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Mirvac Harbourside
Business and Money

To Get The Right Bespoke Suit For Business – Turn To Your Local Melbourne Tailor


If you are reading this article then it’s highly likely that you are in the market for a new suit either for business or just to have something new in your wardrobe. Whatever the reasons, you already know that there are two different types of suits available to you. There is the suit that is known as ‘off the rack’ and this is a suit that you can buy in any high street store and it isn’t designed specifically for you or your body shape. Sometimes you can be really lucky and it fits you like a glove but in the vast majority of cases you need to go for the second option which is a bespoke suit.

Many people wrongfully believe that a bespoke suit is incredibly expensive and while it does cost a little bit more than one that you would buy in a high street store, it is well within your budget. All you need to do is to find a competent and highly reliable Melbourne tailor and it will be their job to create a custom-tailored suit for your exact specifications. If you still need to be sold on the fact that getting an original suit from a tailor is the best option every single time then the following are just some of the benefits of doing so.

  • It is a custom fit - Due to the fact that you are dealing with a professional tailor, a custom-tailored suit will never be wrong when it comes to the right fit. You will be measured from head to toe so that when your suit is eventually ready for you it will fit you like the proverbial glove. Your tailor will also try to accentuate some of your physical features and hide some of the others that don’t make you look good. They will advise you when it comes to how the suit should fit depending on your body shape.
  • You get to choose the fabric - People wear suits in all kinds of different business situations and if you are a salesperson out on the road then you will have different needs when it comes to keeping yourself cool or warm during the year. If you are a person who is office-based based then you will want to pick a suit with a fabric that can breathe and can allow you to move effortlessly around your office. The thing to remember is that your suit will be made from a premium quality fabric that will provide you comfort that you have never experienced

The other major selling point of getting a suit made especially for you is that it can last you an incredibly long time. You will have peace of mind knowing that you have picked out a quality fabric, that the lining is second to none, that the buttons just won’t fall off and the zippers if you decide to have them added, will be strong. Your professional tailor will make adjustments so that your suit is less resistant to wear and tear.

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