![]() ![]() ![]() A busy man, he immediately disappeared in the dressing room with a customer, however. I sipped an espresso while waiting in the entrance area, which is lined with trophy photos of famous personalities in chic tailored suits. After a friendly greeting, we were on first-name basis right away. Laurent Touboul, the owner of Jonas & Cie, was already waiting for me we had an appointment. Macron and his wife at a party on election night April 24, wearing a suit by Jonas & Cie Image: Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images I had found him: the French president's tailor. Then I noticed the sign that read, Jonas & Cie. Did I have the wrong address? It wasn't until I had walked past the front door a few times that I heard a flurry of activity from the open windows on the second floor. The shop is on a quiet street behind an inconspicuous door: no showroom, no display windows visible from the street. For Jonas & Cie, the location couldn't be better for attracting customers. The streets are full of smartly-dressed people. The Sentier district, nicknamed Silicon Sentier for the many Internet companies and startups that have settled in the area, is not far from the Louvre. I took his advice and set off for the traditional textile district of Paris. Jonas & Cie offers affordable suits for festive occasions, he said. a decidedly well-dressed acquaintance suggested that I go to the tailor to Emmanuel Macron. Furthermore, much of the world doesn't really know or notice the difference between a 4 figure MTM suit and a decently altered inexpensive off the rack suit (us nerds here will be able to spot the stitching, cheap material and fused construction, but not the average person).With nothing more fancy than a pair of patent leather shoes in my bag, that question was on my mind when I arrived in Paris in March for one of my best friends' big days. The key, with even the cheapest suit, is that if you can find a tailor that can make it fit well, it will look better than the most expensive suit that fits badly. With all that said, in the real world, people have budget constraints and 500-800 bucks for what an SF'er might consider a decent suit may be out of the question. Bank may have a sale that will work out to under 200 per suit, but it won't be anything anyone here would describe as good and, frankly the only way those suits will be serviceable is with another (minimum) 100 dollars worth of alterations. Okay, here is the deal: most here on SF, including myself, will tell you that the only "good" suits for under 200 will be those you find via thrift stores, SF classifieds and Ebay. The real questions are do you care about such things and what types of social occasions or workplace is this suit going to be worn in? Furthermore, much of the world doesn't really know or notice the difference between a 4 figure MTM suit and a decently altered inexpensive off the rack suit (us nerds here will be able to spot the stitching, cheap material and fused construction, but not the average person). Click to expand.Okay, here is the deal: most here on SF, including myself, will tell you that the only "good" suits for under 200 will be those you find via thrift stores, SF classifieds and Ebay. ![]()
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