What brand consistently meets your standards?

[Drydis Greis]

Originally Posted by stylesmurf

Where's a good place to get a Kent's brush from?

http://www.kentbrushes.com/

And they're even cheaper than buying from a Stateside store...

 

[pkincy]

From both a fit and finish standpoint:

Shoes: John Lobb
tailored clothing: Kiton then Oxxford
casual slacks: Bernard Zin
Shirts: My Tailor
Ties: Talbott (I know, but I love the knot they tie)

Perry

 

[bmulford]

Sartorio Kiton and Borrelli for odd jackets & Suits
Borrelli for Shirts
Attolini for Ties / Pocket squares & cashmere sweaters
Lobb, Edward Green and Martegani for Shoes
Pantherella and paul smith for socks
Glashutte Original for Timepieces
Orciani for belts
Borrelli and attolini for trousers

 

[Mathew J]

Originally Posted by tsaltzma

+1 on all of these.

Add Penhaligons for fragrance as well.

Add Gillette pre-cartridge. Old Gillette razors that use the double edge razor blades rock. I have one 60 years old and one 100 years old and they both look and function like new.

Muehle for Shaving/Grooming as well as Kent.....the interesting thing is Edwin Jagger and Muehle are exactly the same thing, the difference is Muehle is a much older namesake (believe EJ was started sometime in the 80s) and Muehle is German while EJ is British, that and EJ has a more classic look wheras Muehle is more modern....throw Merkur in there and that is a wrap.

Also since someone mentioned cookware I would throw in caphalon and Henckles pro S...cheaper than either Wusthof and All Clad and IMHO work just as well, just not as pretty.

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by Drydis Greis

http://www.kentbrushes.com/

And they're even cheaper than buying from a Stateside store...
Kent brushes are great.

 

[KObalto]

Originally Posted by Drydis Greis

http://www.kentbrushes.com/

And they're even cheaper than buying from a Stateside store...

Even cheaper if you buy seconds from their Ebay store. I usually can't find the flaw. When I can, it's something like an unusual knot in the wood or a few errant bristles.

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by KObalto

Even cheaper if you buy seconds from their Ebay store. I usually can't find the flaw. When I can, it's something like an unusual knot in the wood or a few errant bristles.

I purchased mine from the eBay store.

 

[Mathew J]

Originally Posted by KObalto

Even cheaper if you buy seconds from their Ebay store. I usually can't find the flaw. When I can, it's something like an unusual knot in the wood or a few errant bristles.

Same here, buy the brushes from ebay and then recently bought a comb from bayside in fl....great stuff

 

[17 Seconds]

Originally Posted by mtlandfamous

Band of Outsiders.

This.

Wish I could afford more pieces, but the suit and shirt that I have are amazing. Always get compliments. Wore the suit to my wedding.

 

[A.K.A.]

Samuelsohn - never any label confusion, always high quality goods
Ermenegildo Zegna - (trousers only) never owned their suits, shirts, or sportcoats

 

[uzairh]

N.D.C. for shoes.

 

[Kd88]

Trojan.

 

[Fashionsense]

Originally Posted by Firstladyofsong

Loro Piana

+1 Not that I can afford to own a lot of them, but so far my experience with LP is hands down the most consistent and elegant RTW luxury brand, esp. outerwear.

Some of the others I like:
MUJI
Finamore
Uniglo
Barba
Borrelli
Incotex
Yohji Yamamoto
Arguably Apple

 

[oscarthewild]

Q-Tip
3M
Magnalite
Pilot Pens
Brooks Brothers Makers
Brooks Brother Golden Fleece
Alden
Kiehls

 

[Montauk]

I'm surprised that no one's mentioned good ol' (Italian) Polo RL. Obviously not quite as well made as RLPL, but with a shapely cut (I often size down for best results), wonderfully soft and bold fabrics (more interesting than most RLPL), and just the right dash of unapologetic anachronism (although I could do without the suede elbow patches). No other RTW line is so well-attuned to the Apparel Arts aesthetic that inspire many of us; worn with a little worldy wit (i.e. don't wear a damned fedora, but do wear bright socks!), it's classic without being cartoonish. Plus it's easy to find on the cheap. I've picked up literally dozens of beautiful Polo suits for the price of a couple topline bespoke, and frankly, I think many of them look better on me than a lot of guys' bespoke looks on them.