Brooks Brothers Regent Fit Navy – $274 ($648) | Fitzgerald Fit Grey Plaid – $274 ($648)
Use code SPWE12 to take $50 off your purchase of $300, $100 off a purchase of $500, and $200 off a purchase of $800 or more during the Brooks Brothers spring wardrobe event. Code expires 11:59pm ET on 3/12/12
Maybe this post should have been titled: “The Splurge?”
Yes you can get sport coats for much, much less. Cotton sport coats especially. But in the spirit of the difficult-to-compare-athon that is Store Wars, comparing the Target Kensington Cotton Sport coat to one of these is more than apples and oranges. It’s apples and orangutans.*
Both are half canvassed and made in the USA. The Regent Fit on the left is going to fit a bit slimmer than the Fitzgerald on the right. Both have a distinctive pattern that’s not too wild. And both are made from Saxxon wool, which is light and resists wrinkling.
Each was $650, then got marked down to half off, and during the spring wardrobe event, the code SPWE12 takes an extra $50 off to drop then to $274.
But is that still too much? Leave your vote in the poll as well as your take in the comments.
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*And for the record, you can compare apples and oranges. Or even apples and orangutans. In this case, despite all that these have going for them $274 is just going to be WAY too much for many of us, for one sport coat. So despite the sale? The Orangutan might lose out here. Sorry Louie. Save my stool next to Baloo for happy hour.
Brooks Brothers retail prices are set a little high, but they should be. They are generally styled and built to withstand several seasons of wear. Materials and craftsmanship are generally good. The sales they have knock them down for gents in the know. Usually, quality is pretty good and I’m normally willing to pay 50% for Brooks Brothers, sometimes a little more. If you wear conservative clothing, Brooks Brothers is generally a good standard to go by. This will be a splurge for some, a deal for others.
A decent deal, but it’s warming up now and those aren’t very spring / summery.
some pretty good prices, high quality suits
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Those are some very very stylish sport coats, but I just can’t spend that much on a sport coat. Maybe when I finish law school, I splurge a little more.
It just doesn’t seem practical, especially for something that is going to get limited use. Now a pair of Allen Edmonds, maybe.
Roy Williams vs. NC State in the ACC Tourney this past Saturday.
2 bills. Just bought a sweet Jcrew tweed sportcoat on sale at a brick n mortar in chicago for that price and would have a hard time spending a lot more unless it was part of a full suit.
Antonio – I hope you’ll splurge after law school; if you’re going to spend $140k+ on a post baccalaureate degree to work in a prestigious field, you should respect your profession and title by dressing to it’s level (not to say that anyone with another occupation doesn’t have the right, nor should strive to dress well). I see a lot of comments from Dappered readers about buying “for the season.” I’d like to address this in the least condescending way possible – an adult needs to have a wardrobe built on quality articles that will last a lifetime, and not cater to cheap garments that cater to fads and trends. With that said, buy (strike) when the deal (iron) is hot: buy during off-season sales. Quality, when properly cared for, will last a life time, even if it comes with a substantially higher price tag (kinda like a JD).
I’d pay big bucks for brooks brothers. Hig quality that will last a lifetime (provided that you buy simple/timeless items)
I’d consider paying $274 for a BB jacket since I know the quality is good, but A) I figure I’d need their Milano fit (since I have to have their “extra slim fit” shirts taken in about an inch on both sides) and B) neither of those pattern seem quite versatile enough to justify the greater expense.
Knowing that I will have to spend $70 to slim the body and $15 to tailor the sleeves, I pretty much need to buy thrift store sport coats to keep the overall cost in bounds. Adding $85 to $274…I feel like I should just get a custom sport coat at that point. The grey plaid looks much more classic and is especially killer with the grey vest underneath.