A Suit That Fits Blog

Your choice what style would you choose ? a slim notched collar or wider peaked collar or even a shawl collar or a contrasting collar with a different colour!. With over 33 office locations now through the UK and now in Southern Ireland (Dublin) and also New York you should treat yourself to an affordable bespoke suit.

So you pick out a few suits that look good on the model, head into the changing rooms and are then greeted by this...

Not that 3 weeks is how long a typical alteration costs, no, no, no; this is how long the queue is for our 30 branches customer's suits to be adjusted by our four amazing seamsters and seamstresses; you see, business is brisk!Now, I'm often asked what a groom should bring to his first measuring appointment. to which I typically reply; yourself, your betrothed if applicable, and, above all, a timely arrival . However, if you really are starting from a blank canvas and have a year or more to go, you may not have considered the finer details pertaining to the design of your wedding suit: colour-scheme of wedding; colour of brides dress - if indeed you are permitted to know it, which is seldom the case - the style of wedding, for example vintage; or what shoes, or perhaps it won't be shoes at all, perhaps it will be a Converse sneaker, which are more common than you might think.So, where wedding specific details are in short-supply, I would suggest coming to the appointment with style ideas alone: consider who your sartorial heroes are - for more on this see my Sartorial Heroes Series Blog - bring images from magazines or use the internet, available at all of our studio, to show us images of suits that have inspired you or that you thought looked great!Using our clever design-wizard, a utilitarian step-by-step app. for designing a suit, and the assistance of our keen-eyed style advisors, you will design a suit with confidence in very little time at all. What can take a little longer is choosing a cloth and a lining: the cloth should be in keeping with the theme of the day; whether that be traditional, or vintage or even regatta, and as a suit's lining often reflects the colour-scheme it is best left until you and your betrothed have discussed the option of incorporating the colour-scheme in the lining of your suit. Simon Price was one such groom who ordered well in advance of his August wedding day - Record Store Day in April to be exact, an annual event for me so it sticks in my mind - and enjoyed several fittings and adjustments for both himself and his groomsman, who wore matching pale grey suits with a summery powder-blue stripe. The pictures speak for themselves but it's clear that when the groom and his entourage wear matching suits, the effect is rather striking; matching shirts and ties also play a large part in achieving such a well groomed, ahem, look. In this instance, think it was a nice gesture for the groom to afford his groomsman the opportunity to choose their own lining, as Oliver and Julian have done here.

Also, we will be there with samples to browse and advice to give to help to find the perfect wedding suit.

Would you agree, you need to discuss what you're going to wear?. The question you need to ask yourself is, will I be hiring, buying off-the-peg or going bespoke? If you decide on hiring because it's economical, fine. However, look at it from this perspective, would you hire a suit for 130 (this is the rough price you'll pay for three piece suit ) when you can get a tailored suit from 259? My opinion, that's not worth it; why should I pay for 50% of the suit's cost for one day hire? Besides the price factor, it will be tricky for you to get a suit that will perfectly fit you- and I don't think your bride will appreciate it if you're wearing an ill-fitted suit on your big day.

wear a single breasted jacket man, ye gads!. James wears his lapel long - as does Bristol's local tailor, as it happens - affording the wearer a more svelte silhouette and avoiding the boxy appearance which DB's are oft associated with.

So you can imagine our delight on Queen Square when we received this pic of the lads together - complete with 1969 VW split screen camper: the wedding wheels in the background - looking sharp as razors in their matching regalia.

Sarah, Owner of Poppy in Pearls says: David from A Suit That Fits was the tailor for my hubby's wedding suit as well as creating bespoke suits for the Best Man and Father of the Groom. It was so very special for my husband to have a suit that no one else will ever own. I loved the little details such as his initials on his cuff and the fabulous touch of our wedding colour on his button holes.

Jen and Ryan had there photo's taken by Gemma Bell from Venus Blue Imaging and were kind enough to let me put them up on our blog. Ryan's suit perfectly complimented Jennifer's dress, a custom made vintage inspired number. The whole day looks absolutely lovely.