Hello, Style Forum:
I am a new member of the forum, and I appreciate all the knowledge contained in the archived posts. I didn't see something which covers my situation exactly, so I'll ask.
I am in need of a new classic dark suit for the serious occasions in life: funerals, the opera, and maybe rarely a business meeting. (I normally dress casually.) My current dark suit is 10-15 kgs old, so despite its reasonable condition and fine looks, it just doesn't fit any more. I am not looking for a bright colourful suit to wear to work and clubbing; that's not me.
I live in Vancouver, Canada, but for the next two months I am in Italy: 1 week in Naples, 2+ weeks each in Rome, Florence, Bologna. I could make day trips to Milan. They make good suits in Italy. Maybe there's someone who can sell me a suit that will fit my current weight well.
My budget is €500-1000. This is based on an upper bound, that I wear suits so rarely that I will have a hard time amortising a more expensive suit, no matter how wonderful; and on a lower bound that below €500 I suspect there won't be much difference from what I can get for a similar price at home. My fallback position is to return home to Canada, and get an off-the-rack suit adjusted, or maybe a made-to-measure suit, from vendors in Canada. It won't be Italian, but it will be a way to get at the lower-priced options.
I respect that there is a stratosphere of fine craftsmen making superb suites for prices way higher than I can justify. I am not a good customer for them. I am partly looking for help identifying what kind of product I should ask for. Should I be looking at off-the-rack, or is made-to-measure feasible? Am I correct that my budget doesn't cover any reasonable bespoke suit? Can anyone suggest specific vendors (in the above cities) whom I should consider?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Ciao!
I am a new member of the forum, and I appreciate all the knowledge contained in the archived posts. I didn't see something which covers my situation exactly, so I'll ask.
I am in need of a new classic dark suit for the serious occasions in life: funerals, the opera, and maybe rarely a business meeting. (I normally dress casually.) My current dark suit is 10-15 kgs old, so despite its reasonable condition and fine looks, it just doesn't fit any more. I am not looking for a bright colourful suit to wear to work and clubbing; that's not me.
I live in Vancouver, Canada, but for the next two months I am in Italy: 1 week in Naples, 2+ weeks each in Rome, Florence, Bologna. I could make day trips to Milan. They make good suits in Italy. Maybe there's someone who can sell me a suit that will fit my current weight well.
My budget is €500-1000. This is based on an upper bound, that I wear suits so rarely that I will have a hard time amortising a more expensive suit, no matter how wonderful; and on a lower bound that below €500 I suspect there won't be much difference from what I can get for a similar price at home. My fallback position is to return home to Canada, and get an off-the-rack suit adjusted, or maybe a made-to-measure suit, from vendors in Canada. It won't be Italian, but it will be a way to get at the lower-priced options.
I respect that there is a stratosphere of fine craftsmen making superb suites for prices way higher than I can justify. I am not a good customer for them. I am partly looking for help identifying what kind of product I should ask for. Should I be looking at off-the-rack, or is made-to-measure feasible? Am I correct that my budget doesn't cover any reasonable bespoke suit? Can anyone suggest specific vendors (in the above cities) whom I should consider?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Ciao!