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I'll lead with a confessional. I'm of roughly average income at best. I grew up with a Brooks Brothers and J. Press father and a lower-end department store mother.
All bespoke items I have are from one tailor, and he is quite affordable. The most expensive suit was under $1300. I feel this is a good value, given the quality and fit and command over the design. Were we talking $3k+, I'd be out of the game or lucky to splurge once every few years.
Shoes, a few pairs of $300 to $350 Allen Edmonds is the pinnacle of my footwear, and I'm just not entranced by finer things. I can see spending $600 on something really nice, but this would be stretching by far. $90 MTM shirts are about the tops for me as well, and that's few and far between.
I do live a fairly spartan life, and well-made, well-fitting clothing is a thing that I feel improves my life. A newer car or bigger TV, I can't say that about. I certainly can't imagine taking on debt or actually pushing off some normal expense for pricey clothing.
I don't know where this thread will go. Actually, I do recall my pre-graduate brother spending seemingly all of his income to perpetuate a Ralph Lauren wardrobe. I found that silly even then.
It's no secret that the online fora are flush with people making lavish clothing purchases.I don't really care where he gets his money from, but that's a pretty mediocre middle market shop. An associate at a Bulge Bracket won't be able to afford going bespoke, nor will most directors/younger managing directors. Banking isn't what it used to be, but even before the 2008 crisis Rubinacci would've been out of reach. Anyway, I'm glad he's enjoying his money. There are worse things he could've spent it on, and I'm certainly not going to judge him or anyone else on how they spend their money.
I'll lead with a confessional. I'm of roughly average income at best. I grew up with a Brooks Brothers and J. Press father and a lower-end department store mother.
All bespoke items I have are from one tailor, and he is quite affordable. The most expensive suit was under $1300. I feel this is a good value, given the quality and fit and command over the design. Were we talking $3k+, I'd be out of the game or lucky to splurge once every few years.
Shoes, a few pairs of $300 to $350 Allen Edmonds is the pinnacle of my footwear, and I'm just not entranced by finer things. I can see spending $600 on something really nice, but this would be stretching by far. $90 MTM shirts are about the tops for me as well, and that's few and far between.
I do live a fairly spartan life, and well-made, well-fitting clothing is a thing that I feel improves my life. A newer car or bigger TV, I can't say that about. I certainly can't imagine taking on debt or actually pushing off some normal expense for pricey clothing.
I don't know where this thread will go. Actually, I do recall my pre-graduate brother spending seemingly all of his income to perpetuate a Ralph Lauren wardrobe. I found that silly even then.