Custom Suit – Nobles & Co

Nobles & Co

There was a time custom suits were only for the wealthy who could afford to commission the work - not the case anymore. The modern approach to custom suit making has made the process affordable, fittings more versatile, offer a larger library of fabric collections, and the ability to customize every detail. Today, we’re in a time where people are more curious about WHO designed their custom suit, rather than WHERE they bought if off-the-rack.

Our tailoring services are for both men and women. We offer Bespoke and Made-To-Measure tailoring options for custom suiting, both resulting beautiful looking garments in the end.

Bespoke Suits

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The bespoke tailoring process of creating a custom suit yields the most accurate result. A basted (stitched) canvas is prepared for your first fitting of the suit so your stylist can review the balance of the garment. This is done by reviewing how the trial suit sits on your shoulders, how the sleeve drapes, mark the final button stance, nip the waist appropriately, etc. All of these alteration notes are made on your fitting garment, so the final suit can be cut and tailored perfectly for your body. Not to worry, we will leave a calculated amount of slack (excess fabric) for future alterations. To review the process in detail and understand timelines, read-up the Process

Made to Measure Suits

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The Made-To-Measure (MTM) tailoring process embodies the same nature of measurements and body notes as the bespoke process, but differs in the way we conduct our fittings. You can expect to see your suit as the final product on your first fitting. Minor alterations are to be expected throughout the suit, which are marked and altered by our in-house tailors. By the second fitting, your suit is expected to fit you perfectly. If it’s not perfect, we guarantee to make it right. We always do. To review the process in detail and understand timelines, read-up the Process

Fabric

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One of the biggest first-impressions a suit makes for itself is the fabric. We understand it’s necessary to carry a wide range of fabrics in our library to help fit into our client’s wardrobe. For this reason, we’re constantly in search for the latest collections in a variety of fabrics ranging from jacquard silks, wool (stretch, merino, mohair, cashmere, flannels, tweeds, etc), linens, seersuckers, cotton, and much more. Our library is home to all levels and tiers of fabric collections, including top-tier labels such as Vitale Barberis Conanico (VBC), Holland & Sherry, Drago, Dormueil, Loro Piana, Huddersfield, Ermenegildo Zegna, and much more.

Personalized Suits Designs

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We take a personalized approach to our design consultations. Our designer(s) will help guide you to discover what fabrics best suit the environment you intend to wear it in, which type of canvas will best compliment the fabric, measure you for the best fit according to your preference, and help add stylistic details to make it truly yours. Don’t be intimated if such details weren’t prior concern for you. We’re here to help, not judge your sartorial knowledge. Learn more about our suit designing processes here

Price

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Made-to-measure custom suits are available starting at $500 for a 2-piece. The price of a suit is largely dependant on your selection of fabrics. The higher the grade of the fabric, the higher the price. The fabric selection is best determined in a personalized design consultation, where you can get a look and feel of your options. What you must know, is that the quality and craftsmanship of our suits are equally made according to our extremely high standard - you deserve to know that your budget won’t sacrifice the quality of our craftsmanship. We’re confident in our ability to build a suit to compliment your personal style.

The Signature Details

All of our suits are created with the following signature details. These signatures are available to you as part of our high standard of quality, and is offered without any extra charges, unless otherwise indicated.

Quality Canvassing

We offer both structured and unstructured options for our suit jackets. An exceptional jacket doesn’t gain exceptional form naturally; it requires a quality layer between the main fabric and the lining to help give the jacket it’s rich structure. We use either a triple-layer horsehair canvas or a double-layer horsehair canvas, reinforced by a rich and soft cotton. The optimal canvas is determined based on the selected fabric and intended environment for the suit to be worn in. In either case, a quality canvas is essential to allow your suit to last a very long time, helps the wool recover from wrinkles between wears, breathes better, and allows for a more natural drape.

Unstructured jackets are equally popular when it comes to seasonal appropriate fabrics. For example, lightweight summer fabrics (<250 gr/meter) will look fantastic without a structured canvas or lining, just as much as a heavyweight Harrison Tweed winter fabric (>320 gr/meter) will hold it’s own shape without any formal structured interlinings. Our designers will help guide you through this process more in detail during a design consultation.

DOUBLE-STITCH ENFORCEMENT

Your garments have high stress points on areas like the centre back of your suit jacket and your thighs (+many more). As a quality standard, all of the high stress areas of your suit fitting are double-stitch enforced to ensure the threads are doing what they can to with stand pressure.

HAND SEWN FINISHES

Some of the finest details in a formal garment are done by hand sewing. Our tailoring house includes finishing touches such as functional (or surgeon) cuffs, hand sewn buttons with anchors and stems, and hand-stitch (or pick-stitch) options. None of these details come at an added cost to our clients.

BEMBERG SLEEVE LINING

Some of the finest fibre options for suit and coat lining fabric is Cupro, which is a Japanese-developed fibre using wood fibre and cotton byproducts, making Cupro a lightweight, durable, anti-static, and breathable option with a silky finish. Bemberg is the most famous brand on the market that uses Cupro, so-much-so that the names are interchangeable to many.

We strictly use linings made of Cupro by Bemberg in the sleeve of our suit jackets to ensure maximum comfort, durability, and overall look. Bemberg lining options are available upon request for the entire jacket, which is available for a small premium of a price.

UPPER-POCKET LINING

The lining inside of the upper chest pocket matches the one selected to be inside of your suit. As a standard, this chest pocket lining fabric pulls and peaks out to display as a handkerchief. Our clients have found a tremendous amount of use from this option in lieu of purchasing such accessories.

MONOGRAMMING

History tells us this feature was once practically used by laundresses to identify whom the garment belonged to. Today, it’s role is more stylistic in detail as a way of showing your personality with your name, a creative message, commemorating an event, etc. Make your mark inside your jacket or under your lapel collar – up to you!