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I'm getting married in April and live in Austin, TX and want to wear a tuxedo for the wedding. When looking around and wanting to standout, I think I'm going with the midnight blue tuxedo with black lapels. Since I'm not quite ready to spend money on a Tom Ford and want a little better quality than H&M, I figured I would try something MTM.
I have a friend who works for J Hilburn and my fiancé has a Tom James suit which is very nice. I looked at reviews for Indochino and I'm not sure I'm so impressed with their stuff but could be convinced otherwise. I also read around about Kent Wang but the website really isn't very helpful.
I don't want to worry about measuring myself in case something gets screwed up so I like the idea of going into a place to get measured or the option of having someone come to my house for a consultation where they take the measurements.
In Austin, are J Hillburn and Tom James my only MTM options or should I give one of the online shops a try? This will be my first tux (and not my last since I do want a black one eventually). I'm looking to spend about $1000-$1500 on the tuxedo without any of the accessories (i.e. Shoes, shirts, etc).
My thoughts are to get a black shawl-collar lapel. Any concerns with that being too fashion forward or will it stand the test of time say 10 years?
Should the buttons be black or midnight blue?
I want the pocket trimming on the front of the jacket to be angled slightly and for it to be black. Any concerns with that?
Should the pants have a satin line down the side? Do all tux Pants have this? Should that be black?
Do any of the MTM providers do full canvassed garments?
Don't know if it's possible to ask more questions but this should give me a direction to go in.
I have a friend who works for J Hilburn and my fiancé has a Tom James suit which is very nice. I looked at reviews for Indochino and I'm not sure I'm so impressed with their stuff but could be convinced otherwise. I also read around about Kent Wang but the website really isn't very helpful.
I don't want to worry about measuring myself in case something gets screwed up so I like the idea of going into a place to get measured or the option of having someone come to my house for a consultation where they take the measurements.
In Austin, are J Hillburn and Tom James my only MTM options or should I give one of the online shops a try? This will be my first tux (and not my last since I do want a black one eventually). I'm looking to spend about $1000-$1500 on the tuxedo without any of the accessories (i.e. Shoes, shirts, etc).
My thoughts are to get a black shawl-collar lapel. Any concerns with that being too fashion forward or will it stand the test of time say 10 years?
Should the buttons be black or midnight blue?
I want the pocket trimming on the front of the jacket to be angled slightly and for it to be black. Any concerns with that?
Should the pants have a satin line down the side? Do all tux Pants have this? Should that be black?
Do any of the MTM providers do full canvassed garments?
Don't know if it's possible to ask more questions but this should give me a direction to go in.