In a city of close to 4 million, needless to say there are many places that cater to lawyers, big time oil men, fat cat lawyers and bankers, and other master of the universe types.
However, after pulling a temp duty assignment with DoD in St. Louis I became enamored with Sam Cavato's men's wear, because in Houston the attitude was what you see is what you get and if you don't see it, much less if it is not in your size then thumbs up to you. Not so with Sam Cavato's. They would go out of their way to accomodate a fairly hard to please sartorial request by getting out the fabric books from every vendor they carried, from expensive to the least expensive...so I don't buy into some of the posters arguments that everything offered by Sam Cavato's was completely through the roof in terms of price. Compared to Wal-Mart, Target and JosABank it was more expensive, but at least I knew that I would still be wearing the same spot coat next year and it would not have come apart at the canvas duck work in the chest area or under the arms. I knew the cashmere was not 1/16"" thick and only my toilet paper was thicker, and finally no off the rack suit has fit me better than Canali (yes...it cost more, but knowing that the Canali suit I bought in 1997, I am still wearing today without one blemish on it, tells me it was an investment well made).
So ask yourself. Do you want to look good or do you want to look like you slept in the bus station last night? The old saying of you get what you pay for is never so true.
And thanks Chris and Sam...you read my mind as to what I will probably like better than me and you send me the swatches to prove it.
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