A flawlessly fitting suit is part of the image of an elegant, self-confident man. And the richest and most famous sew costumes for themselves from world-famous designers, and are ready to pay tens and even hundreds of thousands of dollars for clothes. Whether we like it or not, people will always "judge a book by its cover."
The most expensive suits in the world that we'll talk about cost more than most cars, and even more than some apartments.
10. Ermenegildo Zegna - from $ 22 to 28 thousand
The tailor-made men's suit from the Italian fashion house is made from over 700 fabrics and is durable and lightweight. The process of creating a costume takes an average of 75 working hours. Sewing each suit involves four meetings with tailors, while not the client flies to them, but they fly to him.
9. Suit-winner of the World Wood Record Challenge - $ 28 thousand
The concept of this suit is interesting - it changes every year and is the result of a competition organized by the popular Italian cashmere producers - the family company Loro Piano.
In 2012, the winner of the competition was an Australian female designer named Suzanne Triplett.
Sergio and Pier Luigi Loro Piano loved the fabric and the design of the costume. They made fifty of these suits and sold them under the Loro Piana brand for $ 28,000 each.
8. Brioni Vanquish II - $ 43 thousand
There is one interesting reason why the Brioni name is thundering not only in the fashion world, but also in the cinema. And her name is James Bond. It is in costumes from the famous brand that agent 007 has been sporting in films since 1995.
The Vanquish II costume is made of the finest and rare fabrics - kiwiut, vicuna and pashmina. To top it off, a white gold thread was added to the suit's embroidery. There are only one hundred examples of the Brioni Vanquish II.
This is not the only expensive suit of this brand. Most of them are custom made for very wealthy clients.
7. Desmond Merrion Supreme - $ 47.5 thousand
This costume was handcrafted by Desmond Merrion himself, one of the finest tailors in London. Merrion does not use a sewing machine to create his tailoring, which partly explains the high cost of his costumes.
6. Kiton K50 - $ 60 thousand
Only five tailors at Kiton can make this super-expensive merino lambswool suit. It takes 50 hours to create it, and 50 suits are produced a year. This beautiful garment was designed by renowned Italian tailor Enzo D'Orsi.
5. William Westmancott Ultimate Bespoke - $ 75 thousand
The manufacturing time for this luxurious costume can take anywhere from 150 to 200 hours. Designer William Westmancott, who is behind the creation of the suit, says this luxury piece of men's wardrobe is of interest to both wealthy Russian and Middle Eastern businessmen.
So that the costume does not lose its shape over time, horse hair is used instead of threads when creating it. You will also receive five free shirts with your purchase.
4. Zoot Suit - $ 78 thousand
Compared to the elegant menswear list of the world's most expensive menswear, this WWII vintage striped outfit is comical.
However, its current price is not a joke.It was for 78 thousand dollars that Zoot Suit went under the hammer at Augusta Auctions in 2011. The buyer remained unknown.
And the buyer, who wished to remain anonymous, paid not at all for the appearance, but for the amazing story associated with this wardrobe item.
With oversized shoulder pads, swinging lapels and peg-to-length trousers, the Zoot suit "grew" from the costumes popular in Harlem's dance halls in the mid-1930s. By the 1940s, such suits were worn by members of national minorities in workers' quarters across the country. Although the Zoot costume was worn by celebrities such as Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong, it “was neither a costume nor a uniform from the entertainment world,” as Chicago-based big band trumpeter and manufacturer Harold Fox once said. He came to the world of fashion right from the street and from the ghetto.
In fact, such a suit did not belong to any brand. There was not a single designer associated with the appearance of the Zoot Suit, there was no department store where you could buy it. These were special outfits, regular suits bought two sizes up and then creatively sewn to create a dandy effect.
And in the 50s, the fashion for such suits passed. And most of them were just converted into other garments.
3. Dormeuil Vanquish II - $ 95.3 thousand
At the opening of its office in India, the British supplier of the finest and most expensive fabrics in the world presented Vanquish II fabric, created from six types of ultra-premium fabrics:
- Vanquish II;
- Royal Qivuik;
- Kirgzy White;
- Ambassador;
- Dorsilk;
- and Fifteen Point Eight.
The fabric, which combines smoothness, strength and softness, went to tailoring a suit worth more than 95 thousand dollars. Its design was developed by the head of the company himself.
2. Alexander Amosu Vanquish II - $ 101.8 thousand
This bespoke suit is one of the few fashion items in the world to have a six-figure price tag. It was tailored for an anonymous buyer.
The costume justifies its astronomical value with a fabric made of pashmina (wool of Kashmir mountain goats), rare musk ox and vicuna wool, as well as the presence of nine buttons made of 18-carat gold and diamonds. It took more than 80 working hours and five thousand stitches to create it.
Unlike the other people we mention on this list, Alexandra Amosu is not a tailor. He's just a good designer of very expensive things and a successful entrepreneur. He is like Elon Musk in the world of luxury enthusiasts.
1. Stuart Hughes Diamond Edition - $ 892.5 thousand
The name Stuart Hughes is widely known among the connoisseurs of luxury goods. This designer can turn everything into a unique jewel - from most expensive phones in the world to the yacht and the garment.
The most expensive men's suit in the world, to which Hughes had a hand in collaboration with Richard Jewels, consists of the finest grades of cashmere, wool and silk. And the decoration took 480 diamonds with a total weight of 240 carats.
It took 600 hours of work from the best tailors and jewelers to create it. There are only three such suits in the world.
Essentially, this is the perfect fashion jewelry suit. And while walking around with all these diamonds can be life-threatening, it will surely make you feel like you are worth around $ 1 million.