I purchased a Mani suit at Dillard's clearance sale many years ago for about $150. It's a petrol blue sharkskin fabric. Label says: "made in the USA from imported fabric." Not a great suit, but an OK suit for business travel. I doubt yours is fake.

 

Armani Mani was a lower end diffusion line for sale in department stores, and has since been discontinued. It was made in Italy and a couple of different places over the years. With a Saks tag in it, I doubt it's fake.

 

Might one surmise, then, that the made it Italy (even though low-end) is slightly nicer than suits produced at other localities?

 

I'm no expert, but I wouldn't necessarily assume that. Rather, I'd guess the brand owner contracted with a clothing producer to make the garments to certain specifications. Over time, the garments may have been made in different factories, some in Italy, some not.

I know that Armani used Gruppo GFT to make a lot of their clothing. Gruppo GFT has 10,000 employees and 18 manufacturing plants around the globe.

 

Might one surmise, then, that the made it Italy (even though low-end) is slightly nicer than suits produced at other localities?

Fiddlermatt,
"Made in Italy" may mean different things depending on the state of the law at the time the thing was made. It may mean made in Italy. It may mean some finishing work was done on the item. These things change. Often, items are sourced from a variety of places and labeled as seems allowable and preferable at the moment. Better to judge each thing on its own merits as it is and not rely upon the impressions created by the expertise of marketeers and implications of 'worth' and 'quality' that may have been carefully manipulated to produce the desired result: quarterly sales, prestige, etc.
If you are comfortable and confident, it is only important that the fit, shape, fabric, and style of the item fill a useful role in your journey through life's vicissitudes and trials.
As a completely irrelevant side note, the items one has labeled Mani have all been very good quality and sometimes better than more recent higher line items of greater report. There are times when values are distorted, but quality lasts.
Good fortune to you,
rudy

 

Thank you . I have a pair of black corduroy female Bermuda shorts in excellent condition from the Mani line now dissolved . Unfortunately I gained weight and they have sat in my closet for decades . Size 42 with the infamous “ Made in Italy “ label . Any one interested with a tiny waist let me know at cacsp1@icloud.com . Please put Mani Black Corduroy Bermuda in Subject line .

 

I owned at least 5 Mani suits made in the early 90s. I am certain they were all labeled made in italy. Nice garments that wore very well. Two were bought at Saks, one at Neiman Marcus, and another 2 at Macys several years later, I had a hard time tossing many of them because the fabrics were excellent and the fit very nice. Enjoy your new suit.

 

Not a fake. Nobody would go to the trouble of faking such an item (even the Chinese). Enjoy your suit!

 

Thanks for the information everyone. As I said, once it returns from the tailor I'll post pictures. I got it for forty dollars and it came with a Giorgio Armani tie I really like; I think I did alright.

 

I used to own one, to my recollection they were made in Italy.

I highly doubt anyone would bother to fake Mani suits - who would buy it? Very few people would have any knowledge about such obscure brand.

 

Thanks for the information everyone. As I said, once it returns from the tailor I'll post pictures. I got it for forty dollars and it came with a Giorgio Armani tie I really like; I think I did alright.

Considering the average used Mani suit goes for $76 on ebay, I'd agree.

 

Back in '92, Bill Clinton wore Mani suits during the campaign. It's prob a decent garment but not exactly my preferred style of shoulder.
I never liked extended & padded shoulders but they're likely to make a comeback soon...

 

Bwahahaha…a resurrected Rudy Bantista post. I remember when he got into some sort of pissing contest here and challenged someone to a knife duel. He was rather unique.