Send us a text Prices are up. Way up. In this episode, I dive into the world I know best — luxury menswear — and talk about what’s really going on behind those skyrocketing suit prices. From brands I love and have worked with—Brioni, Kiton, Tom Ford, Canali, and Brunello Cucinelli—I give you an honest, insider’s take on what’s changed over the years, how the product has evolved, and whether these $10K+ suits are still worth it. You’ll hear personal stories, insights from inside the industry, ...
All content for It's All Been Done Before is the property of Philip Pravda and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
Send us a text Prices are up. Way up. In this episode, I dive into the world I know best — luxury menswear — and talk about what’s really going on behind those skyrocketing suit prices. From brands I love and have worked with—Brioni, Kiton, Tom Ford, Canali, and Brunello Cucinelli—I give you an honest, insider’s take on what’s changed over the years, how the product has evolved, and whether these $10K+ suits are still worth it. You’ll hear personal stories, insights from inside the industry, ...
Send us a text Prices are up. Way up. In this episode, I dive into the world I know best — luxury menswear — and talk about what’s really going on behind those skyrocketing suit prices. From brands I love and have worked with—Brioni, Kiton, Tom Ford, Canali, and Brunello Cucinelli—I give you an honest, insider’s take on what’s changed over the years, how the product has evolved, and whether these $10K+ suits are still worth it. You’ll hear personal stories, insights from inside the industry, ...
Send us a text I’ve been going to Pitti Uomo in Florence for over 30 years — and it still gives me that same feeling every time I walk through the gates. In this episode, I’m sharing what Pitti means to me as someone who’s spent a lifetime in menswear — from growing up in my family’s retail stores to now running my own custom clothing business. I talk about how the show has changed (and how it hasn’t), the people you meet, the fabric houses I’ve worked with for decades, and why true style alw...
Send us a text Take a walk with me through New York’s Upper West Side in the rain — no script, just real conversation. In this episode, I talk about the old Cafe Lalo, my years living on Riverside Drive, NYC’s changing neighborhoods, and what makes the West Side feel different. You’ll hear about: My stops at classic places like H&H Bagels and Barney GreengrassTales of sending bagels nationwide during my Periscope daysReal stories from my time on Madison and Fifth Avenue running multi-floo...
Send us a text Walk with me through the streets of Midtown Manhattan — just blocks from where I ran custom clothing stores on Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue, some of the most expensive retail real estate in the world. This is a raw, live-recorded podcast from a New York City sidewalk, where I reflect on decades in fashion, retail, and custom menswear. From the story behind my $695 handmade raincoats to tales of $40,000 suits, vintage rent prices on Fifth Avenue, and my family’s generational ...
Send us a text In this episode, recorded live on TikTok, I share a real-world look at the clothing business — from managing production challenges to dealing with unexpected client issues. I talk about working with custom orders for high-profile clients, including a story about Sylvester Stallone’s Tulsa King suit fitting problems during filming in New York. I also dive into stories from the retail side: dealing with stolen credit cards, shoplifting incidents, and the realities no one tells yo...
Send us a text On this episode of It’s All Been Done Before, we take you behind the scenes of our 4-hour TikTok Live Stream where we officially drop the brand-new Cashlana suit—a luxurious blend of Super 150s wool and cashmere—at just $495, with an exclusive $100 off using code CASH100. Throughout the live, we take real-time questions from viewers and dive into everything menswear—from custom suit construction to top-tier Italian labels like Zegna, Brioni, Canali, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, a...
Our guest Massimo Pirrone, gained a large following on Instagram @pirronemassimo to the tune of 137,000 followers as of this podcast. His custom made menswear shop in Antwerp, Belgium prides itself on handmade Italian workmanship from his lab in Puglia, Italy. Everyday he drinks his "risretto" short shot espresso in front of his shop on his Instagram reels and gives a daily lesson of positivity. In this the first episode of season two of "Its All Been Done Before", learn how Massi...
Fabio Attanasio joins us from his home in the city of Milan, Italy. Born in Naples and educated as an attorney, Fabio was drawn to follow his passion in the men's custom tailoring business. Having been fascinated with custom tailor shops over the years he built an international blog searching out tailoring houses around Europe: Italy, Spain England and France. His blog became so popular that tailors and international luxury brands began to seek him out to write about their products.&nbs...
Wayne Schneider hustles. I know him from his large Instagram account with over 110,000 followers. His content is what is intriguing. Wayne is a car guy. That means at any time a Lambo Urus, or Ferrari can show up on his account. Not to mention about 10 Aston Martins he sold to some of his followers. Cars however is only one of his passions. Wayne and his brand "PCNY" has used his love of cars to feed ten's of thousands of homeless and hungry in the streets of New York City with his weekly "PC...
In Episode 4 of "Its All Been Done Before" we meet Charlie Marcelin of CRM Jewelers run a family business. With his father Carlos, the founder, Charlie works daily along with other relatives in their boutique in Miami Florida. They specialize in the ultra luxury high end watch and jewelry market. Their main brands are Rolex, Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe and Richard Mille. After working together for about 7 years in their current location, the business has been expanding quickl...
In episode 3 we speak with Boot Ferguson, owner and founder of BA Ferguson Guitars in Texas. Boot became enamored with fixing used guitars. That's certainly been done before. How was he going to make his passion into a business? Why not create custom guitars. Well, that's also being done. So how did Boot find a way to create custom electric and acoustic guitars on his terms? Listen to find out how this budding entrepreneur of 15 years plus, designs, and builds each guitar by hand with an amaz...
My guest on the podcast is David Jagudaev DMD. A successful dentist and surgeon with an expertise in dental implants in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is part of a family business that has had its ups and downs. Family dynamics come into play. Learn how Dr, Jagudaev was able to analyze his business, reach out for help and convince his old school, business minded father to pull the family dental clinic up to new heights. In the process, David saw an opportunity to learn more about the business side than...
What does it mean that it's all been done before? Episode 1 Philip Pravda, founder and CEO of suitcafe.com having been in the retail clothing business in New York City for over 30 years changed course and went online in 2014. After having multiple luxury menswear shops on Madison and Fifth Avenue in New York City he dropped them all and brought his business to the internet. Was it a good move? How is this different than what his father, grandfather and great grandfather did generations...
Send us a text Prices are up. Way up. In this episode, I dive into the world I know best — luxury menswear — and talk about what’s really going on behind those skyrocketing suit prices. From brands I love and have worked with—Brioni, Kiton, Tom Ford, Canali, and Brunello Cucinelli—I give you an honest, insider’s take on what’s changed over the years, how the product has evolved, and whether these $10K+ suits are still worth it. You’ll hear personal stories, insights from inside the industry, ...
