RichmondStyle
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I've been on the fence for some time about the Brooks Brothers Fitzgerald cut. I had casually tried on a few and didn't like the way they fit for some reason, though I'm a huge fan of RLBL and like a slim cut suit.
Anyway, I was killing time in the BB today waiting for my wife and thought I would try again. They were all out of 42L, so I just threw on a 41L for the heck of it. It was PERFECT. Still, I was wary of dropping $1000 on two half-canvassed suit since I've become addicted to the SF B&S and since I had just dropped a few hundred on some Canali shirts and some ties at Saks.
As luck would have it, I was able to convince the sales associate to stack my 15% affiliate discount with the sale, and will be getting a solid gray and solid navy Fitzgerald for $850 total. They should be in Wednesday and I'll be sure to post photos.
The lessons to be learned are: (1) always try on the next size down, because you might be surprised, even for slim-cut suits (I've never worn anything below a 42L in my life); and (2) in this economy, everything is negotiable.
Anyway, I was killing time in the BB today waiting for my wife and thought I would try again. They were all out of 42L, so I just threw on a 41L for the heck of it. It was PERFECT. Still, I was wary of dropping $1000 on two half-canvassed suit since I've become addicted to the SF B&S and since I had just dropped a few hundred on some Canali shirts and some ties at Saks.
As luck would have it, I was able to convince the sales associate to stack my 15% affiliate discount with the sale, and will be getting a solid gray and solid navy Fitzgerald for $850 total. They should be in Wednesday and I'll be sure to post photos.
The lessons to be learned are: (1) always try on the next size down, because you might be surprised, even for slim-cut suits (I've never worn anything below a 42L in my life); and (2) in this economy, everything is negotiable.