Saks opened a Kiton boutique at their Manhattan flagship last month. Apparently, the 2000 sq feet retail operation was years in the making, only the timing couldn’t be worst. NY Times comments the opening of the shop as Saks trying to sell “$7000 suits [...] just in time for the worst recession in 70 years.” Kiton employs some 300 tailors and their clothing lines are quite limited in quantity, only a few thousand per year are produced in Italy. There’s some 25 hours of work in the jacket alone, which will set you back some $5500. The sunglasses are at $1,395. Trousers start at $1,195. Jeans are $795 a pop. The only Kiton I sport is their cologne.

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