Bonobos jackets/suits/tuxedos

[bmf895]

Looks interesting:

http://www.bonobos.com/weddings/

Has anyone tried a jacket/suit/tuxedo from Bonobos? Please share your experiences...

 

[GoldenTribe]

All I see is a guy in a suit jacket, ugly fuschia pants, and ill-selected sneakers walking a bride down the street. Was there something about nice clothes?

 

[bmf895]

Guess you can't read. My sincere apologies. Anyone have something useful to add?

 

[justsayno]

nope. but for $450, you can get a better blazer on SF BS. and why is the groom wearing sneakers?

 

[bmf895]

Originally Posted by justsayno

nope. but for $450, you can get a better blazer on SF BS. and why is the groom wearing sneakers?

He probably lives in Williamsburg. The price does seem high. I wonder if they make the jackets themselves of if they contract it out.

 

[GoldenTribe]

Originally Posted by bmf895

Guess you can't read. My sincere apologies. Anyone have something useful to add?

There isn't a complete sentence in your entire post. I thought I made my point pretty clear: overpriced crap from a company that can't even style its own clothes -- why bother? There's great stuff in B&S, as JSN pointed out.

 

[bmf895]

Originally Posted by GoldenTribe

There isn't a complete sentence in your entire post. I thought I made my point pretty clear: overpriced crap from a company that can't even style its own clothes -- why bother? There's great stuff in B&S, as JSN pointed out.

Bonobos makes pretty decent casual pants. Clearly, they don't make conservative dress clothes. Is there any harm in asking the community if anyone has tried their jackets? You've brought absolutely nothing constructive to this discussion. I shouldn't have called you illiterate. Moving on...

 

[D. Craig]

bmf895 - thanks for noticing that we're making blazers. Right now we're doing small-run tests and samples to make sure that we nail the fit, which is always our top priority. To answer your other question, we are designing the blazers ourselves (not outsourcing that piece) and currently have a small run of fun seersucker in production here in the NYC garment district that we intend to launch within the next month. As for the wedding stuff, that is currently all made on an as-ordered basis. We'll have a full line of standard wool and cotton blazers out within the next few months.

At the risk of sounding like a trolling marketing hack, I'll throw out there that we take forums like this one seriously in terms of serving as strong feedback loops for refining our product offering. We get that you guys have strong opinions on style and respect that. With that in mind, bmf895, if you want to email me I can see about getting you a test blazer to try out and opine on when the production run shows up.

Craig from Bonobos
celbert (at) bonobos.com

 

[luftvier]

Originally Posted by D. Craig

...At the risk of sounding like a trolling marketing hack, I'll throw out there that we take forums like this one seriously in terms of serving as strong feedback loops for refining our product offering. We get that you guys have strong opinions on style and respect that. With that in mind, bmf895, if you want to email me I can see about getting you a test blazer to try out and opine on when the production run shows up.

Craig from Bonobos
celbert (at) bonobos.com

Here's direct feedback:
If Bonobos' idea of style is evidenced by the photo on the linked page then I will continue to not buy them.

 

[D. Craig]

Originally Posted by luftvier

Here's direct feedback:
If Bonobos' idea of style is evidenced by the photo on the linked page then I will continue to not buy them.

Cool, good to know - thanks. I'll pass on it on to our wedding guy. FWIW, that's not a styled or modeled photo... it's an actual wedding where we did the custom-colored pants for all the groomsmen. Personally, I thought it was a fun and unique casual approach, but obviously I'm biased. Anyway, point taken, thanks for the feedback.

Additional FWIW, outside of the fun stuff, we been putting some more conservatively styled pieces lately. Thoughts?

 

[pdial]

I got a pair of the Corps in the mail today. The fabric was pretty nice and a good weight for summer. The fit was good for me as well even though I only tried them on for a few minutes. I'll wear them tomorrow to see how the do after an entire day.

 

[pdial]

Originally Posted by luftvier

Here's direct feedback:
If Bonobos' idea of style is evidenced by the photo on the linked page then I will continue to not buy them.

I've never quite understood this. It's just one picture. You don't have to buy the entire ensemble. Ralph Lauren puts together somethings that I think are horrendous but I'm not going to stop buying his products because of the way he puts them together. Maybe I'm just missing something.

 

[scb]

Originally Posted by D. Craig

Additional FWIW, outside of the fun stuff, we been putting some more conservatively styled pieces lately. Thoughts?

would be much better without the bootcut

 

[TheFoo]

Originally Posted by D. Craig

Cool, good to know - thanks. I'll pass on it on to our wedding guy. FWIW, that's not a styled or modeled photo... it's an actual wedding where we did the custom-colored pants for all the groomsmen. Personally, I thought it was a fun and unique casual approach, but obviously I'm biased. Anyway, point taken, thanks for the feedback. Additional FWIW, outside of the fun stuff, we been putting some more conservatively styled pieces lately. Thoughts?
Speaking for myself, it's the cut and fit of the pants that I don't like--nothing wrong with a bold color here and there. Because of the way they narrow at the knees before flaring out into a bootcut opening, they put a lot of emphasis on the hips and the rear end, like women's pants. Especially when viewed from the side, it looks like the wearer is trying to push out his ass and show it off. Not appealing. Also, the bootcut ruins the line of the pants. Usually, a guy wants his legs to look leaner and longer, no? Rather than a straight, gently tapered line to the ground, the silhouette you've created is a series of clumps. I understand that you are trying to make trousers for men who are more used to wearing low-rise, bootcut jeans, but there are certain objectively good qualities of classic fit that you've sacrificed to achieve that. Horses for courses, but I wouldn't be surprised if you don't find much support here, that's all.

 

[CDFS]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

Speaking for myself, it's the cut and fit of the pants that I don't like--nothing wrong with a bold color here and there. Because of the way they narrow at the knees before flaring out into a bootcut opening, they put a lot of emphasis on the hips and the rear end, like women's pants. Especially when viewed from the side, it looks like the wearer is trying to push out his ass and show it off. Not appealing. Also, the bootcut ruins the line of the pants. Usually, a guy wants his legs to look leaner and longer, no? Rather than a straight, gently tapered line to the ground, the silhouette you've created is a series of clumps.

I understand that you are trying to make trousers for men who are more used to wearing low-rise, bootcut jeans, but there are certain objectively good qualities of classic fit that you've sacrificed to achieve that. Horses for courses, but I wouldn't be surprised if you don't find much support here, that's all.

Could this idea stem from your own wishes for leaner, longer legs? I don't share this ideal. Maybe it's the opposite for me, per my own 'handicaps'.