There's a phrase, 'cut and cloth'. Better materials, the basic ingredients, generally increases the price (cloth from quality fabric mills, finer wools, nice d

There's a phrase, 'cut and cloth'. Better materials, the basic ingredients, generally increases the price (cloth from quality fabric mills, finer wools, nice dyes, shell buttons, leather, etc...). And the cut matters, to pay for a tailored shirt in England or Italy will cost you -- that is, the labor, design, and construction. Sure, a high price tag does not necessarily imply quality -- but let's not be fools about the matter.