The Tailor Academy
The Price of Luxury
Why some cloth costs thousands per metre, and what you really pay for in a fashion house suit.
A metre of cloth can cost a few dollars or several thousand. This chapter looks at where the money goes, from rare fibres and small mill runs to the price of a famous name.
- What Are You Paying For in a Fashion House Suit?In a fashion house suit, cloth and labour are a small share of the price, and markup does the rest. Bespoke pricing works closer to the…
- Why Can a Metre of Cloth Cost Thousands?Vicuna, Dormeuil's Vanquish II and Zegna's finest wools show why luxury cloth costs so much, and why one $6,000 Armani claim does not check out.
