BECAUSE EVERY MAN HAS HIS OWN SARTORIAL NEEDS

Our custom and made to measure clothing division was founded in 1964 by master tailor/designers from Brescia, Italy. We understand the custom process; from the selection of the world’s finest fabrics, to the most up to date fashion trends, all of nuances of fine tailoring. Our production has always been dedicated to individually cut garments rather than mass manufacturing of ready-to-wear. Our garments are Grade Six quality tailoring, internationally known tailoring term to indicate the utmost in hand made workmanship and quality-comparable in quality to Kiton and d’Avenza of Italy, or Anderson & Sheppard of England. And our shop now ranks as the oldest and largest family-owned maker of men’s custom-bespoke, made-to-measure clothing in America! We are the only American suit maker that still does most of the tailoring—shaping, molding, finishing, basting, and buttonholes—by hand, the way was and the way it should be.

Each order, with the 48 unique measurements and 4 photographs we must take per client, is individually processed and precision cut to these measurements, specifications, needs and desires. While mass production techniques have become the norm in our industry, our craftsmen painstakingly cut, trim and stitch our garments by hand, using machines only as extension of their talented fingers. Each coat is pressed and shaped by hand in 47 separate hands-on processes. We use the finest materials available from quality canvases and Bemberg linings, to handmade buttonholes. Top collars, undercollars, shoulder linings, armholes, sleeves, and coat bottoms are all hand sewn create a soft supple look with a sturdy finish that most shops can only (unsuccessfully) attempt to imitate with machines.

And all of that is on particulars that you NEVER see!

Our fabric selection, over 600 unique cloths, are produced in the worlds finest mills. The fabric options you may choose from are silks, linens, camel hairs, mohairs, cashmeres, woolens, cottons and even bamboo.

The prestigious "Robb Report" acknowledged our shop as the only American suit maker that still does most of the tailoring by hand.

We were bestowed the honor of being featured in "Town & Country Magazine, Guide to America’s Top Tailors" and recognized in "Cigar Aficionado" as one of the few remaining shops that provide genuine custom-made apparel.

YOU WOULDN’T GIVE ANYONE THIS SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK

Our custom shirt division was formed in 1996. Knowing that off the rack shirts could only approximate the well dressed man’s need for a stylish, well tailored shirt, we started a long term relationship with one of America’s foremost shirtmakers. Our mutual goal was-and will always be- to produce a quality shirt taking into consideration the unique variances of most men’s physiques’ yet at a price point that is still consistent with the fine quality Italian shirts we featured in our store. By definition, our custom shirts can offer much more scope in terms of fabrics (400), collars (15 in varying lengths) and cuff styles (12) and models usually not found on even our shirt walls; horizontal stripes, pin thru or tab collars, double collars, fancy tipping on collars and/or cuffs, cuff tabs, and many, many additional custom details you will need to experience in-store.

We offer from a wide array of imported fabrics that are virtually unlimited in terms of color, fabrication and pattern. Included among them are 140's Two Ply Egyptian and Sea Island Cottons in Solids and Patterns, Pinpoint Oxfords, Royal Oxfords, Chambrays, Linens, Tone-on-Tones and Patterns in Stripes, Checks and Plaids and recently some NO-IRON FABRICS and the selections are updated weekly. In addition to a comprehensive fabric selection, the consumer also has the option of an assortment of collar, cuff, pocket, monogram and other styling options. We then take 24 measurements (including 4 on your neck alone), 2 photographs and then are able to manufacture a quality product in within four weeks (usually sooner). All measurements are kept on file for ease of reorder. The likelihood of satisfying your shirting needs is virtually assured.

In case you are wondering why a largely Italian store like ours works with 2 American manufacturers of custom clothing, the answer is simple; my Italian is too meager to convey all of the nuance needed in correctly producing custom clothing. And detail and nuance in tailoring is what separates our custom clothing which comes in and fits, from that wherein another custom designer is quoted in the Esquire Black Book as saying, “I measure and I pray.” 

 I do too, but obviously not for the same reasons.