![]() It’s just like dealing drugs! It is not like dealing drugs. Now what follows is total speculation on strategy, but I’m guessing Spier is hoping these well made, easy to tailor, all wool suits for under $300 are gonna lead to repeat business. Still comes with non functioning sleeve cuff buttons, which are much easier to tailor Therefor, Spier saw an opportunity to meet an unsatisfied part of the market somewhere in the middle. It turns out renting a suit isn’t cheap ( $149! to RENT!), yet spending $400ish – $500 wasn’t in the cards for most of these guys either. It’ll move with you instead of fight you. Still half canvas construction, which is a huge upgrade over “fused” (read: glued) interiors. ![]() Yet those same guys said they just weren’t going to wear their new suit that often after the event in question was over and done with. Shown = an unaltered 40R on 5’10″/185 So Why?Īccording to Spier, they listened to a lot of feedback from guys who needed a suit for a wedding (specifically groomsmen) or a job interview. We’d like to have your business if you wouldn’t mind.” The entire market is trending in a less-customer friendly direction, except for Spier who is basically saying “ Here, we made a really affordable but still nice suit. ![]() Spier was already by far the best bang for the buck at under $400.Īnd then they dropped a new, still half canvas line on the market for under $300. Suitsupply’s entry level suits now start at half a grand. Crew’s suit separates are almost never on sale. Crew Factory’s Thompson line now costs $400(!!), BR and J. More details/further breakdown/links to reviews for those ^^^ can be found here if you’d like them.īut look at those options again. Spier & Mackay’s Red Label Half-canvas Suits – $298.Spier & Mackay’s Core Line Half-canvas Suits – $378Â.Suitsupply’s Perennial Line – $499  Half canvas, used to run $399 or $449.Banana Republic Italian Wool Suit Jackets + Trousers – $600 Nice, but only go on sale a few times a year.Crew mainline, Half-canvas Ludlow Suits – $675  Half canvas, almost never on sale Crew Factory Thompson – $400+  They still make the Thompson, but they now charge $400 or MORE Shrug guy emoji.īut here’s the state of affordable suiting at present: So a lot of us gave up on JCF, and therefor, abandoned their once priced at under $300, fused Thompson suit separates. Crew still manages to crank out their hits ( secret wash shirts, Kenton boots, Sussex quilted jackets, their half-canvas Ludlow suits and blazers when on sale, etc…), the overall quality of their step-down Factory branded clothes seemed to acquire the structural integrity of meringue in a hurricane. Therefor a 40R jacket comes w/ a 34″ waist trouser (shown).Ī tailor can bring in or let out within 1.5″. “Would you like to discuss economies of scale?”įlat front trousers. Wearing a suit became a pleasure, instead of a battle between your upper body and the garment which covered it. Not only were they using better fabrics and tailoring details, Spier and Suitsupply had that flexible canvas piece inside which would mold to your body over time. These were a noticeable step up from fused suits, for not much more money. But they were cheap! They’d go on sale, they looked pretty good, and they were just fine for those who didn’t need to wear a suit often.Īnd then one day Spier & Mackay and Suitsupply, two competitors, hit the market offering half canvas suits for incredibly reasonable prices. The worst-case scenario was that fusing (adhesive) releasing, then re-gathering in bubbly, weird, visible patches lurking under the surface of the cloth. And along with not feeling or draping as well as a half-canvas suit, all that glue in a fused jacket could go rogue if you dry cleaned them too much. Sure the jackets were fused, which means they were cheaper feeling and lacked the flexible canvas piece in pricier suits. Made from worsted wool with a slimmed down but not tight fit, it satisfied the needs of most purchasers. More than a few years ago, the sub $300 suit of choice around these parts was the J. Preemptive TL DR: Half canvas construction. What Spier and Mackay has done here is very, very economically impressive. ![]() For a wedding, for a job interview, for whatever. That said, these are the best suits you’re going to find for under $300. And we’re all working with a different budget, under different conditions, with different priorities. Despite us all living in a hot-take society, and #menswear internet “culture” being a best/worst world, there’s too much nuance. We don’t do a lot of hyperbole or ultra-declarative statements. Spier and Mackay Red Label Half Canvas Suits – $298Įditor’s Note: If you’re shopping for your very first suit, or it’s just been awhile since you bought one… you might want to check out our How to Buy your First Suit guide. ![]()
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