Gucci Peak Lapel Suit: No Woolen Felt Underlay Beneath the Collar and Lapel? - Page 2

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Originally Posted by Klobber 


No idea, but I can tell that Gucci is authentic just from the labels there.
There is no way it is a fake unless the person was able to get original Gucci tags, and even so, he would need a suit maker who could perfectly replicate Gucci's signature suit style from 10 or so years ago.
SpooPoker would also be able to help you, he owns many TF/Gucci pieces. Maybe he will give his two reichsmarks on this. Spoo, please confirm this is original

10 or so years would put this suit in a period when Tom Ford was the Creative Director at Gucci.  Right?
 

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Originally Posted by jefferyd 

This may have been a Tom Ford-era suit; he seems to prefer a self-cloth undercollar to a melton undercollar. Done correctly it's actually more work. As always, pics would be helpful.

I think jefferyd is on to something.  Here are a few photos under the collar and lapel. Also, I would imagine that the jacket interior chest pocket label would tell us when this suit was made.  Under the words "Riga" (Italian for "line") are the number "98."  I believe Tom Ford was Gucci's Creative Director from 1994-2004.  So this would make sense. But I have included a photo of the label. Can anyone look at it and tell when this suit was made based on any of the information there?  By the way, sorry for the bold font, etc.  I am new at this so I am learning the proper forum style.  Thanks.  I would appreciate your thoughts on this additional information. 

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Originally Posted by Klobber 


Who knows? Gucci is a designer label, and designer labels dont necessarily follow the rules. Suit is also preowned, so maybe a prior owner did something to his suit!? Regardless, it does not matter.
He was there in the 90's, went to YSL for a period, then opened his own label. Im not sure Tom Ford was with Gucci 10 years ago. The suit you have could be more recent though, but my hunch says 02/03 because I had a suit just like it.

I just posted a photo of the label.  Perhaps that would help tell us when this suit was made.  Thanks.

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Originally Posted by JSingh 

 

I think jefferyd is on to something.  Here are a few photos under the collar and lapel. Also, I would imagine that the jacket interior chest pocket label would tell us when this suit was made.  Under the words "Riga" (Italian for "line") are the number "98."  I believe Tom Ford was Gucci's Creative Director from 1994-2004.  So this would make sense. But I have included a photo of the label. Can anyone look at it and tell when this suit was made based on any of the information there?  By the way, sorry for the bold font, etc.  I am new at this so I am learning the proper forum style.  Thanks.  I would appreciate your thoughts on this additional information. 

 

 

                                                                                                

Correction:  As others have correctly pointed out, Tom Ford was with Gucci in the 90's (I believe starting in 1994) and then went on to YSL when Gucci bought it before starting his own line. 

Same guy.  Good memory.  Thanks to you all I got a full refund.

By looking at the photo of the label I posted, can you tell when this suit was made? Thanks.

 

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Originally Posted by jefferyd 

This is Tom Ford (made by Zegna who also made the Gucci stuff, IIRC). The techniques are fairly consistent; unlike your last suit whose construction was plainly inferior, if this were to be a fake (and I doubt it) they went to a lot of trouble to make it a good one.