Custom Suits for Redondo Beach
Mr James is a bespoke tailoring house at 221 Culver Blvd in Playa del Rey, about half an hour up the coast from Redondo Beach. Since 2010 we have made fully canvassed, fully bespoke suits priced at consultation, each cut from a pattern drawn for one person and made by hand in our own atelier in Southern Brittany, France.
Redondo is the working end of the South Bay beach towns, with a harbour, a pier and a good many people who drive north to the aerospace and technology offices each morning. The suits we make for it have to do two jobs: a weekday in an office and a weekend by the water.
A suit that commutes
A man who drives the 405 or Sepulveda every day wants a cloth that comes out of the car looking as it went in. A high-twist worsted in navy or charcoal recovers on the hanger overnight and does not crease across the lap. We cut the jacket with a little more room through the back for the wheel, and the trousers with a rise that sits properly when seated. The eleven checks in how a suit should fit are the ones we go through at your fittings.
Weddings by the harbour
Ceremonies in Redondo tend to be on or near the water, in the open air, and the tailoring should answer the breeze. A lighter weight wool or a wool and linen blend, a paler shade than you would wear indoors, and trousers that sit still in the wind. For a groom deciding between black tie and a suit, tuxedo or suit for your wedding works through it. Wedding parties are 20 per cent less, and the groomsmen guide covers dressing the whole party without matching them like a boy band. Hiring is the obvious alternative, and the two routes are set side by side in renting a tuxedo or having one made.
For the garment itself, a custom tuxedo Los Angeles is priced at consultation and has a page of its own.
Six months ahead is ideal, three is comfortable, six weeks is a rush. The wedding suit timeline lays the dates out.
Cloth for a beach town
Salt air and a hot car are hard on tailoring. We steer Redondo clients towards cloths with a firm twist and away from soft flannels for anything worn in summer. The best suit fabric for hot weather explains the choices, and super numbers and cloth weight explains why a higher number is not simply a better cloth.
Getting here from Redondo Beach
North on Pacific Coast Highway or Highland through Hermosa and Manhattan Beach, then Vista del Mar along the sand into Playa del Rey. Half an hour outside rush hour, and one of the better drives in the city.
Torrance begins at the eastern and southern edge of the city, and custom suits Torrance sets out the same drive from the inland side. Further south the ground climbs into the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and custom suits Palos Verdes covers the four cities on the hill.
Who comes to us from Redondo Beach
Grooms marrying by the pier or at the harbour, engineers and managers from the South Bay offices who want one or two suits that work hard, and a few men who have retired to the beach and keep a dinner suit for the evenings that call for one.
What it costs
Two-piece suits priced at consultation, three-piece priced at consultation, dinner suits priced at consultation, odd trousers priced at consultation, shirts priced at consultation. The making is full canvas at every price; what moves the figure is the cloth. Bespoke suit cost Los Angeles sets the whole card out, mill by mill.
We do not offer made to measure, and the comparison is set out on made to measure Los Angeles.
If you would rather we came to you
A home or office visit anywhere in Los Angeles is available, with cloth, linings and finished garments brought to you. $300 visit within 20 miles of our Playa Del Rey studio. Farther away? Ask us when you book. More on home and office visits.
Questions we are often asked
Is there a custom suit tailor near Redondo Beach?
Yes. Mr James is a bespoke tailoring house at 221 Culver Blvd, Playa del Rey, about half an hour up the coast from Redondo Beach. Full canvas bespoke suits are priced at consultation.
What should I wear to a Redondo Beach wedding by the water?
A lighter weight wool or a wool and linen blend in a paler colour than you would wear indoors, with trousers cut to sit still in the breeze. Wedding parties are 20 per cent less.
Will you come to Redondo Beach?
Yes. A visit to a home or office anywhere in Los Angeles is available, with cloth and finished garments brought to you. $300 visit within 20 miles of our Playa Del Rey studio. Farther away? Ask us when you book.
Redondo Beach is one of the neighbourhoods we look after from Playa del Rey, and the bespoke tailor Playa del Rey page covers the shop itself. For the whole picture, what every garment includes, the cloth houses, the full price list and how the making is done, our guide to custom suits Los Angeles has it in one place.
How long does a bespoke suit take?
4 to 12 weeks, depending on the cloth, Italian or English. Fittings are unlimited and included. Where those weeks go is set out in how long it takes to make a bespoke suit.
What does a bespoke suit cost?
A two-piece and a tuxedo are both priced at consultation. A three-piece is priced at consultation, an overcoat priced at consultation, odd trousers priced at consultation and a shirt priced at consultation. The making is full canvas at every price; the cloth sets the figure.
Who will I meet?
Robb. Robb takes the consultation and sees the garment through to delivery.
Come and see us
221 Culver Blvd, Playa del Rey, with free parking front and back. Appointments seven days a week with 48 hours' notice; book here, call 310-503-3592, or write to mrjames@bespokemrjames.com.
Booking a fitting describes what the first hour involves.
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