Bespoke in the Windy City

January 14, 2008 9:47 AM

Is this a reputable tailor for (mail-order) bespoke suits?

They are located in Chicago and claim to offer ~$800 bespoke suits based on the measurements and options you provide. Has anyone had experience with this merchant before? Pros, cons, any input? I can't find any information on the web about them save for a TimeOut Chicago article.

posted by davidriley to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (3 answers total)

Looking at the page, it sounds like they actually sell made-to-measure suits. Made-to-measure is not the same as bespoke. Not that made-to-measure suits aren't very nice.

(I don't know how well mail order bespoke tailoring would work. Part of the appeal of getting a suit hand made is having a bunch of seemingly random cloth hanging off your body while a tailor is their putting pins in seemingly random places.)
posted by chunking express at 10:09 AM on January 14, 2008

I don't know that I'd personally get a bespoke suit without the maker taking personal responsibility for the measurements. If you're willing to take a day or one day trip to Jersey or NY you could make an appointment with Raja for late Feb.

(I am presuming you don't have some allegiance to that one maker given the dearth of info you have on them)
posted by phearlez at 11:10 AM on January 14, 2008

They will certainly be MTM.

As for the specific service, I'd ask on styleforum.net.
posted by YoungAmerican at 1:47 PM on January 14, 2008