[some_dude]

Unfortunately, the H. Freeman article you got is not a "suit" at all-- it is an odd jacket. As others have pointed out, a suit consists of a jacket and pants made from the same fabric. The reason the jacket was probably available for $13 is because the matching pants wore out-- in the old days, men used to get two pairs of pants with a single jacket for just this reason.

I had to recently toss an H. Freeman jacket that was very similar to yours (mine was made to measure for me) for just this reason-- the pants wore out, and the jacket really wasn't suitable for wearing on its own.

If you like the HSF suit, then go for it, or keep looking. Good luck!

 

[some_dude]

I want to thank you-- I have a number of H. Freeman made to measure suits, and I am really happy with them. I think the last one was 2017.

For a number of years I had the opportunity to be involved with the development of H. Freeman made-to-measure program. Based on the label, the coat was produced in the Island Ave. facility before moving production to the English American facility in Westminster, MD. H. Freeman garments were and still are full canvas garments. They are about 80-90% hand tailored. The collar, sleeves, buttonholes, and lining are handsewn. They use a hymo canvas, sewn in by machine. However, this was for consistency in the soft feel.

Hart, Shaffner, & Marx typically were half canvas. However, when production was moved to the Peerless facility in the early 2000, after they were sold. I can not speak to.

 

[some_dude]

Do you dry clean your suits each and every time you wear them?

Do you have a source for that? When I was the chemist for one of the large sellers of drycleaning equipment and chemical products we did extensive testing and could find no evidence of extra wear. My own experience bears this out as I wear a suit every day and never seem to wear them out...