Getting the Groom's suit made

alarafan

There have been some great posts about getting wedding dresses made - what I wanted to know was about getting the groom's suit sewn. My groom is only 4 foot tall so would need to get something specially made. I know of asuitthatfits.com but I wanted to know if there are any other places he can get a suit made cheaply.

Thanks

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Why do you need to get it specially made? Wouldn't a child's suit suffice?

Horace

Alarafan..there is a tailor in Birmingham on Suffolk Street Queensway (the road that runs between broad street and bristol street) called Callaghans..they are one of the oldest tailors in Birmingham - tel. 0121 643 7334. I can tell you now that they charge £800 to make a suit but they will alter the suit as the man gets fatter or thinner, plus he will never need to buy another suit. (I know their price because I went and asked). There are now only 3 tailors in Birmingham whereas there used to be 34.

alarafan

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Why do you need to get it specially made? Wouldn't a child's suit suffice?

Although he does not have the height, he has broad shoulders and is essentially adult sized so generally the kids sizes don't fit - he normally gets an ordinary suit altered (arms & legs shortened)

lindaatno9

You need to source a tailor. Think it's a great idea to have a bespoke grooms outfit. I am currently making a 3 piece for a 9 month old.

lindaatno9

Horace wrote: »

There are now only 3 tailors in Birmingham whereas there used to be 34.

It's a sad state of affairs. A bit like my skill. As they no longer teach dressmaking in schools, the art is rapidly disappearing.

anotherbigspender

lindaatno9 wrote: »

It's a sad state of affairs. A bit like my skill. As they no longer teach dressmaking in schools, the art is rapidly disappearing.

With respect, I think it is more of a case of the disappearing market that has forced people out of the trade. With the availability of off the peg suits made overseas in all of the department stores for silly prices, very few people are going to continue to buy tailor made.

Jem8472

I can reccomend a suit that fits. I got my wedding suit made from them. A great service. I went and got measured in London, got a good friendly service and very professional.

The suit is well made, I went back to London to collect it and try it on to make it fitted correctly. It took excatly how long they said it would.

A tailor made suit feels really different to normal off the peg suits, it is great. Also if you get a normal looking suit then you have a suit for a nice long time for most occasions.

chelbel1981

Debenhams also make to measure

I was in there a week ago and their made to measure suits were 50% off :eek:

HTH