Indochino suits? - Page 196

I comment/critique in the tailors' thread. I'll comment and critique in this thread as well. 

I would personally never buy an indochino suit primarily because they don't offer enough options that can affect the fit but i certainly understand why people do. Surfing around on this thread for awhile, I've seen a lot of issue that affect the balance of the jacket and pants. Also, issues that affect neck and shoulder fit. Those have a lot to do with self-analyzation of posture, but also they need to present those options. I've gone thru their online fitting/measuring process just to check and it's missing certain elements. I'm sure they'll update as time goes on.

If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask or PM me and I'll get back to you.

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Originally Posted by LorenzL 

Just to let you know, Indochino is doing a promo wit Gilt City, you can get 33% off (it's a combo of suit, shirt, tie, tie bar, pocket square). More details are on my blog here: http://www.indochino-review.com/2013/01/indochino-deal-alert-get-33-off-with.html

How does the Gilt City deal actually work? I didn't see a coupon code. Do you pay the full price and get a refund afterwards?

Gilt City deal?

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Originally Posted by LorenzL 


You pay the price of the deal $429 to Deal City and you get a unique coupon code worth $644 for Indochino.com. That coupon is tied to the promotion rules, e.g. you can only apply it when you put the suit, shirt, tie etc. in the basket and it won't work with other combinations.

Ok...makes sense. Thanks for the insight.

I'm not too sure that it's mostly people who are inexperienced with suits that are the only ones who are unhappy with Indochino. I myself have heard from several very experienced people who have tried shopping at Indochino and have found it to be poor quality construction and tailoring. Obviously it's hard with online suiting to get a perfect fit (this would be why one would advocate for actually buying a suit in person) but because it is not the only online source out there for that sort of thing, there are many other places that do better...
 

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Originally Posted by lindnerjc 

I'm not too sure that it's mostly people who are inexperienced with suits that are the only ones who are unhappy with Indochino. I myself have heard from several very experienced people who have tried shopping at Indochino and have found it to be poor quality construction and tailoring. Obviously it's hard with online suiting to get a perfect fit (this would be why one would advocate for actually buying a suit in person) but because it is not the only online source out there for that sort of thing, there are many other places that do better...
 

The first suit's hit or miss, but after that, the company's solid. After my first experience, I had a lot of contempt for Indochino because it seemed like they'd blatantly disregarded my measurements (they acknowledged the screw up), but I've ordered from them a few more times, and they're solid. They don't give you as much control over specific measurements like button stance, half-back vs. half-chest/waist, lapel width, etc, but they touch most of the bases, and the simplicity can be a good thing for those "inexperienced" customers that you mentioned. As long as you don't fudge the measurements, you'll get a suit that fits better than those worn by most guys.

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Originally Posted by lindnerjc 

I'm not too sure that it's mostly people who are inexperienced with suits that are the only ones who are unhappy with Indochino. I myself have heard from several very experienced people who have tried shopping at Indochino and have found it to be poor quality construction and tailoring. Obviously it's hard with online suiting to get a perfect fit (this would be why one would advocate for actually buying a suit in person) but because it is not the only online source out there for that sort of thing, there are many other places that do better...
 

They are poor quality. If I didn't think I'd be likely to outgrow the suits within the next few years, and if I hadn't gotten them on sale, I'd have gone with Black Lapel. As it is, I may buy a DB jacket from them, unless Black Lapel adds that option in the next 6-8 months.

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Originally Posted by LorenzL 


Well, so what does "poor" quality actually mean? No, you won't have those suits for your whole life, but would you actually want that? I mean, fashion changes so quickly - and even style over the decades, you may not want to wear the same suit at the age of 20 and the age of say 40 or 50. That said, this should not be an excuse for poor quality. It's just that my oldest Indochino suit is now I think 3 years old and it's actually still quite ok (a few loose threads, but nothing severe).

I'm given to believe that they're fused, but they try to hide the fact with some buzzwords. I've an odd waistcoat from them that isn't holding up very well, but... perhaps I'm being unfair. They're not that bad.

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Originally Posted by LorenzL 


Their construction is definitely not the best in class and yeah, they are not being very straight about it. That said, they have upgraded their components and fusing technology in general did improve as well. I still don't bring my jackets to the dry cleaners and of course the drape would be better with full canvas, but overall, I think it's good quality for money. I am still hoping they will introduce a full canvas upgrade some day...

Yeah, I may keep shopping with them for the next few year, just because it would be a shame to switch after getting my measurements dialed in. That said, I could really go for some wide peak lapels, and indochino doesn't do that.

I just ordered, but didn't receive a coupon code. Where do I get that?