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Tuxedo or Suit for Your Wedding? How a Groom Decides

A tuxedo and a suit are made for two different kinds of evening. Here is how we help a groom choose between them: dress code, time of day, setting, what...

Tuxedo or Suit for Your Wedding? How a Groom Decides

A tuxedo and a suit are made for two different kinds of evening. Here is how we help a groom choose between them: dress code, time of day, setting, what...

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Designing a bespoke suit at a consultation

What Happens at a Bespoke Suit Consultation

An hour, free, with the people who will make your suit. What we talk about, what we measure, what to wear, and what happens after you leave.

What Happens at a Bespoke Suit Consultation

An hour, free, with the people who will make your suit. What we talk about, what we measure, what to wear, and what happens after you leave.

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Custom wedding suit for men

When to Order a Wedding Suit: A Timeline for Grooms in Los Angeles

Six months out is perfect, three is comfortable, six weeks is possible. A month-by-month timeline for a bespoke wedding suit, and when to bring in the groomsmen.

When to Order a Wedding Suit: A Timeline for Grooms in Los Angeles

Six months out is perfect, three is comfortable, six weeks is possible. A month-by-month timeline for a bespoke wedding suit, and when to bring in the groomsmen.

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Tailor working on the construction of a suit jacket

Full Canvas, Half Canvas or Fused: How a Suit Jacket Is Built

The three ways a suit jacket can be built, what each one means for how it looks in five years, and why every Mr James garment is full canvas with...

Full Canvas, Half Canvas or Fused: How a Suit Jacket Is Built

The three ways a suit jacket can be built, what each one means for how it looks in five years, and why every Mr James garment is full canvas with...

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Custom tailored suit jacket showing the chest and lapel

What Is the Difference Between a $500 Suit and a $5,000 Suit?

It is almost never the cloth alone. The real difference between a cheap suit and an expensive one is how the jacket is built inside, who drew the pattern, and...

What Is the Difference Between a $500 Suit and a $5,000 Suit?

It is almost never the cloth alone. The real difference between a cheap suit and an expensive one is how the jacket is built inside, who drew the pattern, and...

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Men’s custom suit in light linen for spring and summer in Los Angeles

How to Style a Custom Suit for Every Season in LA

Los Angeles moves between 39 and 84 degrees across the year, and a suit ought to move with it. Cloth weights and colours for summer, for winter, and the one...

How to Style a Custom Suit for Every Season in LA

Los Angeles moves between 39 and 84 degrees across the year, and a suit ought to move with it. Cloth weights and colours for summer, for winter, and the one...

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