Bespoke Dress Shirts in NYC
By BankersBall on Jun 13, 2007 in Bespoke, Cube Life, Dretthin for Succeth, NYC
MUG had a recent newsletter on custom shirts. Here they are:
- Ascot Chang - intense flow chart of how to order a custom shirt, but nothing about prices.
- Upstairs at Tom Ford
- Liste Rouge, custom shirts go for $220 - $340
- Cego, which claims to be “New York’s Best Custom Shirt Value”
- Geneva Custom Shirts - hey, their website may be ghetto, but they say the POTUS and Colin Powell are among their clients. ($175-$250 … according to Cigar Aficionado)
- Turnbull & Asser - $325. As we noted before, Turnbull and Asser’s bespoke and MTM shirts both run $325 (shirt commitments are 6 for custom, 3 for MTM). Incidentally, they’re having their annual sale right now.
While hunting around for info on some of these providers, we came across others.
- Mark Christopher, custom shirtmakers to the dealmakers, charged about $150-$250 per shirt back in the late nineties. Shirts require up to 20 fittings…
- French clothier Dormeuil
- Robert Talbott
For downtowners, there’s a host of options in Nolita: Seize sur Vingt, Duncan Quinn and Lord Willy’s (all in the $200ish range). Still not satisfied? Here’s that list of upcoming visits from Savile Row tailors again.
On Jun 14, 2007, Anonymous said:
How about Hamilton…find them at Barneys
On Jun 14, 2007, Anonymous said:
Oh and twenty fittings for a shirt? That is not inspiring, any competent bespoke shirtmaker should require three fittings at most
On Jun 17, 2007, Anonymous said:
I personally get my shirts from Geneva. The best two shirtmakers on that list are Geneva & Ascot Chang. CEGO is OK if your looking to really cut corners although the quality is kind of spotty. Turnbull & Asser is overpriced and the fit usually sucks and it takes FOREVER to get your shirts - REALLY overrated. I have been to every bespoke shirtmaker in NY and Geneva I like the best.
There are two others that are missing from your list.
Paris Custom Shirtmakers (similar quality to geneva by customer service is horrid)
and Alexander Kabbaz - the best shirtmaker in NY and perhaps the world. I have never seen a perfect shirt like the ones he makes, construction is insanely meticulous, fabric selection like no one else has although shirts range from 700 - 1000$ each and min. 1st order of 8
On Jun 17, 2007, m said:
I personally get my shirts from Geneva. The best two shirtmakers on that list are Geneva & Ascot Chang. CEGO is OK if your looking to really cut corners although the quality is kind of spotty. Turnbull & Asser is overpriced and the fit usually sucks and it takes FOREVER to get your shirts - REALLY overrated. I have been to every bespoke shirtmaker in NY and Geneva I like the best.
There are two others that are missing from your list.
Paris Custom Shirtmakers (similar quality to geneva by customer service is horrid)
and Alexander Kabbaz - the best shirtmaker in NY and perhaps the world. I have never seen a perfect shirt like the ones he makes, construction is insanely meticulous, fabric selection like no one else has although shirts range from 700 - 1000$ each and min. 1st order of 8
On Feb 4, 2008, angry said:
Does the $700-$1000 shirt make one’s genitalia bigger? Or does it just help inflate ones ego?