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Originally Posted by RacerWhoever you talked to at BB must have been completely clueless. There are hugely noticeable differences. I bought one of the L-RL blue blazers last year at Macy's. The L-RL blazer was fully fused, and the fused material is very stiff - it feels like light body armor. Sample-to-sample construction and materials quality of the L-RL blazer was very inconsistent; I had to go through an entire rack of blazers to find a sample that didn't have some sort of obvious construction or materials flaw. They are not worth tailoring - if it doesn't fit OTR, it's not worth buying. I kept mine for a few months, but ended up donating it to a homeless shelter. I then bought one of those $600 Brooks Brothers blazers.The BB blazer is canvassed, not fused, and is not stiff - it's soft and comfortable. Construction and materials quality isn't even in the same league as the cheap L-RL blazer, and it is eminently tailorable.If it fits, the L-RL blazer is serviceable as a "beater" blazer, but that's all it's good for - IMHO, of course. I agree with this in its entirety.Lauren Ralph Lauren, by the way, is not Ralph Lauren, but Ralph Lauren licensed.I own a L-RL blazer, purchased new for $60. It was made in India and from the descriptions given of the Chinese-made models may be slightly better quality. None the less, it is fused (and quite stiff as a result) and though the fabric is not shiny, it is not very durable at all, tending to fray with very little wear. I keep it on hand for occasions where I do not want to risk damaging one of my better blazers. (I wore it last week on a rainy evening, to an event where I knew there was a strong possibility that I might not be protected from the elements at all times.)If you are patient air jordan heels orange and white , you will be able to find a much nicer blazer for about the same cost. There is ebay, as mentioned before, as well as the numerous sale sites on the web. I have an Ermenegildo Zegna blazer christian louboutin tahiti , stunningly cut girls in lingerie , fully canvassed, of a lovely soft fabric that was something like $249 on Gilt.