The fabric quality and craftsmanship is what I expected for what I paid. I mean it's not fine linen but at a good price. There are loose strings and the like. The main reason for 2 stars is that the item is too small. As I said in the title, I'm a big guy. Most of the clothes I wear are XL to XXL. I figured I was wrong just in case and ordered the XXL vest as I would have preferred something larger than something smaller that I couldn't wear at all. Everything but the tie was unwearable.