure / custom polo shirt made. I was recently
in London as saw some lovely examples in the Archer Adams shop in Marylebone.
What was really interesting was that there were a lot of collar...
It's amazing to see how far some guys will go to get a cheap suit. By the time you add in all the hassles of shipping fabric or buying fabric and going to Vietnam, etc. you could have had a great suit made in London! Even a MTM suit in...
The people at S & H are great. They are very honest. Often their prices are less than the brands who make for them. I have many pairs of Shipton & Heneage shoes. They are the best shoe store in London!