Davide Cotugno

FIT (click to hide)
25 measurements including your posture and shoulder slope are taken by a professionally trained clothing consultant to ensure perfect balance and fit.

STYLE
Your body is unique, so we will style the clothing to fit your body type. A suit that is right for you, not altered to almost fit you.

SELECTION
Hundreds of fabrics from the worlds best cloth mills ensure that you find exactly what you are looking for, in a fabric that will perform well for its intended use. 90% of our fabrics are sold only one time, then, retired so that your garment will be unique.

CONVENIENCE
A paper pattern with your measurements is kept on file as a template for reorders Pre selecting your fabrics for the coming season and comparing them with your past purchases, avoids duplication in your wardrobe. Shopping is quick & efficient.

SERVICE
Appointments in your office or home for fabric selection are available. A professional tailor is always on staff for alterations.

AFFORDABILITY
With ready to wear brand name suits starting at $2000, many of our customers found that they were actually paying more than custom, which did not make sense.

Questions to ask your clothier: (click to hide)

Are you trained to correctly measure and fit me?

Are your suits fused (glued)?

Are your suits" made to measure" or custom made?

Why do your garments cost as much as custom made?

Do you make a paper pattern for me?

Can I have a basted fitting (a partially finished garment) for a try on?

Glossary of clothing terminology: (click to hide)

Ready to wear: (a.k.a. off the rack, prêt a porter, tailor made) A sized stock garment that is altered to fit an individual.

• Construction A: Fused (glued) jacket fronts and machine engineered
• Prices: $100-$1100

• Construction B: Machine engineered and hand finished in parts (collar, fronts)
• Prices: $1000-$2000

• Construction C: Partially to totally hand finished
• Prices: $2000-$6000

Made to Measure: (aka box line) A sized stock garment that is altered to fit an individual with slight modifications in the factory.

• Construction A: Typically fused or floating canvas jacket fronts and machine engineered with minimal handwork.
• Prices: $1000-$3000

• Construction B : Floating canvas jacket fronts and hand-finished handwork.
• Prices: $3000-$30,000

Custom Made: (aka Bespoke) A garment requiring multiple measurements that are transferred to a paper pattern creating a personal template for that individual. A choice of multiple styles and hundreds of fabrics make it a truly individual garment that will be rarely duplicated for anyone else.

• Construction: Jacket fronts, buttonholes, edges, linings are all hand finished.
• Prices: $1800-$30,000

Made to Order: A term introduced by the media to encompass any clothing that is either made to measure or custom made.