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At least Zegna is quite a bit cheaper than Loro Piana, so it might be a better value, at their main lines. Diffusion ones like Z Zegna might be iffier. But pretty much everything is getting to the "not what it used to be" stage.

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ZZenga and the old Zenga Sport seem to be of nearly the same quality, more forward designs and fewer exotic materials (mostly cotton and synthetics, with some wool). I generally find their sportswear to be very nice. If ZZ didn't add some of the louder Italian branding, like Emperio Armani, it would be the best quality/value tradeoff.

You're more likely to find items made in low-cost countries those lines, though. I had Sport jeans fall apart much sooner than I expected (which for gauze-thin linen isn't that much to begin with), while E.Zegna stuff has been going strong for 10+ years now.

But at least it's not Armani Exchange, which is H&M quality at best.

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