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#1 2006-09-11 08:06:21
- bcjohn
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Polo MTM Suit (Blue Label)
Does anyone have an opinion regarding Polo MTM suits? In particular, how do the pants come out. The rise is typically too long and the pants are too baggy for me in most RTW suits. Thanks.
#3 2006-09-11 08:20:09
- bcjohn
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Re: Polo MTM Suit (Blue Label)
The "cutting fee" is waived, so the price is the same as RTW -- $1195.
#4 2006-09-12 08:02:38
- Cantabrigian
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Re: Polo MTM Suit (Blue Label)
How's the selection of cloth? Is it mostly LP or do they have some English cloths as well?
#5 2006-09-12 20:00:58
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Polo MTM Suit (Blue Label)
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#6 2006-09-14 04:37:15
- Horace
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Re: Polo MTM Suit (Blue Label)
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#7 2006-09-14 04:44:17
- Horace
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Re: Polo MTM Suit (Blue Label)
By the way, on Polo MTM: I've been surprised to read on two sep. threads on two separate MB's, how "inflexible" Polo has been on their MTM program. One person (was it Phil?) mentioned that Polo couldn't "remove" darts from the jacket and another person mentioned that he couldn't specify not having a ticket pocket. Odd, and makes me wonder how "MTM" these things really are. I mean, after all, it suggests to me that these things are RTW with modifications post facto rather than MTM where there is some alteration in the manufacture itself (the way I understand Southwick does it).
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#8 2006-09-14 10:18:34
- Tomasso
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Re: Polo MTM Suit (Blue Label)
MTM programs vary in the amount of latitude allowed for modification of the basic pattern. Some, like Polo, are very rigid where others, like Oxxford, are very flexible. I believe that Corneliani makes MTM for Polo so you may want to deal directly with them as they may be more accommodating.
#9 2006-09-14 16:56:12
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Polo MTM Suit (Blue Label)
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#10 2006-09-14 18:24:08
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Polo MTM Suit (Blue Label)
Check this out...
http://style.polo.com/runway/mens/fa_06/video.asp?ab=0906_videobtmenslp
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#12 2006-09-29 12:25:44
- Lord Copper
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Re: Polo MTM Suit (Blue Label)
I enquired at the NY RL mansion about having a DB tuxedo made. Outstanding and upfront customer service by a real professional named Paul (?) He told me that for Purple Label they could add ticket pockets, flaps and vents. (Don't worry, I wanted none of these things, but it was part of his pitch.) They could also cut it 6x2 or 6x4.
I was amazed to learn that they could also measure for trouser rise and armhole height. He wasn't sure, but he thought they might be able to remove the back pockets from the trousers. The cost? $4000. In the end, I decided to go bespoke, but it wasn't an easy decision (RL can't do a proper brace back). I'd highly recommend working with this fellow if you want RL MTM.
(He also added that the Blue Label quality doesn't come close to the Purple Label.)
Last edited by Lord Copper (2006-09-29 12:27:54)
#13 2006-10-01 02:30:54
- Horace
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Re: Polo MTM Suit (Blue Label)
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#14 2006-10-01 02:32:32
- Horace
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Re: Polo MTM Suit (Blue Label)
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#17 2007-01-05 00:13:02
- Horace
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Re: Polo MTM Suit (Blue Label)
Excellent and informative response, thanks. What's your view on fitting? I was talking to an old-timer from whom I buy MTM and he said that so much of what "makes" a suit is the fit. And the more I think about it, the more I agree that the guy fitting you is important. I think this is no revelation for most people on the forum, but for me it sort of was. And I'm sure it would be indeed to the majority of men who buy suits, be they RTW or MTM, and maybe even bespoke.
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.