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3 NWT suits - RLPL, Polo Black, Zegna

post #1 of 18
1/20/08 at 7:14pm
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3 NWT Suits... First is a Purple Label - 42 Long, Black with white pinstripes, $975 shipped in the USA. chest: 20" shoulders: 19" sleeve: 25" top to bottom: 33.5" Second is a Zegna 38 (e48R) Regular, brown with white dots, $400 shipped in the USA. chest: 18" shoulders: 17.5" sleeve: 25" top to bottom: 31" Third is a Blue Label Polo suit - tagged a 46R, (I think the Corneliani "made in Italy" ones), black with white dotted stripes, SOLD shipped in the USA. chest: 22" shoulders: 19.5" sleeve: 25" top to bottom: 32"
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post #2 of 18
1/20/08 at 7:18pm
are they free?

dl
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post #3 of 18
1/20/08 at 7:32pm
How are you measuring the chest? The measurements seem way off.
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post #4 of 18
1/20/08 at 7:34pm
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Originally Posted by DocHolliday View Post
How are you measuring the chest? The measurements seem way off.

middle of under one armpit to the middle of the other armpit - how off am I?
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post #5 of 18
1/20/08 at 7:38pm
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middle of under one armpit to the middle of the other armpit - how off am I?

Did you have the buttons done up? A 42 should have at least a 44-inch chest. A 40-inch chest would fit a 38, and would be fairly lean at that.

A coat's size usually represents the measurement of the wearer's chest. As such, the coat must be bigger than the guy's chest to give him room to breathe and move. Usually the chest will be 2-4 inches larger than the labeled size.

You might run into suits, now and then, that run extremely small, but all three of these seem to do so, and that makes me wonder.

You want to button the coat, lay it flat, lift the arms, then measure from the outer edges of the coat just below each armpit seam. Here's A_Harris' helpful illustrated guide:
http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/T...easurement.htm


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post #6 of 18
1/20/08 at 7:57pm
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Sizes fixed up...
Thanks!
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post #7 of 18
1/20/08 at 9:16pm
Still seem off, for whatever that's worth. RLPL does run slim, but the chest measurement should be at least equal do, or generally a bit more than, the size. In other words, a 40-inch chest on a 42 suit seems strange. Similarly, a 44-inch chest on a size 46 suit doesn't sound right. Twenty-five inch sleeves also seem quite short for a 42L, is there additional material tucked underneath?
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post #8 of 18
1/20/08 at 9:24pm
Measurements cannot be right
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post #9 of 18
1/20/08 at 10:39pm
Is the Z Zegna a one-button or is that just the photo?
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post #10 of 18
1/20/08 at 11:17pm
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Originally Posted by ephemeralcoherence View Post
Is the Z Zegna a one-button or is that just the photo?

The Z Zegna is a one button, two vented jacket...
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post #11 of 18
1/21/08 at 11:18am
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Lots of questions about pant sizes - the RLPL has a 38" waist, (and 26" sleeves); the Zegna has 32" waist, and the Polo has a 40.5" waist. All 3 are unfinished bottoms. And as always, Best Offers are accepted (although I may say 'no')
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post #12 of 18
1/21/08 at 11:33pm
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Price Drops!!

Take $25 off per suit...
I will make a deal if you wanna take more than one...
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post #13 of 18
1/22/08 at 1:29pm
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Get a steal on ebay - \t
Item number: 250208237774
Item number: 360015747173\t
Item number: 250208240724
Item number: 360015749180\t

all starting at a penny!
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post #14 of 18
1/23/08 at 10:22am
FWIW, I own a 38R Z Zegna 2-button SB "City" suit, the measurements on that jacket is more like a 42" chest, 18.5" shoulder. To me it seems to be closer to a "typical" 40R than a 38R.
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post #15 of 18
1/25/08 at 1:24am
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Originally Posted by misterbear View Post
FWIW, I own a 38R Z Zegna 2-button SB "City" suit, the measurements on that jacket is more like a 42" chest, 18.5" shoulder. To me it seems to be closer to a "typical" 40R than a 38R.

This Zegna happens to be very tight - it's cut very narrow - for a real 38R/maybe even a little tighter - I personally wear a 40R - and I could barely fit the jacket on...
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