Country Road suits (Australia) - Page 2

I have seen some nice suits around recently in the $600 price range. Sportscraft have a nice middle/dark grey Prince of Wales at that price. Not the best wool, but not bad. Gunn & Moore have a couple of things in, and CR's whole range is reasonable looking and seems a little trimmer this season.

In Adelaide, there's a new store on Norwood Parade, just West of CR whose name escapes me, who have a large range of suits around the $1200 price, at which price they're silly, but a couple of times a year they have half price sales, and then you have some serious value there.

Myers have new Pierre Cardigans in. A 2-pant suit is around $599 and they fabrics are reasonable. Not sure about cut, but was impressed by the new seasons colours and patterns. I'm thoroughly sick of really dark suits or anything but the subtlest pinstripes.

Of course, as has been pointed out, none of that really compares with some of the bargains you can pick up on-line at Sierra Trading Post or on ebay, but many of us are not entirely comfortable with spending sizable amounts without being able to try it on. I have bought jackets on line several times (Canali x 2, Boss, lovely Loro Piani cashmere tailored in Canada), but haven't quite been brave enough to try a suit yet.

On Joseph Uzumcu, something about that store just puts me off and I find it hard to cross the threshold. The only local tailor I know well is Terry Gasson, as I had an office in the Adelaide Arcade for some years. He's a lovely bloke, and what I've seen of his tailoring impresses me, but I'm usually not that cashed up and have this congenital attraction for the 'bargain' that tends to keep me at sales or on-line rather than at tailors.

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