Barbera question.

[CaymanS]

Spotted this suit online; reputable seller. But is that a faux lapel buttonhole I see?

I'm baffled. One of three possibilities:

1) Jacket is fake (improbable).
2) My eyes are fooling me, and the buttonhole is legit (possible).
3) Barbera does faux lapel buttonholes now (say it ain't so).

Barbera had this to say in a recent interview: "buttonholes and seams should be particularly accurate and especially in high price clothing should be hand-made and sartorial".

http://welldressed.blogg.se/2010/oct...barbera-1.html

If #3 is correct, his design team is doing a great job of contradicting the guy.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

 

[Gus]

1) I can't tell from the pic
2) Is this the regular Barbera line or the lower price and lower quality green label "club" line?

 

[CaymanS]

Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy

1) I can't tell from the pic
2) Is this the regular Barbera line or the lower price and lower quality green label "club" line?

Had no idea there was a downmarket line, but that would certainly explain this.

 

[CaymanS]

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=33801

^ Fused, as well, apparently. Wow. Barbera allows his name to be affixed to this crap? Yikes. Thanks for the "club" line distinction - really had no idea till now, but I will (of course) avoid.

 

[ADavidS]

The Club Line was a very old licensing deal that is no longer active. A piece from that line is close to ten years old and is no longer made. Yes, it was not of the highest quality and to a certain degree is an embarrassment.

There is only one Barbera line in current production ... and it does not have faux lapel hole.