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Oxxford's New Video

aj_del

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Great video, but I got the feeling as if they were talking about bespoke, the way they mentioned custom made and individual paper pattern. Isnt Oxxford mainly RTW ?

The fabric of the glen plaid just before the end looked really nice.
 

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Love the video. So who is running Oxxford these days? Based on the age of their workforce (no surprise really) it looks like they could really use a tailoring school.
 

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Originally Posted by aj_del
Great video, but I got the feeling as if they were talking about bespoke, the way they mentioned custom made and individual paper pattern. Isnt Oxxford mainly RTW ?

The fabric of the glen plaid just before the end looked really nice.


3000 posts...really?
 

MBreinin

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Great video. Makes me want an Oxxford suit....

Mike
 

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I like the video...made me want to go home and hug my Oxxford jackets...
 

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Perfect. Makes me proud to be a Chicagoan.
 

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I don't see being "the last one" left as a good selling point. The best products were made in times of tense competition. Being the last one just mean you're about to die off. Frankly, from the Oxxfords I've seen I don't think the patterns and shape will work for me.
 

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Originally Posted by Pantisocrat
I don't see being "the last one" left as a good selling point. The best products were made in times of tense competition. Being the last one just mean you're about to die off. Frankly, from the Oxxfords I've seen I don't think the patterns and shape will work for me.

So you think they should ignore the fact that they are the last company in America that makes clothes this way? I feel like you are missing the point of their argument.
 

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Originally Posted by Pantisocrat
I don't see being "the last one" left as a good selling point. The best products were made in times of tense competition. Being the last one just mean you're about to die off. Frankly, from the Oxxfords I've seen I don't think the patterns and shape will work for me.

I challenge you to find a European suitmaker that does an equal job to Oxxford; that is non-bespoke.

It's a fair point if you do not like the patterns & shape.
 

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Great video. Only thing is that it would have been nice to show a REAL person wearing the suit at the end. Gotta leave people imagining how it would look on themselves.
 

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This is huge improvement over their previous Mad Maxxford ad campaign.
 

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It's not a bad video, but the whole "bespoke" angle just seems misguided. I also wonder if they couldn't have found SOMEONE post-1950s who's been known to wear their suits -- Clark Gable and Joe DiMaggio aren't exactly huge names to conjure with these days.
 

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I'm curious what percentage of Oxxford's suits are MTM vs. OTR. Do their MTM suits start at $5k? NM has an Oxxford MTM program, but I would not trust a salesperson to measure me for a suit at that price point.

Twotone
 

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Originally Posted by literasyme
It's not a bad video, but the whole "bespoke" angle just seems misguided. I also wonder if they couldn't have found SOMEONE post-1950s who's been known to wear their suits -- Clark Gable and Joe DiMaggio aren't exactly huge names to conjure with these days.

Would you feel more impressed if they said Mike Tyson or Justin Timberlake wears their suits?
 

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