qUaLiTy question: Same Mill, Different Brands? Baird McNutt Linen
Was perusing the Todd Synder sale and found this Linen shirt made from the Irish manufactuer Baird McNutt. J. Crew and Brooks Brothers sell a very similar shirt, also from Baird. I understand the cut and details of each will differ, but Is the quality between these going to be very different? ie. would Baird offer different "quality" linen to different suppliers? The TS is currently on sale for $80, (retail $160) The J.Crew goes on steep sale for as little as $20-30 (retail $100), BB similar (~$30) (retail $120).
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The fabric maybe the same, but like you said the fit will differ, but also construction details like stitch per inch and thread quality, button quality, etc.
Why did you type quality like that?
because the concept of "quality" is a nebulous heavily-beaten dead horse that gets constantly recycled and brought up in online fashion forums, and ultimately is largely subjective to what the individual values