Bespoke vs Made-To-Measure: What is the difference?

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Bespoke vs Made-To-Measure What is the
difference
Most people know that, for a woman, a little
black dress is a closet-staple, but for a man, a
full-custom suit is your calling card. A
full-custom suit reflects your personality,
sense of style, and is an initiation into
manhood. But where do you start? What kinds of
full-
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custom suits are there and what are the costs?
At what age should a man consider purchasing a
bespoke suit? When youre truly ready to be a
man. A mans first full-custom suit thats
created for his body is an initiation process
into full manhood. It represents the respect that
he holds for himself and the responsibility that
he takes for both his life and for those around
him. For many men, their first full-custom suit
is created for their wedding day, but we believe
that you should get your first full-custom suit
for your first job interview. It should be for
that moment when youre ready to say, Im here,
Im strong, Im confident, and ready to add
value to your company. Where To Start Find the
right tailor! Buying a bespoke or made-to-measure
suit is an investment, so naturally you want to
feel confident that any issues or questions you
may have will be handled by an honest,
experienced, and skilled tailor. From the initial
measurement intake to the final stages of your
suits construction, you will have to meet with
your tailor for a few fittings until you are
pleased with the final garment. But your meeting
doesnt end there. You will have an ongoing
relationship with your tailor for any new
alterations, adjustments, or fittings throughout
the duration of your suits life-cycle. This
means that finding the right tailor is key, and
the key elements of a good tailor include his
willingness to always offer his professional
advice or recommendations, styling, and fitting.
Your tailor has to be your personal wardrobe
stylist. Bespoke v. Made-to-Measure
(MTM) Bespoke and Made-To-Measure suits are both
options for full-custom suits. With any
full-custom suit, you get to choose the fabric,
pattern, lining, colors, thread, and even the
buttons. It is custom-tailored to fit your body
and fashion style, so you look and feel good
every time that you put it on. The difference
between Bespoke and Made-To-Measure suits
ultimately comes down to the process in which
they are made. A bespoke suitwhich means
spoken for youis made just for you. It is made
from scratch and is created with your specific
measurements, specifications, and style in mind.
At Franco Uomo, your bespoke suit is made
on-premises at our store and takes 3- 5 fittings
to get it just right as we construct the suit
around your body.
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The Made-to-Measure suit is also a full-custom
suit that is made to your specific
specifications and measurements, but unlike a
bespoke suit, it is constructed off-site and
from a pre-existing base pattern. Once your suit
arrives, you come in for a fitting and we go
through an alteration process to make it
perfectly fitted to your body. Unlike most suit
designers, the end-product of a Bespoke suit and
a Made-To-Measure suit at Franco Uomo is
virtually identical. With our master-tailor
studio on-site and 30 Point Measurement System,
we have perfected the tailoring process to the
point that our Made-To-Measure suits come out as
perfectly constructed as a full Bespoke suit. The
quality and fit is indistinguishable. So why
choose bespoke over Made-To-Measure? It is the
experience of having the suit created around you
through the multiple fittings that you get with
Bespoke, and the exclusivity of knowing that
your suit started with an original pattern for
your body, which created the final
perfectly-fitted suit that make the value of full
bespoke.
The Cost Worth Every Penny When you hear the
words custom suit, that automatically may
trigger you to think that having a bespoke suit
made for you will be pricey. The upfront cost may
seem highan average custom suit costs between
3,000-5,000but the reality is that many
designer suit brands charge this much for their
off-the-rock non-custom suits. We recently had a
gentleman come in with a picture of a 5k Tom
Ford jacket that they didnt have in his size.
We were able to create a full-custom three-piece
suit that matched the thick lapel that he liked
in the Tom Ford suit, for 4k. Not only did he
get a custom-tailored version of the jacket AND
two other pieces, but he saved 1k by coming to
Franco Uomo. Franco Uomo is also cost-effective
compared to other equivalent custom-suit designer
services. Brands like Kiton can charge upwards
of 15k for a full-custom bespoke suit.
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At Franco Uomo, we can make you the same bespoke
suit with the SAME DESIGNER FABRIC for a
fraction of the cost.
What types of fabric does Franco Uomo use for its
Bespoke and Made-to-Measure suits? Franco Uomo
uses the highest quality brand-name fabrics such
as Ermenegildo Zegna, Loro Piana, Lanificio
Cerruti, and Reda. We also offer custom patterns,
in-house design and creation, and have a 4-6
week turnaround for Made-to-Measure suits and 6-8
week turnaround for Bespoke suits, which
includes time for measurement, preliminary
fittings, adjustments/alterations, and final
fitting.
How much does a Franco Uomo Full-Custom, Made-To-
Measure suit cost? 2-Piece Suits Starting at
2,495 3-Piece Suits Starting at 2,995
How much does a Franco Uomo Bespoke suit
cost? 2-Piece Bespoke Suit Starting at 3,495
3-Piece Bespoke Suit Starting at 4,290 How
does it feel when a man wears a full-custom,
perfectly fitted suit for the first time? After
all the details of your suit are discussed during
your consultation, and when you put that suit on
for the first timea suit created specifically
for your sense of style and body typeyoull
feel like a million dollars. Putting on a custom
suit will elevate your confidence and youll
feel good wearing it. Every aspect of the suit is
perfectly fitted to your bodynot too tight, not
too loose, just right. Youll feel comfortable in
your body and youll feel like the best version
of yourself when you wear your custom suit.
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