Made to measure suit recommendations - London

[Labbett1]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some advice/help. I am getting married next year and decided to treat myself to a made to measure suit. Living in London I am spoilt for choice and notice a different recommendation each time I look. Based on the following factors I would be grateful if anyone could point me in the right direction.

I would like my made to measure suit to come in around under £600 (realistic budget?)
I like the idea of being made in England (obviously costs more)
No fabric preference, with little knowledge I doubt I would be hard to please

Are any of these retailers any good?
Cad and the dandy
Moss bespoke
A suit that fits
M&S new bespoke section

Thanks in advance

 

[Jojo Lapin X]

Made to measure and bespoke are not the same thing.

 

[Labbett1]

I know, like I said I want a made to measure.

The retailers mentioned simply use the word in the name even tho all the suits they supply are actually made to measure, I guess they think it sounds better

 

[mack11211]

Kent Wang has a London branch, where Kent sees people personally.

It's not on the website yet, but if you email them you can get the information.

 

[Labbett1]

How much am I looking at for a 3 piece at Kent Wang?

Have you been personally, can you recommend for service ect?

Thanks

 

[inimitable]

What is the primary reason for wanting MTM?

Your budget of £600 could get you a suit of much higher quality if you looked at Ready to Wear. Going MTM is not going to guarantee a perfect fit or end result first time around. A lot of people only manage to dial in their fit/preferences after the second, third suit.

For £600 you could pick up something quite nice in the summer sales - look at Polo Ralph Lauren, Dunhill, Gieves & Hawkes, Hackett etc

P.S. avoid 'A Suit That Fits' at all costs.

 

[Macallan]

What suits do you already have?

What would you use this suit for, ie: work, social, etc?

As mentioned you could go the rtw route and then alter a suit; however, the costs of alterations for not always worth going this route. If you want to consider this route, you can get something in the sales or make a trip to Bicester Village.

 

[markfjh]

Kent Wang has a London branch, where Kent sees people personally.

Kent Wang has a london branch?? I couldn't find details of this on his website!

 

[mack11211]



Kent Wang has a london branch?? I couldn't find details of this on his website!

Just email mtm on the contact page.

 

[GBR]



Kent Wang has a London branch, where Kent sees people personally.

No sign of a London branch via that link.

 

[GBR]



Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some advice/help. I am getting married next year and decided to treat myself to a made to measure suit. Living in London I am spoilt for choice and notice a different recommendation each time I look. Based on the following factors I would be grateful if anyone could point me in the right direction.

I would like my made to measure suit to come in around under £600 (realistic budget?)
I like the idea of being made in England (obviously costs more)
No fabric preference, with little knowledge I doubt I would be hard to please

Are any of these retailers any good?
Cad and the dandy
Moss bespoke
A suit that fits
M&S new bespoke section

Thanks in advance

M and S is good value for money RTW but Cad and Dandy TM is good, here is a review if you scroll down.

http://thestudenttailor.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2014-03-29T19:55:00Z&max-results=7

 

[Zeppelin]

Just by chance I stumbled over Thom Sweeney's MTM service today while browsing the net. I have no idea what the price range is here, but this would surely be a perfect occasion for such a suit, even if you have to spend a little bit more.
http://thomsweeney.co.uk/#/services/made_to_measure.aspx

 

[Balfour]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some advice/help. I am getting married next year and decided to treat myself to a made to measure suit. Living in London I am spoilt for choice and notice a different recommendation each time I look. Based on the following factors I would be grateful if anyone could point me in the right direction.

I would like my made to measure suit to come in around under £600 (realistic budget?)
I like the idea of being made in England (obviously costs more)
No fabric preference, with little knowledge I doubt I would be hard to please

Are any of these retailers any good?
Cad and the dandy
Moss bespoke
A suit that fits
M&S new bespoke section

Thanks in advance

Of that list, I would go with C&tD. Although their bespoke option is more expensive than your budget allows for, you could get a machine made suit within it. You could also try asking them to have you measured by John deBoise (the head cutter, who apprenticed at Kilgour). Much better chance of getting a good result - otherwise MtM is a bit of a lottery.

 

[Balfour]

No sign of a London branch via that link.

No branch, but Kent is based in London now. An exceptionally helpful guy.

 

[nmoore82]

Just by chance I stumbled over Thom Sweeney's MTM service today while browsing the net. I have no idea what the price range is here, but this would surely be a perfect occasion for such a suit, even if you have to spend a little bit more.
http://thomsweeney.co.uk/#/services/made_to_measure.aspx

For Thom Sweeney suits the OP is looking at doubling his budget (around the £1,200 figure for a two piece MTM).
However, I would certainly recommend if the budget can be stretched a little more.