Comments for The Effortless Gent http://www.effortlessgent.com Better equipping the everyday man. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:52:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on The Endorsement: L.L. Bean Signature Plain Weave Suiting by Barron http://www.effortlessgent.com/the-endorsement-l-l-bean-signature-plain-weave-suiting/comment-page-1/#comment-333 Barron Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:52:00 +0000 http://www.effortlessgent.com/?p=779#comment-333 Hey there, Well during this particular visit, my total cost was $95. I also got a lot of work done, altering practically every part of the suit: arms slimmed and shortened, jacket sides tapered, legs and seat slimmed and hemmed. Everything was shrunken just the right amount so it fit perfectly. I believe the suit in this example was $185, so 50% additional cost. It really does depend, like you said. There are lots of factors including location and the tailor's skill (which can be more expensive, the better he is.) I actually wrote an article on tailors over at Primer Magazine here: http://bit.ly/a0G8Fm What it boils down to is this: Find a suit you love at a price you are comfortable with, knowing that you must take it to a tailor to have it fit perfectly. Let's say your budget is $300, look for a suit in the $200 - $250 range, knowing you have $50 - $100 in tailoring covered. There is no optimal ratio and honestly, good tailoring is always worth the extra cost no matter the price of the suit. You can buy a $6000 Tom Ford suit but if it's 3 sizes too big, it won't look good. On the other hand, you can buy a suit at H&M, have some basic alterations done for a negligible price, and come out looking like a million bucks. Thanks for the great question! Hey there,

Well during this particular visit, my total cost was $95. I also got a lot of work done, altering practically every part of the suit: arms slimmed and shortened, jacket sides tapered, legs and seat slimmed and hemmed. Everything was shrunken just the right amount so it fit perfectly. I believe the suit in this example was $185, so 50% additional cost.

It really does depend, like you said. There are lots of factors including location and the tailor’s skill (which can be more expensive, the better he is.) I actually wrote an article on tailors over at Primer Magazine here: http://bit.ly/a0G8Fm

What it boils down to is this: Find a suit you love at a price you are comfortable with, knowing that you must take it to a tailor to have it fit perfectly. Let’s say your budget is $300, look for a suit in the $200 – $250 range, knowing you have $50 – $100 in tailoring covered.

There is no optimal ratio and honestly, good tailoring is always worth the extra cost no matter the price of the suit. You can buy a $6000 Tom Ford suit but if it’s 3 sizes too big, it won’t look good. On the other hand, you can buy a suit at H&M, have some basic alterations done for a negligible price, and come out looking like a million bucks.

Thanks for the great question!

]]> Comment on The Endorsement: L.L. Bean Signature Plain Weave Suiting by KWu http://www.effortlessgent.com/the-endorsement-l-l-bean-signature-plain-weave-suiting/comment-page-1/#comment-332 KWu Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:23:00 +0000 http://www.effortlessgent.com/?p=779#comment-332 Would you mind sharing about how much additional cost it tacked on to the cost of the suit to get all the tailoring done? I recognize it'll be different for everyone depending on their location (I'm in NYC) but it'd be nice to have a ballpark idea of how much you think it's worth putting into tailoring when compared to the original cost of the suit (50% more? 80%? same $ for tailoring as for the suit itself?) Thanks! Would you mind sharing about how much additional cost it tacked on to the cost of the suit to get all the tailoring done? I recognize it’ll be different for everyone depending on their location (I’m in NYC) but it’d be nice to have a ballpark idea of how much you think it’s worth putting into tailoring when compared to the original cost of the suit (50% more? 80%? same $ for tailoring as for the suit itself?)

Thanks!

]]> Comment on The Endorsement: The inexpensive, no-frills timepiece by Lorenzo Diggins Jr. http://www.effortlessgent.com/the-endorsement-the-inexpensive-no-frills-timepiece/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Lorenzo Diggins Jr. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:07:00 +0000 http://www.effortlessgent.com/?p=861#comment-331 Great post!!! You saved me money...I was already contemplating buying the J.Crew Timex, but this is just as good, if not better considering me saving money! Great post!!! You saved me money…I was already contemplating buying the J.Crew Timex, but this is just as good, if not better considering me saving money!

]]> Comment on The Endorsement: The inexpensive, no-frills timepiece by Dan http://www.effortlessgent.com/the-endorsement-the-inexpensive-no-frills-timepiece/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Dan Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:32:00 +0000 http://www.effortlessgent.com/?p=861#comment-328 Thanks to your recommendation here! Exactly the type of watch I was looking for - and excellent price. I accidentally bought the cheaper one on Target (which is pretty small and doesn't list the day of the week) so I ordered the one you have pictured here. Thanks to your recommendation here! Exactly the type of watch I was looking for – and excellent price. I accidentally bought the cheaper one on Target (which is pretty small and doesn’t list the day of the week) so I ordered the one you have pictured here.

]]> Comment on The Endorsement: The inexpensive, no-frills timepiece by Dan http://www.effortlessgent.com/the-endorsement-the-inexpensive-no-frills-timepiece/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Dan Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:32:00 +0000 http://www.effortlessgent.com/?p=861#comment-327 Thanks to your recommendation here! Exactly the type of watch I was looking for - and excellent price. I accidentally bought the cheaper one on Target (which is pretty small and doesn't list the day of the week) so I ordered the one you have pictured here. Thanks to your recommendation here! Exactly the type of watch I was looking for – and excellent price. I accidentally bought the cheaper one on Target (which is pretty small and doesn’t list the day of the week) so I ordered the one you have pictured here.

]]> Comment on The Endorsement: The inexpensive, no-frills timepiece by Dan http://www.effortlessgent.com/the-endorsement-the-inexpensive-no-frills-timepiece/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Dan Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:32:00 +0000 http://www.effortlessgent.com/?p=861#comment-326 Thanks to your recommendation here! Exactly the type of watch I was looking for - and excellent price. I accidentally bought the cheaper one on Target (which is pretty small and doesn't list the day of the week) so I ordered the one you have pictured here. Thanks to your recommendation here! Exactly the type of watch I was looking for – and excellent price. I accidentally bought the cheaper one on Target (which is pretty small and doesn’t list the day of the week) so I ordered the one you have pictured here.

]]> Comment on The Endorsement: The inexpensive, no-frills timepiece by Barron http://www.effortlessgent.com/the-endorsement-the-inexpensive-no-frills-timepiece/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Barron Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:48:00 +0000 http://www.effortlessgent.com/?p=861#comment-321 I never thought of looking there either; and to be honest I went there not planning on walking out with it. I've had it for several weeks at this point and it's turned into my daily watch. The others are jealous. I never thought of looking there either; and to be honest I went there not planning on walking out with it.

I’ve had it for several weeks at this point and it’s turned into my daily watch. The others are jealous.

]]> Comment on The Endorsement: The inexpensive, no-frills timepiece by Lpwickerbottom http://www.effortlessgent.com/the-endorsement-the-inexpensive-no-frills-timepiece/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Lpwickerbottom Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:55:00 +0000 http://www.effortlessgent.com/?p=861#comment-315 Yup, the Seiko 5 is an automatic movement. I believe most Seiko 5's cannot be manually wound by the crown though; i.e. you have to either wear it or just shake it for a few minutes to start it up. The price for a basic automatic movement is unbeatable though. I have this one which is military-inspired and also very minimalistic . You can find these pretty easily for around $75. http://media.photobucket.com/image/seiko%205%20military/a19als/SL270077.jpg Yup, the Seiko 5 is an automatic movement. I believe most Seiko 5’s cannot be manually wound by the crown though; i.e. you have to either wear it or just shake it for a few minutes to start it up. The price for a basic automatic movement is unbeatable though.

I have this one which is military-inspired and also very minimalistic . You can find these pretty easily for around $75.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/seiko%205%20military/a19als/SL270077.jpg

]]> Comment on The Endorsement: The inexpensive, no-frills timepiece by Jason Willson http://www.effortlessgent.com/the-endorsement-the-inexpensive-no-frills-timepiece/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Jason Willson Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:06:00 +0000 http://www.effortlessgent.com/?p=861#comment-314 Never thought of looking at Target. I just took my Tissot, removed he leather strap, and put on an OD green strap. $25 is hard to beat though. Never thought of looking at Target. I just took my Tissot, removed he leather strap, and put on an OD green strap. $25 is hard to beat though.

]]> Comment on The Endorsement: The inexpensive, no-frills timepiece by Barron http://www.effortlessgent.com/the-endorsement-the-inexpensive-no-frills-timepiece/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Barron Sat, 14 Aug 2010 10:43:43 +0000 http://www.effortlessgent.com/?p=861#comment-313 I was looking for something minimal with a very basic face, so this was perfect. I agree the J.Crew Timex seems overpriced, and not exactly what I was looking for anyway. I like the Seiko 5; they're automatic, aren't they? I was looking for something minimal with a very basic face, so this was perfect. I agree the J.Crew Timex seems overpriced, and not exactly what I was looking for anyway. I like the Seiko 5; they're automatic, aren't they?

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