[Srogue]

Hello, first-time poster, but I came across the site while doing some research on a couple of suits I picked up recently. One is a Hart Schaffner Marx originally from Dillards and the other, which I thought at first was a Hickey Freeman, I think is not, and is instead from a make named H. Freeman. I will include a pic of the label. Not know hardly anything about suits, would you guys be able to tell me which one is the better suit? I can take pictures if needed. I was wanting to know because I need to have them altered slightly, whichever one I go with, and want to choose the better quality suit. I don't know if either is fused, 1/2 Canvased, etc. Both suits were a steal though, $13.00 each, so it was worth a gamble. Oh, and I need this for a wedding of a friend that is coming up in a month and a half. The HSF suit has a pair of matching pants, but for the H. Freeman suit, I would have to buy some pants. Any insight, guidance, and help are appreciated! The two pics included are the logo of the H. Freeman suit and a closeup of the material.

 

[Srogue]

Thank both of you for your responses. I do believe, (with my very limited knowledge of suits) that the H. Freeman does feel "nicer" in quality. However, Pine, your statement to scrap it hurts. I know it is not a suit, because it doesn't have matching pants, however, I know there has to be a store somewhere that has the same pattern or color (If fact I saw a store in a nearby city that had pictures (SJ Haggard) in OKC that had a picture of a kid wearing a suit that looked exactly the same as my H. Freeman, so I know they have to exist. I know it would be a time sink to try and track down a pair of pants, but unfortunately, that is what I have more of, more time, and less money at this moment and if I could spare having to throw the jacket out (maybe instead I could wear it with something else, like jeans or other contrasting pants as a casual outfit?) I just hate throwing stuff away!

Anyway, the whole reason I even went down this route, instead of buying a legit, nice suit, is I need it for my friend's wedding (I am a guest) and don't want to sink 600-1000 into a suit yet because I am in the midst of losing weight. I have lost a ton of weight over the past year, around 100 pounds, and I have 20 pounds more to go until I am at my goal weight. I don't want to get measured and have a suit made with 20 pounds left to lose, but needed the jacket for the wedding, so that was my dilemma. Someday, hopefully in the next 6 months, I will go and get a true legit suit, which I do look forward to and will treat as a goal for becoming a much healthier weight. Anyway, thanks for your information guys. I will do what you suggested Woofa and give a few pics of both jackets and see what you think. I'll post later. Thanks again.

 

[Srogue]

I admire your tenacity, truly, but I think the chance of finding matching pants may be less than zero. Try though. Or try this, go up from your $13 budget to $30 and get something like I've pictured below, currently being sold on eBay. H. Freeman is good stuff, I've had a few through the years.

(This picture, just an example, I have no idea your size except that it must be far less than it used to after losing a hundred pounds. Congrats on that.) View attachment 94877

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I don't know why I didn't think of Ebay. This is actually a perfect solution, I can certainly swing 30 bucks or thereabouts and I can get a complet suit in decent shape. Thank you! I'll save my time and money trying to hunt down an impossible-to-find matching pants. Time to do some eBay searching.