The Ultimate Guide: Why Everyone Needs a Custom Tuxedo

Updated: October 22, 2024

Why Everyone Needs A Custom Tuxedo

For a special occasion, you want to look and feel your best. When you choose a tuxedo from a ready-to-wear collection, you know that you could walk into the room and somewhere else is standing there wearing it. On the most important days of our lives, we deserve that little something extra.

Investing in a custom tuxedo is something that will pay you back for years to come.

You don't have to worry about renting tuxedos or going on the hunt last minute for a suit to wear to a formal function. Custom tuxedos are thought of as something you might buy for your wedding and wear only once. In reality, they are the perfect investment into your formal wardrobe that you can wear to any black-tie event in your personal or professional life. If you chose a classic design, your custom tuxedo will always be in style and offer you the perfect fit.

The Perfect Fit

We have all been there. Each of us has bought something in the last year that either didn’t fit or flatter our body type. We probably should have left it on the rack, but instead, we took it home with us. Perhaps you rented a tuxedo for a formal or picked one up last minute for a friend’s wedding. You only realised it was two sizes too big on the day of the event and then had to try to make it work.

It’s natural to feel restricted to clothes that you can easily find off-the-rack in a department store. In reality, those clothes are made to a generic sizing chart, and you’ll often find that different brands offer extremely similar garments. Just think of how many black tuxedo blazers you’ve seen in a department store that look the same.

When you invest in a custom tuxedo, you know that every detail has been tailored to suit your body type. Whether you’re tall with a strong build, or if you are petite with curves, our tailors can work with you to create a tuxedo that gives you the perfect fit. As well as giving you a custom fit, you know that you’ll be the only one in the room wearing that outfit. You don’t need to worry about the embarrassment of running into someone wearing the same tuxedo.

If your body type changes over time, you can easily take it in for an alteration. Whether you need it taken in or loosened, we can alter the garment to give you the perfect fit. When you invest in a custom tuxedo, you’ll build a relationship with your tailor that will last a lifetime.

A Unique Investment

Whether you want to embrace your inner James Bond or Carrie Bradshaw, you can work with a tailor to create a custom tuxedo that will always be in style. Tuxedos first appeared on the fashion scene in 1865, and have been a classic ever since. We’re always told to invest in classics – whether it’s furniture, cars or clothes – and there is nothing more classic than a tuxedo.

We often fall into the trap of thinking we only need something to wear it once. If you stop and think of how many weddings, formal functions and business events that you attend every year, it quickly adds up. Instead of buying or renting a tuxedo for each event, you can invest in a custom tuxedo that becomes your signature look. You can work with our tailors to create a tuxedo that expresses your style and personality, whether it is through a contrasting lapel or a playful button detailing.

Most of the tuxedos that you’ll find in department stores have been designed to last you a season or two, or even just a few wears. When you break down the cost per wear of a custom tuxedo, you will get a much better return on your investment in the long run. A custom tuxedo is something that you can hand down through the generations as a family heirloom.

Always Ready for Black Tie

While a tuxedo is not something that you’ll necessarily wear every day, you’ll be reaching for a few times every year for weddings and special occasions. If you think of how many weddings you attend every year, then add in any formal events and parties, you will quickly find that the cost per wear of a custom tuxedo is a lot lower than you might have expected.

Just think, if you ever get invited to a last-minute award show, you will always have the perfect outfit on hand. You’ll no longer need to worry about what to wear for a black-tie event. No need to run out and desperately search for a rental tuxedo or ask your friends if they have one that you can borrow at short notice.

At The Tailory, we will work with you to help you create the perfect custom tuxedo that will become your signature look.

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