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Ermenegildo Zegna vs. Gritti

post #1 of 13
12/15/09 at 4:04pm
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I just bought a couple of Ermenegildo Zegna shirts at a Zegna Outlet Store - They also carry Gritti which I have avoided in the past. This time I had a chat with the a Sales Guy who seemed to be quite knowledgeable and he told me that they moved the production of Gritti shirts last year from beeing produced in China to their main Zegna production facility using last seasons Ermenegildo Zegna cloth (to use their over-capacity there and to reduce stock...)

What do you thing - have you heard something similar or is this just the usual sales story? If it is true does anyone know about the quality of Gritti suites?

Thanks!
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post #2 of 13
12/15/09 at 4:37pm
Can't comment on shirts however I picked up a pair of Gritti pants made by Incotex in the spring. They appeared to be made to the exact same standards as the Zegna labeled Incotex.
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post #3 of 13
12/15/09 at 4:48pm
Gritti suits def. don't look like same standard as Zegna suits
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post #4 of 13
12/15/09 at 4:49pm
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Comparing the shirts I could not see any difference but I am also not an expert, anyway if this it the same for their suits they are worth a try...
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post #5 of 13
12/15/09 at 4:51pm
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Originally Posted by SuitingStyle View Post
Gritti suits def. don't look like same standard as Zegna suits

That was my experience in the past as well so I didn't even look at their Gritti Suits so I don't know whether that has changed in the last year.
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post #6 of 13
12/15/09 at 5:08pm
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That was my experience in the past as well so I didn't even look at their Gritti Suits so I don't know whether that has changed in the last year.

same when I saw some couple of weeks ago when I drop by woodbury commons
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post #7 of 13
12/15/09 at 6:39pm
http://www.styleforum.net/showpost.p...5&postcount=12

http://www.styleforum.net/showpost.p...0&postcount=14
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post #8 of 13
12/15/09 at 9:24pm
to me, side by side Zegna mainline is clearly > Gritti
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post #9 of 13
12/16/09 at 1:31am
At least around here Gritti is bad value. The price at the outlet is full retail. The imperssion I get is the main reason they make the line is to keep the outlets stocked. You'll almost never find a basic blue mainline suit. So they have racks of Gritti blue suits.
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post #10 of 13
10/27/11 at 5:24am

I know this is a very late response but i hope you get the chance to read this!! Gritti suits are infact made with all the over - produced cloth from both the previous seasons sartorial and made to measure fabrics. The only difference with the gritti is yes they are canvassed, but the suit is still made with an extremely high quality of fabrics, certainly in my experience you can find better fabrics in the gritti suits than you can in the z-zegna. The outlet stores do stock the sartorial lines however the real problem is that alot of customers who shop in the outlet are still unwilling to pay the over 1000 pound price tag that is still present on many of the sartorial suits that are sold in the outlet even with 35% discount. The sartorial plain navy, black. and charcoal grey suits are extremley difficult to find in an outlet store for the simple fact that the main stores permanatly stock the same plain navy, black and charcoal suits every season and sell them well so the company deems it pointless and a loss of money to begin selling these in the outlets although from time to time if you are lucky you can find the odd suit in the outlet which would cost you around 750 pounds as these are the cheapest sartorial suits you can buy from zegna.

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post #11 of 13
10/27/11 at 5:30am

i've seen a few gritti shirts but somehow i can't tell if there's any difference with the zegna line.

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post #12 of 13
10/27/11 at 5:59am
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The outlet stores do stock the sartorial lines however the real problem is that alot of customers who shop in the outlet are still unwilling to pay the over 1000 pound price tag that is still present on many of the sartorial suits that are sold in the outlet even with 35% discount. The sartorial plain navy, black. and charcoal grey suits are extremley difficult to find in an outlet store for the simple fact that the main stores permanatly stock the same plain navy, black and charcoal suits every season and sell them well so the company deems it pointless and a loss of money to begin selling these in the outlets although from time to time if you are lucky you can find the odd suit in the outlet which would cost you around 750 pounds as these are the cheapest sartorial suits you can buy from zegna.

You guys are getting charged £1000 at the outlets? Yikes. You won't like this story. Summer of 2010 the local Italian outlet was blowing out ZZegna suits for €80. I've bought mainline jackets for the same price.

They do make Gritti to keep the outlets in blue suits.
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post #13 of 13
10/27/11 at 6:55am
Simply put, that sales guy is either lying, misinformed, or both. Gritti is one of the lowest quality Zegna lines - a "value priced Zegna" line to attract outlet shoppers, quality similar or below ZZegna that is made specifically for outlets.

They may move production to a difference facility, but this does not indicate quality simply because it is now being produced in Italy. It is easier for smooth talking reps to imply quality when they suggest the facility has moved from China to Italy for the reason of improving quality.

Avoid Gritti.

XXX > Mainline ≥ Soft > Zegna Sport > ZZegna, Gritti, ItailianSuitsByNight
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