QOS Kazan tie alternative?

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• drum007 New York, NYPosts: 684MI6 Agent

  January 2010

  Pretty good! Although for that price, I would rather have the real McCoy! )
• David Schofield EnglandPosts: 1,528MI6 Agent

  January 2010

  drum007 wrote:

  Pretty good! Although for that price, I would rather have the real McCoy! )

  
  I'm afraid you'd have paid far more than £93.00 for the Tom Ford original at his boutiques.
• saint-antoine CanadaPosts: 209MI6 Agent

  January 2010

  Nice find... but a bit expensive for a close-looking-but not-the genuine-item. Magnoli is working on a version of this tie that I will be waiting for. Based on all his past Bond ties, I am going to buy with my eyes closed! But still a great find, and all good looking ARMANI ties are a welcome addition to any wardrobe!
• toutbrun Washington, USAPosts: 1,501MI6 Agent

  January 2010

  It's a very nice find. I always wonder how you guys are able to find these items. Well the original tie is not available from Tom Ford anymore but their ties are from 215 to 295 USD.
  
  This one is not the same but I'm sure it will look good. Magnoli's one - if he does end up doing one - will be more spot on for the pattern, but I've seen his ties and to me they are not thick enough, not made in Italy and the silk quality - the way the fabric is made seems a little bit cheaper than an expensive regular tie.
  
  I think this is still a good tie to buy.

  If you can't trust a Swiss banker, what's the world come to?
• saint-antoine CanadaPosts: 209MI6 Agent

  January 2010

  Magnoli does outstanding work at an outstanding price. I own many HUGO BOSS, E. ZEGNA and T. BAKER originals and Magnoli's are definitelly in the same quality ball park as these more expensive prestigious tie designers. Make mine Magnoli!!!
• urhash USPosts: 986MI6 Agent

  January 2010

  saint-antoine wrote:

  Magnoli does outstanding work at an outstanding price. I own many HUGO BOSS, E. ZEGNA and T. BAKER originals and Magnoli's are definitelly in the same quality ball park as these more expensive prestigious tie designers. Make mine Magnoli!!!

  
  Co-sign. Just got the DAD blue circles tie from Magnoli, and it is complete eye candy. And as saint-antoine mentioned, his ties on average are on par very close with my more expensive ties (Turnbull & Asser, etc)... and certainly a HELL of a lot better than the typical ties you can find for $60 if you shop around.
• toutbrun Washington, USAPosts: 1,501MI6 Agent

  January 2010

  I still think that a $350 Quantum Jacket and a $175 cardigan is expensive

  If you can't trust a Swiss banker, what's the world come to?
• BLU8 Ontario, CanadaPosts: 418MI6 Agent

  January 2010

  toutbrun wrote:

  I still think that a $350 Quantum Jacket and a $175 cardigan is expensive

  
  It's a fair bit of cash, but it's a mere fraction of the cost of the Tom Ford originals. Those prices are insane! And keep in mind that Magnoli's clothes are made-to-measure and thus will fit you like a second skin.
  
  I am so glad that I discovered Magnoli Clothiers, since there is no way in hell a student like me could afford a wardrobe full of Tom Ford neckties or Brioni suits. Thanks to Magnoli, I can have my own piece of Bond style, and still afford to eat!
• urhash USPosts: 986MI6 Agent

  January 2010

  Part of the cost has to do with the fact that they are MTM. Indy told me he could make the jacket out of paper and it still wouldn't have a cheap base price due to the cost of cutting material to your specs and measurements. I agree it's not cheap, but you're also not buying a mass produced jacket.
• David Schofield EnglandPosts: 1,528MI6 Agent

  January 2010

  And, I'd like to add, where could you get replicas that are as accurate to the originals as Magnoli achieves?
  
  Sure, a SIMILAR cardigan or jacket is obtainable cheaper, butjust how close in look are they to the originals?
  
  If you're not bothered about accuracy, save money: if you want a decent replica, Magnoli - albeit at a higher price - has to be the way to go.
  
  Alternatively, just save up to buy the originals....
• asd007 Posts: 225MI6 Agent

  January 2010

  Would love to buy the originals. I want any and all of the Tom Ford QOS ties. Anybody got them for sale?
• toutbrun Washington, USAPosts: 1,501MI6 Agent

  January 2010

  asd007 wrote:

  Would love to buy the originals. I want any and all of the Tom Ford QOS ties. Anybody got them for sale?

  
  I know some members who have the originals, but I don't think they would sell them for less than 400-600 US dollars. Tom Ford's retail price is already very expensive.

  If you can't trust a Swiss banker, what's the world come to?