Custom Made Suits

[Nizmo_GTR]

Any recommendations where to get a custom made suit other than Holt, Henry Singer, Rosen ?

Hoping to get a custom made suit for ~ $1,100

Anyone had experience?

[psycoticclown]

There's a guy who comes around every year and stays at some hotel and you can go there and get measured and they'll ship it to you in a week or 2. Suits are ~$400ish.

[Nizmo_GTR]

Cool,
Any more info?

Did you pick one up?

[stealth1313]

No offense, but why would you want to spend 1100 on a piece of cloth?

[Nizmo_GTR]

I shouldn't have put a price.

Im looking for a really nice looking suit that fits me.

Last week I checked out Harry Rosen and suit that fit me was ~ $1,500. So I assumed a good deal would be ~ $1,100?

[natejj]

Have you tried on a $500 suit? Personally I can't tell the difference between a $200 and $500, let alone $1000. Just me I guess, I'm hardly a suit conniseur.

[Mys73ri0]

http://www.maxwellsclothiers.com/

there's a thread on it if you search

[stealth1313]

I personally couldn't tell the difference between a 5 dollar or 1500 dollar suit , I'd say its mostly just in the brand. I would just make sure it fits good on you. No point for spending large paper on something you're going to look dumb in regardless.

[max_boost]

Go take a trip to HK and get it done.

[TYMSMNY]

Custom suits in HK = $400 max for an excellent cut suit.

Guy that comes to Calgary is from HK and will mail your suit to you when ready.

[2Valve0]

HK suits are amazing, everyone that has had them done are extremely happy that I know. $500 or less and they look great too.

And guys, honestly whoever says they can't tell the difference between a 200 and 1500 suit is an idiot. You can tell a cheap suit from an expensive one, and if your dressing up, why dress cheap? Everyone can tell if your suit is from moores, or if its from a highend store or custom made. It's different quality completely.

[psycoticclown]

Originally posted by Mys73ri0
http://www.maxwellsclothiers.com/

there's a thread on it if you search

This is the guy TYMSMNY and I were talking about

There's a huge difference between $200 suits and made to measure suits. I used to have a $300 suit, thought it looked good, than I went to Hong Kong and actually got a made to measure suit and the difference is night and day. Get tons of compliments on it.

[krazykhoja]

Originally posted by 2Valve0
And guys, honestly whoever says they can't tell the difference between a 200 and 1500 suit is an idiot. You can tell a cheap suit from an expensive one, and if your dressing up, why dress cheap? Everyone can tell if your suit is from moores, or if its from a highend store or custom made. It's different quality completely.

I don't agree with this at all. I used to work for Tip Top Tailors and most of my suits are from there. They are all pure wool suits and the most expensive was a chaps ralph lauren that cost ~$300. All my suits are in the $200-300 range and nobody can tell that the suits aren't more expensive, even people I know who buy suits at holt say that it looks good. The biggest thing is to buy a suit that fits properly and pair it with a matching shirt/tie combo. A $1500 suit that doesn't fit properly with a mismatched shirt/tie will look worse than a $200 suit paired with a matching shirt/tie.

To the OP, I'd check out a few other places like Tip Top or even Moores. For $1100 you can get a few pure wool suits and some shirt/tie combos as well.

[davidI]

Tailored suits are the bomb. I had a bunch made in Hoi An, Vietnam. I didn't necessarily go with the most expensive wools, but they still look way better than anything I could buy off the rack because of the fit! Well woth the money spent.

[Nizmo_GTR]

Thanks for all the comments.

I almost got duped into buying a $1800 suit last week. I thought thats how much the average downtown crowd spends. Will check out Moore's this weekend!

[2Valve0]

Originally posted by krazykhoja


I don't agree with this at all. I used to work for Tip Top Tailors and most of my suits are from there. They are all pure wool suits and the most expensive was a chaps ralph lauren that cost ~$300. All my suits are in the $200-300 range and nobody can tell that the suits aren't more expensive, even people I know who buy suits at holt say that it looks good. The biggest thing is to buy a suit that fits properly and pair it with a matching shirt/tie combo. A $1500 suit that doesn't fit properly with a mismatched shirt/tie will look worse than a $200 suit paired with a matching shirt/tie.

To the OP, I'd check out a few other places like Tip Top or even Moores. For $1100 you can get a few pure wool suits and some shirt/tie combos as well.

Obviously if you get a 1500 suit that doesnt fit well it looks like shit, what a stupid comment, thats why you get it tailor'd to you. I owned a few suits from moore's and ended up gettin a Boss and a D&G suit and it is like night and day. If you are at a professional place downtown, men and woman can both tell the difference from a cheap moores/tip top suit compared to a designer suit. IMO the suits I have seen custom made I would much rather have one of them, then one from Holt etc. here.

[msommers]

Does Maxwell require a reservation or do you just show up when he is in town?

I like Emberto's.

[krazykhoja]

Originally posted by 2Valve0


Obviously if you get a 1500 suit that doesnt fit well it looks like shit, what a stupid comment, thats why you get it tailor'd to you. I owned a few suits from moore's and ended up gettin a Boss and a D&G suit and it is like night and day. If you are at a professional place downtown, men and woman can both tell the difference from a cheap moores/tip top suit compared to a designer suit. IMO the suits I have seen custom made I would much rather have one of them, then one from Holt etc. here.

What I was trying to get at it, is you don't have to spend tons of money on a tailored suit to get something that looks good and doesn't break the bank. I was trying to make a more exaggerated point, but basically what I am saying is IMO if you buy a $200-$400 suit that fits well then there is no need to spend $1500 on a custom made suit. If you want to spend more money on a tailored suit thats great, but IMO a $200 suit thats the right fit does the job just fine. I would rather buy 4 suits and shirts/ties for $1500 than a single custom suit.

[no_joke]

Originally posted by msommers
Does Maxwell require a reservation or do you just show up when he is in town?

I like Emberto's.

Just show up. Plenty of helpful HK tailors to help you out. Their customer service after purchase is awesome as well.

[2Valve0]

Originally posted by krazykhoja


What I was trying to get at it, is you don't have to spend tons of money on a tailored suit to get something that looks good and doesn't break the bank. I was trying to make a more exaggerated point, but basically what I am saying is IMO if you buy a $200-$400 suit that fits well then there is no need to spend $1500 on a custom made suit. If you want to spend more money on a tailored suit thats great, but IMO a $200 suit thats the right fit does the job just fine. I would rather buy 4 suits and shirts/ties for $1500 than a single custom suit.

I suppose this is the same argument in the Rock and Republic thread. Some people like to spend less on clothes
No saying a 200-400 suit won't look good, as I said before I have a few myself. All I'm saying is that people can tell the difference.