MC General Chat

[clee1982]

I mean that’s textbook result (USD strengthen) won’t be 1 for 1 though. PS have made in Japan stuff for Japanese market but not same stuff

 

[smittycl]

Unless he tariffs Japan.


The other unknown is whether the Canadian dollar sinks as a result of the tariffs. If so, that would likely offset some of the tariff’s effect.

@NickPollica was quoted in the NYTimes recently about the difficulty in finding U.S.-based suppliers for his clothing line. That said, maybe Hickey Freeman / Oxxford / Martin Greenfield can scale up.

I was planning on commissioning a MTM soon, and I’ll likely go with Samuelsohn to support local jobs.

And as for Trump, he’s signaling that EU tariffs are on the way.

Yeah, they are next. Best to grab any EU gems now. Have some fabric for a NMWA x Sartoria Carrara commission later this year. Hope that's still possible.

 

[othertravel]

Yeah, they are next. Best to grab any EU gems now. Have some fabric for a NMWA x Sartoria Carrara commission later this year. Hope that's still possible.

In all seriousness, might be cheaper to fly to Italy and get it made there.

I ran the numbers a while back on Tom Ford MTM. It’s actually cheaper to fly out to Milan, stay in a nice hotel, and get your suit made there - with funds left over. Gives you a sense of the North American markup.

 

[smittycl]

In all seriousness, might be cheaper to fly to Italy and get it made there.

I ran the numbers a while back on Tom Ford MTM. It’s actually cheaper to fly out to Milan, stay in a nice hotel, and get your suit made there - with funds left over. Gives you a sense of the North American markup.

I have so much tailoring now any new purchases are clearly wants over needs. Will stick to Greg's excellent cut and process as long as it makes financial sense!

I just scored two amazing linen suits from the Armoury from LuxeSwap (he bought their warehouse remainders). One santandrea, one Ring Jacket. I've said it before but at age 59 they might be the last things I really need.

 

[DapperDan15]

Our counter-tariffs (Canada) are just about the stupidest thing we could have chosen to do, from a customer perspective. It'll make everything more expensive for ordinary people (but not for the politicians!).

Hopefully it won't affect some recent orders too badly. Anyone know if there's still a minimum threshold at which they don't apply?

 

[Keyser_Söze]

Our counter-tariffs (Canada) are just about the stupidest thing we could have chosen to do, from a customer perspective. It'll make everything more expensive for ordinary people (but not for the politicians!).

Hopefully it won't effect some recent orders too badly. Anyone know if there's still a minimum threshold at which they don't apply?

Yeah, Canada played their cards wrong unfortunately.