Hickey Freeman collection

[maufic]

Hello,

I'm hoping to get some help regarding a Hickey Freeman suit I found on ebay. The label inside the suit says
HICKEY-FREEMAN
COLLECTION
Neimun Marcus

It also says on the tag:
HICKEY-FREEMAN
Ltd.

My question is, is this a fully canvassed suit (I have been told the collection suits are fully canvassed), or is it a half-canvassed Ltd. suit. Is a Hickey Freeman ltd. half canvassed suits worth $500.

As a secondary question, how do the Hickey Freeman ltd. half canvassed suits compare to BB 1818 suits which is also half-canvassed.

Thanks,
Maurizio

 

[bmulford]

HF LTD is a lower grade of construction. Generally the fabric isn't as nice as the mainline.

Its a perfectly fine suit, but will lack the feel and drape of the regular models.

Paying $500 for a HF LTD on ebay should be a crime. For that much you should be able to find a NWT Madison or other mainline, from the last few seasons. Heck even Nordstroms Rack has NWT HF madisons for $550 retail.

 

[Twotone]

I have purchased several HF Collection (Madison) from NM Last Call and Dillards for $250 - $350. The LTD is much lower quality.

You can tell which model you have by looking at the inside jacket labels -- It should say Hickey Freeman Collection on the label sewn to the lining, right side. Look inside the right side jacket pocket -- the Collection labels usually have a model name ("Madison", etc.) or may say "Made for Dillards/NM/Nordstroms", etc.. Collection suits are lined with HF fabric that has the Hickey Freeman name and a small embroidered logo under the small ticket pocket inside left side. LTD suits do not have the HF labeled lining nor the embroidered logo.

Hope this helps,
Twotone

 

[A Guy from Shanghai]

HF Collection used to by the mainline...full floating canvassed. I believe HF had discontinued the line for a couple of years, and recently revamped the line. Unfortunately, it is half canvassed now.

Off5th has continuously been jacking up the price for HF. A couple of years ago, price was 599, then $699, and most recently the price went up to $899.

 

[maufic]

Originally Posted by Twotone

I have purchased several HF Collection (Madison) from NM Last Call and Dillards for $250 - $350. The LTD is much lower quality.

You can tell which model you have by looking at the inside jacket labels -- It should say Hickey Freeman Collection on the label sewn to the lining, right side. Look inside the right side jacket pocket -- the Collection labels usually have a model name ("Madison", etc.) or may say "Made for Dillards/NM/Nordstroms", etc.. Collection suits are lined with HF fabric that has the Hickey Freeman name and a small embroidered logo under the small ticket pocket inside left side. LTD suits do not have the HF labeled lining nor the embroidered logo.

Hope this helps,
Twotone

Hi,

There are actually 2 suits that I'm looking at. The first says:
Hickey Freeman
collection
Neiman Marcus

on the right side and has the HF embroidered logo under the pocket inside left side. I'm assuming that this suit is a fully canvassed model?

The second suit says:

Hickey Freeman
Neiman Marcus

on the right side but the left side is not shown. The paper tag does not say Hickey Freeman ltd. It only says Hickey Freeman. The paper tag does not say that it is a madison either. I'm wondering if this suit is a fully canvassed or a half-canvassed suit?

Thanks

 

[A Guy from Shanghai]

Originally Posted by Twotone

I have purchased several HF Collection (Madison) from NM Last Call and Dillards for $250 - $350. The LTD is much lower quality.

You can tell which model you have by looking at the inside jacket labels -- It should say Hickey Freeman Collection on the label sewn to the lining, right side. Look inside the right side jacket pocket -- the Collection labels usually have a model name ("Madison", etc.) or may say "Made for Dillards/NM/Nordstroms", etc.. Collection suits are lined with HF fabric that has the Hickey Freeman name and a small embroidered logo under the small ticket pocket inside left side. LTD suits do not have the HF labeled lining nor the embroidered logo.

Hope this helps,
Twotone

No offense, some of your information is outdated. The most current "Collection" line also has the same label as you described. But one can find small prints "Hickey freeman Ltd" (separated into 2 lines) on the paper tags sewn on sleeve end and pants waist.

 

[A Guy from Shanghai]

Originally Posted by maufic

Hi,

There are actually 2 suits that I'm looking at. The first says:
Hickey Freeman
collection
Neiman Marcus

on the right side and has the HF embroidered logo under the pocket inside left side. I'm assuming that this suit is a fully canvassed model?

The second suit says:

Hickey Freeman
Neiman Marcus

on the right side but the left side is not shown. The paper tag does not say Hickey Freeman ltd. It only says Hickey Freeman. The paper tag does not say that it is a madison either. I'm wondering if this suit is a fully canvassed or a half-canvassed suit?

Thanks

Paper tags sewn on sleeve end and pants waist are the easiest for one to differentiate a mainline and a ltd line. The mainline only has the prints saying "Hickey Freeman" on a gray background. The Ltd has the prints of "Hickey Freeman Ltd" ("Ltd" is in the 2nd line), and they are on a sliver background.

Hope this helps.

 

[Happydayz]

inside the right breast pocket there will be a label. If it is a fully canvased Hickey Freeman suit than under where it says MDL (or MODEL) there will be the cut of the suit; all of mine are Madison's so it says MADISON.

if it is a Hickey Freeman LTD it will say MDL followed by a bunch of numbers and letters.

 

[A Guy from Shanghai]

Originally Posted by Happydayz

inside the right breast pocket there will be a label. If it is a fully canvased Hickey Freeman suit than under where it says MDL (or MODEL) there will be the cut of the suit; all of mine are Madison's so it says MADISON.

if it is a Hickey Freeman LTD it will say MDL followed by a bunch of numbers and letters.

That is a not reliable method. I swear that I have seen mainline suits only have some sort of model number rather than a model name (canterbury, madison, barrett, vanguard, and etc...)