Anyone know anything about "Baroni" Suits? Vs Suitsupply

[docgerrard]

The Prive line seems to fit me very well. I'm also looking for a nice rich blue suit and they have one. It would come out to $580 tailored. However, most topics I have seen about this line are from years ago when they seemingly cost less than $300

Im debating between that and a suitsupply or a j.crew ludlow. Just kind of hesitant to buy a suit online. With tailoring, I imagine both would come out to be a relatively similar price?

How much does tailoring a OTR suit typically cost? Of course it varies but is $100 a fair estimate? Thanks!

 

[docgerrard]

Is there more to wool than higher number is better?

The suitsupply napoli is 110s while the baroni prive is supposedly 150s. Does that necessarily mean the latter is better?

 

[shortput]

I'm pretty sure I remember hearing that higher wool # = more delicate/higher maintenance. 150 vs 110 is irrelevant; the best suit is the one that fits best.

What are you tailoring? Just letting fabric in/out at the sleeves/waist or getting pants hemmed is fairly trivial (I just had pants let out for like $15), but something like getting the shoulders redone is prohibitively expensive and not worth it.

 

[docgerrard]

Yeah I would just get sleeves, pant waist and legs. Thanks for your help!

Any opinions on baroni suits?

 

[bdavro23]

Get whichever one fits better. I believe they are both half canvassed and the materials are likely similar, so get what fits. With that being said, Suitsupply has a better reputation on this forum, which may or may not be due to marketing.

 

[shortput]

I've never worn or seen one, so I couldn't tell you, but you can always try searching this website for people who have had experiences with them, or the internet at large.

Are they fully canvassed? If so, all other things being equal, that would tip the scales in favor of Baroni, because Suitsupply is only half-canvassed. And as always, if the suit fits you must acquit!

 

[docgerrard]



I've never worn or seen one, so I couldn't tell you, but you can always try searching this website for people who have had experiences with them, or the internet at large. 

Are they fully canvassed? If so, all other things being equal, that would tip the scales in favor of Baroni, because Suitsupply is only half-canvassed. And as always, if the suit fits you must acquit!

No it is half-canvassed! I just ordered the suitsupply, i'll have to try the baroni one on too. Thanks!

 

[83MOE]

How did that suitsupply.co suit work out for ya? I was thinking about getting a baroni myself but having a hrad time getting a recent review on them. I have seen them being talked about for $250-$300 various threads but have looks on the wizard site ebay, and baronisuits.com and see them for $495-$595

 

[GBR]



Is there more to wool than higher number is better?

The suitsupply napoli is 110s while the baroni prive is supposedly 150s. Does that necessarily mean the latter is better?

No it does not: the 150 far less useful for the ways of daily life.

 

[am55]

There's more to a material than the number (also applies to shirts). You can have a very high thread count and a crappy material that piles a lot and will die in a few months because it uses lower grade raw material and shorter fibres. And you can have a worsted in the 90s that will last forever, be bulletproof, yet soft and easy to tailor and wear. There's a limited supply of the good stuff and obviously it often goes to the highest bidder. No, a "cashmere" jumper for $60 is not a "great deal" compared to the $500 one.

You can test this theory relatively easily by buying second hand vintage suits, which despite their great age can still look great if well maintained. I personally think a lot of the stuff that hangs off the rack at more fashionable names already looks unwearable.