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I have a few Gucci dress shirts, slim fits, that run really slim. They're beautiful shirts--gorgeous MOP buttons, excellent cotton, etc. They run about $300.00 and up.
When I compared these to my Lacoste shirts, I noticed a few things.
With Lacoste, all of their shirts and polos have mother of pearl buttons; whereas companies, like Ralph Lauren, only use MOP buttons on their high end lines, black, purple, as far as I know.
The Lacoste "Club Collection" or "Black Collection," whatever Lacoste is going by now, is the high end line; I have a few of their club shirts that really feel like and resemble dress shirts, to a degree, minus the silver croc logo. But in comparing this to the Gucci, (I'm no fabric expert) on the surface there is little to no difference. Both Gucci and Lacoste Club use the same buttons (though the Lacoste are slightly bigger and shinier) and the quality of the cotton, the stitching, etc appear pretty equal. The Gucci fabric might have an edge but not by much.
When you consider the difference in price $300.00 to $150.00, it makes you wonder what you are paying for. And when you consider Lacoste goes nearly half off in their semi annual sale, you can pick up these shirts for around $80.00-$90.00, it really is a good deal.
Although I like the sliver croc on the shirts, I will say the one thing about Lacoste that I hate is the overuse of their logo. I'm not a fan of logos and prefer sweaters, shirts, etc without them, though on certain polos and sports shirts I enjoy them. Here are a few links to some new shirts of Lacoste:
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Ralph Lauren only uses MOP buttons on their high end stuff. Having seen and worn their purple label dress shirts, I really don't believe the price is justified. The price you pay for these shirts you can get far better shirts from Loro Piana, Zegna, Brunello Cucinelli, Brioni, etc.
I'm not a huge fan of Ralph Lauren.
When I compared these to my Lacoste shirts, I noticed a few things.
With Lacoste, all of their shirts and polos have mother of pearl buttons; whereas companies, like Ralph Lauren, only use MOP buttons on their high end lines, black, purple, as far as I know.
The Lacoste "Club Collection" or "Black Collection," whatever Lacoste is going by now, is the high end line; I have a few of their club shirts that really feel like and resemble dress shirts, to a degree, minus the silver croc logo. But in comparing this to the Gucci, (I'm no fabric expert) on the surface there is little to no difference. Both Gucci and Lacoste Club use the same buttons (though the Lacoste are slightly bigger and shinier) and the quality of the cotton, the stitching, etc appear pretty equal. The Gucci fabric might have an edge but not by much.
When you consider the difference in price $300.00 to $150.00, it makes you wonder what you are paying for. And when you consider Lacoste goes nearly half off in their semi annual sale, you can pick up these shirts for around $80.00-$90.00, it really is a good deal.
Although I like the sliver croc on the shirts, I will say the one thing about Lacoste that I hate is the overuse of their logo. I'm not a fan of logos and prefer sweaters, shirts, etc without them, though on certain polos and sports shirts I enjoy them. Here are a few links to some new shirts of Lacoste:
http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01...ages/cover.gif
http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01...ages/cover.gif
http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01...ages/cover.gif
Ralph Lauren only uses MOP buttons on their high end stuff. Having seen and worn their purple label dress shirts, I really don't believe the price is justified. The price you pay for these shirts you can get far better shirts from Loro Piana, Zegna, Brunello Cucinelli, Brioni, etc.
I'm not a huge fan of Ralph Lauren.
