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I think all these few additions to the sample sale are simply returns...Waiting for the next codes of at least 20% off from the new collection

is this a decent value? i like the coat but not what it's "worth"

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Hope you enjoy those great pants and have the honor to own this pants were wore before for this great and important business man of the history.

Nope. You can snag it for $49, nobody is going to use that BIN.

I was surprised to learn that they used brioni in the 60s, but I am not certain they were the first.

Altman's, a long-gone dept store that built the grand building on the NE corner of 5th and 34th, found them in the 50s, as did, I believe, Battaglia, which survives in its Beverly Hills location.

It's pretty funny on Yoox right now. There are 195 items left under "Blazers" in the Sample Sale, of which 65 are Armani Collezioni. Either SF has convinced the world not by the stuff, or they had a bazillion of them to start with.

Hmm, I think I read that Press "introduced" Brioni to America in a Boyer book, or at "Ivy style" perhaps.

Just re-checked my sources.

Battaglia was an early importer of Italian luxury menswear, but I'm not sure about Brioni specifically.

Roetzel in THE GENTLEMAN says Altman's responded to Brioni's line at the third Pitti Uomo in Florence in '52 and further says that by the mid-50s, "Brioni clothes could be bought at 22 stores on the American continent."

Wikipedia says that "in 1954, Brioni held a fashion show in New York City, followed by shows in eight other American cities. That year, Brioni opened new shops on both sides of the Atlantic."

Their promo work got a lot of press, such as this spread in LIFE in 1955:



The text says that the line was picked up by 22 of the 25 stores of the Associated Merchandising Corp, which included Filene's in Boston and Bullock's in California. AMC was what it sounds like: a buying organization for independent department stores.

Now, at the time of Roetzel's writing, Altman's was 10 years dead. I suspect Roetzel was talking to people at Brioni. Press is a going concern. If Boyer got his info from Press, I would trust Roetzel here.

For more fun Brioni pix, such as an in-pool fashion show, check this.
Edited by mack11211 - 11/4/11 at 11:27pm

Some guy is selling this size 15 Phineas Cole dandyriffic shirt that he got too fat to wear.

Very nice RLPL subtle plaid wool/cashmere sport coats. NWT for $649. Sizes 42L and 44R.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=purple+label+wool+cashmere+blazer&_sacat=3002&_ssn=msand1&_odkw=purple+label&_osacat=3002&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

^ If only that shoulder measurement was an inch smaller I'd be all over that 42L

325 OBO for a 38 Ralph Lauren Purple Label suit by Chester Barrie here.

If only that was 2 button, I'd have bought it by now - good price! I can't tell whether it's a 3 roll 2 or a straight 3 button suit.

Looks like a 3 button.

 

Thanks! I do believe you're right and I feel better about not buying it now :)