Hickey Freeman Gilt Deal

[mrr007 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mrr007]

http://www.gilt.com/sale/men/hickey-884/product/125605656


Id pretty much given up on Gilt, but this deal seems pretty solid if you can find your size. Wouldnt this be a better investment than say an Indochino suit? Was curious of others' opinions...

[Chareth Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chareth]

Good god, yes.


You're better off spending $500 for a real suit that drapes well, than $300 for an ill-fitting suit that doesn't.

[alan Dappered Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close alan]

FWIW, you can get Hickey Freeman suits from lastcall.com any day of the week for $600. When they go on sale, they're less than $500. The same goes for their brick & mortar outlets.


Whether or not they're the same quality, I have no idea.

[Tat Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tat]

Ya I saw this sale 9am sharp. Was meaning to inform threads but forgot to get around to it this morning.

[Cannon Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close Cannon]

I'd never actually looked at Hickey Freeman suits before. They look pretty dang sharp. Very clean, gentleman look.

[TTigers70 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close TTigers70]

That suit looks pretty tailored compared to other HFs I've come across. Actually just picked one up via thrifting and it measures the same at the chest as it does at the waist (very boxy). Nothing a tailor can't fix and I'm still excited about the pick-up, but just wanted to throw that out there if anyone is looking to get on this deal. Good luck

[nicholascrawford Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close nicholascrawford]

HF is a famous & high quality maker, but if you picked up an older suit thrifting, it probably adheres to the boxier standards for suit fit from years ago.

[trash Varsity Member Find all posts View Profile Close trash]

This the "hickey" line from HF, right? From what I know it's a slimmer cut, not sure if it's fused or half/full canvassed. Not to say it's a lower quality item, but I don't think it's HF mainline.

[jason_carreira Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jason_carreira]

Yeah, the "hickey" line is a bit lower quality.. half canvassed I think and cut for the thinner younger customer. Should still be better than Indochino, Hugo Boss, or anything you can buy in Macy's.

[alan Dappered Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close alan]

IIRC, the Hickey Freemans sold at Last Call are main line suits. Or at the very least, they aren't "Hickeys".


http://www.lastcall.com/store/catalo...0002_cat000002

[Tat Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tat]

I dont like the button stance and shortness they portray in the Gilt sale. Im not sure if they are having models size down to accommodate other areas, or what. But personally, I stayed away. Too trim too slim too fashion forward for me.

[jason_carreira Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jason_carreira]

Here's another gilt deal, this time for Pierre Balmain suits... I'd guess about the same quality as the "hickey" suits.


http://www.gilt.com/sale/men/pierre-balmain-317?ect=Control&eca=Text&et=DSR_Redesign&ept=DSRTo pPicks&eptn=6&epn=5&utm_content=control&et_cid=680 3&et_rid=e03428d2-ca98-4b9e-bf20-d7f042c4ac74&oeid=6803&utm_source=gilt&utm_medium= email&utm_campaign=DSR_Redesign


These are Euro sizes, so subtract 10 (more or less)... looks like there's some stock for those of you in the 36 range. The rule I've seen is that you take a Euro size and multiply by .79 to the the US / UK size, but subtracting 10 is a pretty good approximation.