Hi,
My engagement party is coming up and I am having a hard time picking out a suit. Unfortunately I don’t have enough time to do a MTM so I’ll have to go with off the rack combined with a few alterations. Looking for a slim fit very dark navy suit, for the MTM I put a budget of 3,000$. I feel that since I am going with a OTR it should be a little less. I spent the whole day today shopping for suits and here is what I found.
Went by Canali first, I personally really like the brand but couldn’t find the color I was looking for. They had a milano midnight blue that’s a little lighter than what I was looking for, similar to this one
https://www.canali.com/en_us/midnig...WdlAR2kAwp3Zw8qWRscaAq5lEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
It was for 2000$
Then went to Ermenegildo Zegna and also found a dark navy milano. The color was kind of what I was looking for but the suit had a shine to it that didn’t look very appealing. Also it was for 3,500$ which is a little bit over my budget. I am not sure if it’s the best idea to spend that much on an OTR suit that I don’t totally like the color of. Here is a picture of it:
I finally visited brooks brothers and tried out their dark navy milano. The fit and the color were almost perfect, the color is exactly what I am looking for and the fit will be perfect after a few minor alterations; that one was for 1000$ after tax. Here is the link for it
https://www.brooksbrothers.com/Mila...upIv1VMMPeuSBjUNu74aAr_GEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
What made me not pull the trigger on the BB is that I am not sure whether the quality of the suit itself is much less than Canali or Zegna. It is definitely much cheaper and it would be nice to save the difference. I just don’t know how it compares to the other two in terms of quality and how nice of a suit it is. I noticed that it doesn’t have he stitching on the lapels like the other two which I sort of like.
I also found a dark navy Canali Milano fit online at Barneys and they surprisingly have my size, but it seems risky to order a suit online. I would have to get it altered by a tailor here and it may look different in real life. Here is the link for it:
https://www.barneys.com/product/canali-natural-comfort-neat-wool-two-button-suit-505825480.html
Other things I considered were brunello, Brioni and Tom Ford but they were out of my budget since most of the garments started from 5000$.
I am sorry if the wall of text is overwhelming, I would really appreciate any advice.
My engagement party is coming up and I am having a hard time picking out a suit. Unfortunately I don’t have enough time to do a MTM so I’ll have to go with off the rack combined with a few alterations. Looking for a slim fit very dark navy suit, for the MTM I put a budget of 3,000$. I feel that since I am going with a OTR it should be a little less. I spent the whole day today shopping for suits and here is what I found.
Went by Canali first, I personally really like the brand but couldn’t find the color I was looking for. They had a milano midnight blue that’s a little lighter than what I was looking for, similar to this one
https://www.canali.com/en_us/midnig...WdlAR2kAwp3Zw8qWRscaAq5lEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
It was for 2000$
Then went to Ermenegildo Zegna and also found a dark navy milano. The color was kind of what I was looking for but the suit had a shine to it that didn’t look very appealing. Also it was for 3,500$ which is a little bit over my budget. I am not sure if it’s the best idea to spend that much on an OTR suit that I don’t totally like the color of. Here is a picture of it:
I finally visited brooks brothers and tried out their dark navy milano. The fit and the color were almost perfect, the color is exactly what I am looking for and the fit will be perfect after a few minor alterations; that one was for 1000$ after tax. Here is the link for it
https://www.brooksbrothers.com/Mila...upIv1VMMPeuSBjUNu74aAr_GEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
What made me not pull the trigger on the BB is that I am not sure whether the quality of the suit itself is much less than Canali or Zegna. It is definitely much cheaper and it would be nice to save the difference. I just don’t know how it compares to the other two in terms of quality and how nice of a suit it is. I noticed that it doesn’t have he stitching on the lapels like the other two which I sort of like.
I also found a dark navy Canali Milano fit online at Barneys and they surprisingly have my size, but it seems risky to order a suit online. I would have to get it altered by a tailor here and it may look different in real life. Here is the link for it:
https://www.barneys.com/product/canali-natural-comfort-neat-wool-two-button-suit-505825480.html
Other things I considered were brunello, Brioni and Tom Ford but they were out of my budget since most of the garments started from 5000$.
I am sorry if the wall of text is overwhelming, I would really appreciate any advice.