Durability of a good suit

[foto010101]

Hi,

I wonder what the durability is a of a good suite. I realize that the durablity is related to factors like how often the suit is worn, the climate and how the suit is treated.

Let's say a person wears a mainline Corneliani suit twice or maybe three times per week during office hours in a country with an average climate (so no tropical country). How long will such a suit be wearable? Two years, five years or...?

Please give me your opinions,

Mike

 

[Film Noir Buff]

So many factors go into this. I have suits I thought would dissolve in a few months that are clearly made with steel wires and others I though very substantial which are wearing thin. It has to do with the original qulaity and treatment of the suit's cloth, your lifestyle, your cleaners, how you sit down and how youre built. I wear pants out in the thigh and someone who doesnt cant even conceive of that as a problem, just as I cant understand how others seem to wear things out at the knee or elbow.

 

[foto010101]

Thanks for your answer.

No opinions from other members???

 

[Tomasso]

Sorry, I couldn't imagine wearing the same suit two or three times a week.

 

[Ivan Kipling]

Nor can I. However . . . I do own suits that are more than twenty years old. If I felt like wearing them, I wouldn't hesitate to do so.

 

[DocHolliday]

I have to agree that it's impossible to say. A Corneliani in a delicate 180s cloth will wear much faster than one in a more sturdy 120s. But the advantage to buying a good suit is that the cloth can wear out, rather than having to bin the suit because of, say, bubbled lapels.

Ironically, inexpensive suits are often made of cloth that can be harder wearing than top-dollar suits made of very luxurious fabric. You just have to know what you want, then find the suit that best matches your needs.

 

[Holdfast]

Originally Posted by foto010101

Thanks for your answer.

No opinions from other members???

You already got the only answer that's truthfully possible to give - too many variables.

 

[Sator]

Yes agreed it depends on the starting conditions and how the suit is treated. I also agree that wearing a suit 2 -3 times a week is way too much and than you need a rotation of suits.

That said if you do want durability get a canvas construction suit in a fabric of a much heavier weight (400 - 450 gram) that is at most a Super 100 but preferably not a Super gimmick at all. Also certain weaves such a pick and pick (sharkskin in American English) are much more hardy. Lastly getting yourself an extra pair of trousers will allow you to get a lot more mileage from the suit. Quality English suitings have a reputation for being a lot better woven than Italian ones.

To get all these things in a suit you might have to go bespoke however, but the price per wearing over many years may justify the expenditure.

 

[foto010101]

Ok, thanks for the information, I will take it in consideration.

Please give me some more information on super 100, 120, 140 et cetera. What does it exactly mean?