Price Savings on Kiton MTM in Naples

[SouthPender]

I'm wondering whether anyone on this forum can tell me how much I could expect to pay for a MTM Kiton suit if I were to purchase it in Naples, rather than in North America. What I'm after here is whether or not there are savings to be realized in making the purchase in Naples rather than here. I guess the more informative way of seeing this would be in terms of a percentage of cost savings (or perhaps premium!), in the sense that if such a suit would cost X in, say, New York, would it cost .75X in Naples, or perhaps 1.25X? I'm considering make such a purchase and am wondering whether I should wait until in Italy to do so. I assume that whatever holds for Kiton would also hold for other Neapolitan lines like Attolini and Borrelli, but if that's not correct, I'd like to know that too. I don't think exchange rates should be a factor here, in that if it takes 4000 US dollars to purchase the suit in New York, would it take 3000 US dollars or 5000 US dollars to purchase it in Naples? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

[le.gentleman]

You will hardly find any Kiton in naples itself! One reason might be that they are hopelessly overpriced and another one could be that Kiton does not produce directly in Naples - they moved to a kind of suburb.

Nevertheless, Kiton in Europe in general is much cheaper than in the US. Here in Hamburg, Germany you can get a Kiton suit on sale for about 1000 € sometimes cheaper. At Bergdorf Goodman you pay at least 5000-6000 $.

So, it is definitely worth visiting Europe.

[maxnharry]

I also think that Neopolitan men are much more inclined (if they're suit wearers) to work with one of the many tailors in town. Kiton is RTW/MTM and I think that that may impact its desirability for the locals

[SouthPender]

Thanks, le.gentleman and maxnharry. I have heard since posting this that Kiton prefers not to make the actual sale and, instead, steers customers to Kiton retailers. Really my question was aimed at determining whether I could buy MTM Kiton (or Attolini, Borrelli) at a significant savings by being in Italy, rather than purchasing here in North America. I'm not averse to having the measurements taken by a competent Kiton, Attolini, or Borrelli retailer, but am concerned only, at this point, with the price differential. In Montreal, for example, I believe I'd pay close to $5000 - $6000 Cdn. for a MTM suit by Kiton and Attolini, and maybe a little less for Borrelli. If my costs for a suit of equal quality (let's say the exact same fabric) would be half or even two-thirds of this in Italy, I will wait until visiting Naples within the next 18 months to 2 years.

[zegnamtl]

SouthPender,

If no one else visits and posts before hand, I will be in Naples in June with my daughters and will surely visit several shops.

I will make the exact same comparison.
When I inquired in Montreal a few weeks ago,
it was in the 10k area once I picked a nice fabric.