Comments on: Made in Brooklyn | Martin Greenfield for Gilt

By: Tintin

Tintin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:01:53 +0000

The khaki cotton suit is a steal. And perfectly detailed to seperate you from old men like myself in poplins. Side vent vs center, patch pockets vs flap, half lined vs fully lined. Very euro looking and in a good way.

I sniffed around for MTM cotton khaki early spring. Brooks: $2,500 J Press: Jay wouldn’t do it. Brooks Computer: $1,500. The new MTM place on Madison that make’s ‘em in Mexico: $900.

By: Rose

Rose — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:54:50 +0000

Another great video on Martin The Taylor: http://vimeo.com/1213401

By: Michael Williams

Michael Williams — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:36:20 +0000

“Expectancy of transparency” from a retailer. I don’t understand why everyone is holding Gilt to a higher standard than any other store or brand. If you don’t think this is a good deal or a good looking suit, just don’t buy it. Vote with your wallet. That’s what makes the grass grow in America.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:29:02 +0000

Looks like nice stuff, but let’s be honest about Gilt — a lot of their “sales” raise questions. For example, why has what appears to be the entire Jack spade line show up on Gilt? That odd Brooks Brothers line a few days ago?

If this is a collab with Gilt, then why are prices given as “sale price?” I’m not saying it’s a rip off, just that I think overall there should be more transparency.

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:29:20 +0000

@moods

You live in NYC, you should just visit MG in person and let The Man himself measure and fit you for a suit for not much $$ more than Gilt is charging.

By: Moosa

Moosa — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:06:00 +0000

Now that I have purchased my suit, can anyone recommend a great tailor in Brooklyn or Manhattan for that custom fit?

By: Charles

Charles — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:45:24 +0000

“Everyone knows about Gilt’s shady outlet store shell game, but a fair amount of their stuff is dumped directly from shows and designers — you have to use your eye and avoid products with dodgy descriptions (“imported” instead of “made in Italy”).”

This is wrong. Outlet stores currently sell products of lower quality. Gilt sells the same product offered but from previous seasons given the reason for the lower cost. Given this, they don’t have a shady outlet store shell game.

By: Charles

Charles — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:42:12 +0000

Hickey still has a website. Did they shut-down. I know that the company of Hickey Freeman was going out of business, but they’re still floating. Why did you say rest in peace then?

By: tom

tom — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:17:01 +0000

Thanks for the tip. I’ve been looking for the perfect navy cotton suit for a while and think I just found it. Can’t wait for it to arrive!

By: Makaga

Makaga — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:51:36 +0000

Ahh, so that’s where Tyler ended up!
Great posting! Thanks for clueing us in, Michael!