What are some good used suit brands?
I noticed mostly a theme of Mani’s (Armani diffusion) suits, some Yvan Saint Laurens, Ralph Lauren and a bunch of other well known luxury brands in the used market.
From what I understand these listings on used sites are mostly from diffusion lines of the main brand itself with their own ups and downs (mostly downs from the forums I’ve read)
That said which one out of these diffusion lines are good?
I think Zegna Neumann is one of the diffusion lines that are pretty good, not to mention they produce/supply the materials of most if not all of the other diffusion lines from well known brands from what I understand
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The stuff on eBay is not all diffusion lines, but I would say the main challenge is buying something that fits. Identifying a decent brand is easier.
It depends what suit you want. Ivy style sack suit? Brooks brothers, polo RL, J Press. Slimmer Italian styles? Brioni, Kiton, Isaia, Zegna, etc.
Personally I think Brooks Brothers and Polo are some of the best secondhand buys. You can get a suit for ~$100 that would cost you ~$1200 new, and they're more readily available secondhand than most other brands.
What are ure thoughts on this suit? It’s ermenegildo zegna. Just want to know ure thoughts on versatility and long term use
Pinstripe double breastfed isn't exactly what I'd recommend as a first suit
A solid navy or dark gray would probably be more versatile
It’s not my first suit, this is my second one cause I realized that it’s kinda cost efficient to just get smthn used and tailor it instead of getting a suit that’s quite expensive at clothing stores only to find it being 60 percent polyester
Also the color of that suit is it black? I can’t tell but it looks gray?