How much does a custom suit cost?
A made to measure suit from Crowned Legacy Suits starts at $999. A suit in named mill cloth starts at $1,500. Bespoke starts at $5,000. Where you land inside that range comes down to two decisions: the cloth you choose, and how the jacket is built underneath it.
Most tailors will not print those numbers. We do, because the number is rarely the real question. What you want to know is what separates a suit at $999 from a suit at $3,000, and whether the difference is something you will actually feel when you put it on. That is what this page answers.
We come to you. Consultations and fittings happen at your office or your home, across Sacramento and the Bay Area.
Cloth is the first decision, and the largest one
Every suit in the table below starts at $1,500, because $1,500 is where canvassed construction and named mill cloth begin. That step is the largest single jump on this page, and the section after this one explains exactly what it buys.
Twelve mills. Each one has a floor, and the floor is set by what the cloth costs us, not by what we think you will pay.
| Mill | Suits start at |
|---|---|
| Vitale Barberis Canonico | $1,500 |
| Reda | $1,500 |
| Holland and Sherry | $2,000 |
| Lanificio Cerruti | $2,000 |
| Lanificio Guabello | $2,000 |
| Lanificio Carlo Barbera | $2,000 |
| Scabal | $2,500 |
| Drago | $2,500 |
| Ermenegildo Zegna | $3,000 |
| Dormeuil | $3,000 |
| Fratelli Piacenza | $4,000 |
| Loro Piana | $5,000 |
Every number on this page is a floor, not an average. Nothing here is a range you have to negotiate down from.
Nine of the twelve are Italian. Three carry British mill operations. The distance between the bottom and the top of that list is not marketing. It is fibre length, yarn count, finishing, and in the case of the top two, access to fleece that the mill has already bought before anyone else sees it.
A suit built from the $1,500 book and a suit built from the $5,000 book are made the same way in the same hands. The cloth is the variable.
Construction is the second decision, and the one you feel
Underneath the cloth of every jacket is an interlining. How that interlining attaches to the cloth is the single biggest difference between a jacket that holds its shape for a decade and one that does not.
Fused. The interlining is bonded to the cloth. This is what you get at $999, and it is what nearly every online made to measure suit uses regardless of what it costs. A fused jacket is lighter and cheaper to build. It also cannot mould to your chest over time, and heat can eventually separate the bond.
Half canvas. A layer of horsehair canvas is stitched, not glued, through the chest and lapel. The jacket learns your posture. The lapel rolls instead of creasing flat. Half canvas is standard on every suit from $1,500 up.
Full canvas. The canvas runs the full length of the jacket front. It is the most demanding way to build a jacket and the only one that keeps improving with wear. Full canvas is available from $2,000, and it is always how a bespoke suit is built.
If you only remember one thing from this page: at $999 you are buying a well fitted fused jacket, and from $1,500 you are buying a canvassed one. That step is worth more to most people than three tiers of cloth.
What moves the number
Four things, in the order they matter.
Cloth. The mill you select, anywhere from Vitale Barberis Canonico to Loro Piana. This is the largest single lever and the one you control most directly.
Construction. Fused, half canvas, or full canvas. See above.
Configuration. A two piece suit and a three piece suit are not the same amount of work. Neither is a second trouser cut from the same length, which is the most useful addition most clients make and the one that quietly doubles how long the suit survives.
Finishing. The details that are done by hand rather than by machine. These are chosen at consultation, and they are where a suit stops being a garment you bought and starts being one you specified.
We do not publish a line item price for each of these, and the reason is not evasion. Two clients selecting the same mill can land in different places depending on what they build on top of it. You will get exact numbers at the consultation, before anything is ordered, with nothing added afterward.
Why a custom suit costs far less somewhere else
There are three ways to buy a suit that is not off the rack, and they are not variations of the same thing.
Online made to measure. You measure yourself, or you upload photos. A pattern is graded against your numbers, made overseas, and shipped to you. There is no fitting. If it arrives wrong, you are in a returns queue, and the construction is almost always fused. It is the cheapest way in, and for some bodies it works.
Concierge made to measure. You are measured in person by the person who will be accountable for the result. A house pattern is adjusted to your measurements and your posture. You have fittings. The cloth comes from a named mill you can look up. This is what we do.
Bespoke. No house pattern. A pattern is drafted from nothing, for you specifically, and it exists afterward as a record. More measurements, more fittings, and the ability to correct things a graded pattern cannot reach: a shoulder that sits lower than the other, a stance that pitches forward, a chest that a standard block reads as two sizes at once. Everything available in made to measure is available in bespoke. What you are paying for is the time and the pattern.
Delivery is 4 to 8 weeks, whichever route you take with us.
What if the fit is wrong
Then we remake it. Not as an exception, as the standing policy. See the perfect fit guarantee for exactly what that covers and what it does not.
Questions about cost
- How much does a custom suit cost?
- Made to measure at Crowned Legacy Suits starts at $999. Suits in named mill cloth such as Vitale Barberis Canonico or Reda start at $1,500, which is also where canvassed construction begins. Bespoke starts at $5,000. The two decisions that move the number are the cloth you choose and whether the jacket is fused, half canvas, or full canvas.
- How much does a bespoke suit cost?
- Bespoke starts at $5,000. That covers a pattern drafted from scratch for your body rather than a house pattern adjusted to your measurements, additional fittings, and full canvas construction as standard. The pattern is kept, so every suit after the first begins from a record of how you are actually built.
- Is a custom suit worth it?
- It depends on how often you wear one. If you wear a suit weekly, a canvassed suit that fits correctly outlasts three off the rack suits and looks better on day one thousand than it did on day one. If you wear a suit twice a year, the honest answer is that you may not need to spend anywhere near the top of the range.
- How much should I spend on a first custom suit?
- For most people the first suit should be $1,500 to $2,000 in a mid weight navy or charcoal from Vitale Barberis Canonico or Reda, half canvas, with a second trouser. That combination is worn more than anything else in the wardrobe and it is the least likely purchase to be regretted.
- What is the difference between made to measure and bespoke?
- Made to measure adjusts an existing house pattern to your measurements. Bespoke drafts a new pattern for you from nothing. Bespoke involves more measurements and more fittings, and it can correct asymmetries a graded pattern cannot reach. Everything available in made to measure is available in bespoke.
- How long does a custom suit take?
- 4 to 8 weeks from the measuring appointment to delivery, for both made to measure and bespoke. Bespoke sits at the longer end because of the additional fittings.
- Do you have a minimum order?
- No. A single shirt at $199 is a real order and gets the same measuring appointment as a wardrobe build.
- Do you come to me?
- Yes. Every consultation and fitting happens at your office or your home. We serve Sacramento and the Bay Area, and travel is included.
Put these numbers against your own wardrobe
The most useful thing we can do is put real numbers against your actual wardrobe rather than a page of floors. That is what the Executive Wardrobe Audit is. We come to your office or your home, look at what you own, and tell you what is worth keeping, what is worth altering, and what you would gain from building. There is no charge for the audit and no obligation to order at the end of it.
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