Soliciting Opinions on Peter Christian Tweed Jackets
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Peter Christian are, in my experience, a highly reputable company who provide decent items at a reasonable price. To their credit PC have always avoided the chicanery of artificial discounts and endlessly feigned 50% reductions.
I should be surprised if this thread garners anything less than glowing tributes to the PC ethos.
Here am I dressed in one of their Harris jackets and a pair of their moleskin trews:
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I should be surprised if this thread garners anything less than glowing tributes to the PC ethos.
Here am I dressed in one of their Harris jackets and a pair of their moleskin trews:
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I went to their website and was blown away by the price. $300 vs the usual ~$700-800 at J Press and others, so even when the latter are discounted at the end of season, the price is not that close. Do you know of any other issue in quality of materials, etc., that may explain such a difference? Otherwise I guess just the usual markup game?Peter Christian are, in my experience, a highly reputable company who provide decent items at a reasonable price. To their credit PC have always avoided the chicanery of artificial discounts and endlessly feigned 50% reductions.
I should be surprised if this thread garners anything less than glowing tributes to the PC ethos.
Here am I dressed in one of their Harris jackets and a pair of their moleskin trews:
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Also, do the cuts tend to be generous vs trim? Despite my chest circumference being static, I am a 42 in the more traditional cuts vs 44 in most of the places that follow current trends. I am seriously considering placing an order.
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I'm afraid that I have no experience of J Press. However, by way of a comparison, the PC jackets are not as fine as Cordings, but unlikely to be so at half the cost.
This said, the PC jackets are well constructed with a decent cut - no vanity sizing either - and without obvious skimping, albeit the football buttons on the Harris are plastic not leather, quite easily remedied if unsatisfactory. The shoulders may be a smidgen too padded for certain American tastes but are well within the acceptable range expected in England.
Further, as with PC's trousers, I can attest to their jackets being highly durable - having survived the various and repeated indignities my clothes are occasionally obliged to suffer.
Admittedly I am a chap of more modest tastes than some of our fine fellow members, however, in a tweed jacket which has undergone any necessary tailoring adjustments one is likely to be better dressed than most (if not all) other chaps encountered during the day and that is sufficient to achieve my purposes.
Each fellow may decide for himself how much, or indeed how little, this superior appearance should cost but, all other considerations being even, I would ever choose a well fitting adequate garment over ill fitting luxury apparel.
This said, the PC jackets are well constructed with a decent cut - no vanity sizing either - and without obvious skimping, albeit the football buttons on the Harris are plastic not leather, quite easily remedied if unsatisfactory. The shoulders may be a smidgen too padded for certain American tastes but are well within the acceptable range expected in England.
Further, as with PC's trousers, I can attest to their jackets being highly durable - having survived the various and repeated indignities my clothes are occasionally obliged to suffer.
Admittedly I am a chap of more modest tastes than some of our fine fellow members, however, in a tweed jacket which has undergone any necessary tailoring adjustments one is likely to be better dressed than most (if not all) other chaps encountered during the day and that is sufficient to achieve my purposes.
Each fellow may decide for himself how much, or indeed how little, this superior appearance should cost but, all other considerations being even, I would ever choose a well fitting adequate garment over ill fitting luxury apparel.
Thank you for your input. That's a nice-looking jacket !
Exactly. Their prices are very attractive, and have piqued my interest.
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Disclaimer: I know nothing about the quality of Peter Christian products.
The price of a product is the sum of the cost of the raw materials, the cost of the manufacture, the cost of the over head , plus the "mark up" chosen by the seller. Two jackets can be made of the same quality raw material - super 140 Australian wool purchased from the same supplier at the same time - but be quite different because of the quality of the manufacture. There can be differences in the other cost contributors. If you purchase a product from the company/person who made the item, you are eliminating one layer of "mark up". Is it possible that the Peter Christian Harris tweed jacket at $300 is the same quality as the $700 J Press jacket? The more important question is even if they are not the same quality, given the sturdy nature of Harris Tweed, will the $300 jacket accomplish what you want and cost $400 less? You need to try the jackets on. Price can be miss leading.
( In the case of my own business I know I am using the same raw materials and quality make and selling my product at a lower price than those selling comparable quality. It is because the sum of all the factors create the price.)
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The price of a product is the sum of the cost of the raw materials, the cost of the manufacture, the cost of the over head , plus the "mark up" chosen by the seller. Two jackets can be made of the same quality raw material - super 140 Australian wool purchased from the same supplier at the same time - but be quite different because of the quality of the manufacture. There can be differences in the other cost contributors. If you purchase a product from the company/person who made the item, you are eliminating one layer of "mark up". Is it possible that the Peter Christian Harris tweed jacket at $300 is the same quality as the $700 J Press jacket? The more important question is even if they are not the same quality, given the sturdy nature of Harris Tweed, will the $300 jacket accomplish what you want and cost $400 less? You need to try the jackets on. Price can be miss leading.
( In the case of my own business I know I am using the same raw materials and quality make and selling my product at a lower price than those selling comparable quality. It is because the sum of all the factors create the price.)
Paul Winston
www.chippneckwear.com
I bought a pair of burgundy Penny loafers from PC. Aside from the fact that you can't even buy penny loafers that even come close to looking as good as the PC ones anywhere else without spending $500.00, the PC ones look, fit and feel fantastic on my very challenging feet. They are just amazing. Also, I too am looking at a tweed jacket from PC, but the site does not say whether the item I want is single vented or side vented. If anyone here knows the answer, I'd like to know.
Also, +1 on the lack of vanity sizing....
Also, +1 on the lack of vanity sizing....
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I think maybe you are Peter Christian?
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Centre vent jackets are vanishingly rare in England* but PC are, in my experience, quite prompt responders to emails and so you could check with them directly.
*noting that we are on the Trad forum and in deference to our Tradly brethren I will refrain from expanding upon this comment.
Funny, but not true, although we do indeed share the initials. I used to get this type of comment a lot when I had personal plates which said PC on my 1978 TransAm back in day when I was growing up in Vancouver. Everyone thought I was advocating for the Progressive Conservative party.
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