Zegna
luxury tailoring and knitwear
Quiet Luxury · Italy
Similar price, better made
Quality
10/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
8.5 of 10
Reputation
9 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Formal
Max Mara
Max Mara at a glance
Quality
Price
$$$$+Designer labels average 8.5
Value
4.9Better value than 14% of labels
Typical US prices
knitwear $560-1190, outerwear $1590-4490, trousers $460-895
Max Mara is an Italian quiet luxury label best known for iconic coats and polished RTW — quality 9/10, leaning very timeless, very quiet and formal.
Quiet Luxury · Minimal · Refined · Premium · Outerwear · Well Made · Cult Following · Timeless
Scores
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
9 of 10
Style
Quality 9 — joint 7th of 23 quiet luxury brands (average 8.5). Value 4.9 — joint 309th of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 6, 2026 · Sources: Vogue Scandinavia (opens in a new tab), fashionlawjournal.com (opens in a new tab), marieclaire.com.au (opens in a new tab), newinspired.com (opens in a new tab) · How we score
For less
Lisa Yang, Lemaire and John Smedley match Max Mara's quality score and style for less.
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