London · The Bespoke Index
Bespoke suits in London
Bespoke means a pattern cut for one body and fitted more than once. Made to measure means an existing block adjusted to your measurements. Both are listed here, and the difference shows up in the price more than in the marketing, so it is worth establishing which one a quote covers before anything else.
Bespoke against made to measure
At the lower end of our London prices, most of what you are being quoted is made to measure: £299 at The Drop, £479 at Edit Suits Co., £599 at Zebel. Full bespoke on an individual pattern starts around £999 at Mullen & Mullen and roomten, and £1,700 at Graham Browne in the City. Several houses offer both, and will quote them separately if asked.
Cloth and where the suit is made
A London address does not always mean a London workroom. Marc Oliver cuts on Savile Row and makes in Milan. Artefact London cuts on New Bond Street and makes in Porto. Tailor Made London makes in Italy and does the alterations here. None of that is a fault, but it changes what you are paying for, so ask where the garment is sewn as well as where it is cut.
How long it takes
40 London houses state a lead time. Two weeks is the fastest, at Apsley Tailors and Mochee London. Three to five months is the longest, at Phillip Alexander. Most of the Row sits between eight and sixteen weeks. If you have a date, the lead time matters more than the price, and it is the thing houses are least likely to publish.
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