RLBL and canvassing

[NoVaguy]

Originally Posted by drizzt3117

So I picked up this suit a few days ago as sort of a fashion-forward version of a basic, and as far as I can tell, it feels canvassed. AFAIK RLBL is made in Italy by Corneliani, but is at least partially fused. What's the deal with these? BTW it was NWT and this seller is very good, prompt and communicative.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...6278&rd=1&rd=1

yup, i would have expected it to be fused, just based on the price alone.

 

[drizzt3117]

Originally Posted by gdl203

I bought 2 or 3 on eBay around these prices (2 of them made in England). You should monitor eBay and/or set up searches.

Ranchsooner was selling NWT St. Andrews RLPL suits on here for like $550 or so. I'm not sure if his nearby outlet gets them on a regular basis or what.

 

[ranchsooner]

Originally Posted by drizzt3117

Ranchsooner was selling NWT St. Andrews RLPL suits on here for like $550 or so. I'm not sure if his nearby outlet gets them on a regular basis or what.

Unfortunately, the outlet does not get them on a regular basis. This was the 1st and only batch of RLPL suits that this outlet has had since it opened a year and a half ago. I am hoping that after the retail stores clear out their fall/winter inventory, that I will see some more this spring.

The suits gdl posted are made by Corneliani, and are quite nice. The black label suit that drizzt bought is made by Cantarelli. You can tell by the inside label and the hang tag on the sleeve.

Drizzt, I still love that PL suit you got from me. If it only had pleated trousers, it never would have made it out of my closet.

 

[retronotmetro]

Lest this thread (and others) become an ongoing source of confusion, let me jump in and see if I have the lines right.

The ebay suit that drizz linked is one labelled as Polo Ralph Lauren, which many of us historically called "Blue Label" based on the label color.

The following pictures are not of a "Polo" suit, but are a different line that RL calls "Ralph Lauren Blue Label" or, I believe, "Ralph Lauren Signature:"

The Polo and Blue Label/Signature suits are at different price points and have different grades of construction.

Or do I have this wrong?

 

[rssmsvc]

Originally Posted by gdl203

Like these?

Yes, those are the Signature line and are awesome.

 

[chorse123]

Here's one in 38S, which is a GREAT deal for the BIN price. http://cgi.ebay.com/NWT-2195-RALPH-L...QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Jovan]

Originally Posted by gdl203

I bought 2 or 3 on eBay around these prices (2 of them made in England). You should monitor eBay and/or set up searches.
I search quite often, and I never find one in my size. :-/

 

[SGladwell]

Originally Posted by Jodum5

SO all black label suits are fused?

I believe they were fused in the first season of the line. However, more recent ones appear to be sewn instead of baked into existence. At least, the two or three I saw on clearance at RL in Lenox Square (ATL) were all properly made.