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Custom Tailoring: How a Garment Is Built Around You
Custom tailoring is not a luxury upgrade to ready-made clothing. It is a different process that starts from a body instead of a size chart.
Custom Tailoring & Fit
Measurement, cutting, fitting and finishing in the Mannargudi workshop.
Every garment is cut in our Mannargudi workshop from measurements recorded for you, so a second order starts from a pattern that already fits rather than from a size chart.
- Measured and fitted rather than sized
- Fabric chosen for the delta climate, not a catalogue
- Measurements kept on record for repeat orders
- One workshop, one standard of finishing
What this guide covers
0 of 35 planned articles in this section are published. Titles without a link are briefed and scheduled but not yet written.
Measurement
- How to Take Men’s Measurements Correctly Planned
- The Measurements a Tailor Actually Needs Planned
- How to Measure Your Chest and Waist Accurately Planned
- Measuring Sleeve Length Without Help Planned
- Why Your Measurements Change and When to Re-Measure Planned
- Common Measuring Mistakes That Ruin a Garment Planned
- Measuring for Someone Else: A Practical Guide Planned
Diagnosing Fit Problems
- How to Diagnose a Fit Problem From the Wrinkles Planned
- Drag Lines: What They Are and Why They Matter Planned
- Why One Sleeve Always Seems Longer Than the Other Planned
- The Shoulder Divot and What Causes It Planned
- Fit Checks You Can Do Without a Tailor Planned
- When "It Feels Fine" Is Not the Same as "It Fits" Planned
Alterations
- What a Tailor Can Alter and What They Cannot Planned
- The Alterations Worth Paying For Planned
- How to Brief a Tailor for an Alteration Planned
- Altering an Inherited or Older Garment Planned
- How Much Alteration Is Too Much? Planned
The Tailoring Process
- How a Custom Garment Is Made, From Measurement to Delivery Planned
- What Happens at a First Fitting Planned
- Why Custom Tailoring Takes Time Planned
- Pattern Drafting: Where a Custom Garment Really Begins Planned
- Cutting, Basting and Why Both Steps Exist Planned
- Pressing and Finishing: The Invisible Half of Tailoring Planned
Custom vs Ready-Made
- Custom vs Ready-Made vs Made-to-Measure Planned
- Is Custom Tailoring Actually More Expensive? Planned
- When Ready-Made Is the Right Choice Planned
- The Repeat-Order Advantage of Custom Tailoring Planned
Working With a Tailor
- How to Choose a Tailor Planned
- What to Bring to Your First Tailoring Appointment Planned
- How to Describe What You Want Without Technical Terms Planned
- What to Do When a Finished Garment Is Not Right Planned
Digital Measurements
- Digital Measurements: Why Your Tailor Should Keep a Record Planned
- How Saved Measurements Make Repeat Orders Easier Planned
- Measurement Records and Your Privacy Planned