When you order from these companies, make sure to let them know you're a Seabury-Western student. You'll get a discount. For the same reason, you'll want Wippell to ship to a parish or to the seminary itself. If you ship to your own home, you'll have to pay import duty, but churches and seminaries are exempt. Wippell is most expensive, and Gaspard is least.
Wippell vestments are attractive, comfortable, and durable.
They last longer. If you're certain that you know what you want and that your size is stable, this may be a good option. B. Your seminary cassock and surplice are high-use work clothes that you'll probably discard after you graduate or keep as spares. It's not worth sinking any money into vestments that very few people will see or care about. If you're on a tight budget or uncertain that you're making choices that will stand the test of time, this is the way to go.