Gauss17
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Recently I bought a new zegna shirt online with the measurements I normally wear for relatively cheap to see how it would go. Needless to say, either I am missing some expertise/tricks or buying online is a bit of a crap shoot and RTW just never seems to fit quite right for me personally. For reference, I am about 6' 4", 190 lbs and normally wear about a 16.5/42 with a rather long sleeve (probably a 37). There just seems to be a lot of lacking on consistency on sizing.
Needless to say I went to see a guy at the best men's store we have around (Ohio isn't exactly known for its brand names). He did not carry Brioni or Kiton or any of that tier, but he did have some barbera and what seemed to be his major selling point Zegna. The salesperson told me that zegna had the best MTM and RTW (combined i.e. both taken into account) of just about anyone and for my build type a MTM zegna would be the best way to go. Now I don't mind shelling out some cash, but it had better be exactly what I want and I don't want to be getting ripped off. Depending on the fabric, his price was ~$300-500 per shirt. Is this really worth it? Or have people had better luck elsewhere? I just want the shirt to be of nice quality and custom fitted to me how I want it, whatever the brand may be. I would probably pay that price if it was my only choice, but I admit it seems pretty steep for a single shirt. Recommendations?
Needless to say I went to see a guy at the best men's store we have around (Ohio isn't exactly known for its brand names). He did not carry Brioni or Kiton or any of that tier, but he did have some barbera and what seemed to be his major selling point Zegna. The salesperson told me that zegna had the best MTM and RTW (combined i.e. both taken into account) of just about anyone and for my build type a MTM zegna would be the best way to go. Now I don't mind shelling out some cash, but it had better be exactly what I want and I don't want to be getting ripped off. Depending on the fabric, his price was ~$300-500 per shirt. Is this really worth it? Or have people had better luck elsewhere? I just want the shirt to be of nice quality and custom fitted to me how I want it, whatever the brand may be. I would probably pay that price if it was my only choice, but I admit it seems pretty steep for a single shirt. Recommendations?