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Old 09-03-2006, 10:26 AM   #39
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Another option is getting suits tailor-made. Usually with stores like Harry Rosen and Henry Singer, the way it works is that you can pick a cut by a designer, then pick a fabric from the same designer's collection, and the shop will have the suit made for you; so you know the fit is going to be perfect. For many designers, it's actually cheaper doing this than buying a suit off the rack ($1200 - $1800 range depending on style and fabric, compared with around $3000 for a similar one of the rack). I've had one suit (Ermenegildo Zegna) done like this (for my wedding, but I chose a design I'd get a lot of use out of), and it's fantastic. I had mine done at Singer, only because I went to Rosen first and found the salesmen far too snotty for my liking.
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