The rule of thumb of every fashion and style guide in the world is that the clothes you wear need to fit you. After that, we can discuss more about colors, patterns and how to mix and match pieces. In this sense, getting custom clothes and accessories such as shoes is the ultimate way to go. This way, you won’t just have clothes that fit well, you will also have pieces that are unique and that express your personality to your liking.

There are a lot of ins and outs to custom clothes and we are going to break them down right now.

 

The why’s

There are several reasons to get custom made clothing.

 

Time

One of the reasons many people invoke is that they lack time. Instead of searching through racks of clothes for hours and hours in malls and department stores, some people simply prefer to take a few hours and establish which new clothes and shoes they will get.

If time is your only issue, but don’t have the budget to get all custom-made clothes, you might want to buy clothes you like, in a bigger size and have them tailored by a professional. Even though you will still pay more than you would pay for just buying clothes that fit from a store, you won’t be charged as much as you would if you would get all clothes and accessories made from scratch.

 

Finding what you like

Another important reason to get custom clothes is not finding what you want. Especially when it comes to clothes for special occasions, many men know exactly what they want to wear. At times, finding a garment that reflects your exact thoughts is not possible, which is why you should invest in custom clothes.

Expressing yourself and wanting to wear one of a kind clothes is also a good reason to appeal to custom made clothes and accessories.

 

Practicality

Practicality can also be a strong reason for getting custom clothes and shoes. Some people have trouble finding clothes that even come close to their needs. For example, people who are rather heavy or have very small frames, people who have very big shoe sizes or people who have special needs, especially if they live in an area where you can’t find anything and everything, need to make use of services that provide them with pieces that will fit them well.

 

Teenage

Teens also have a hard time finding clothes that fit perfectly, but, unless it really makes sense, we wouldn’t recommend investing in custom clothes and shoes. By the time they are done, a teenager’s size and proportions can have already changed. When it comes to teens, buying pieces that are a little bit oversized and altering them is the best way to go.

 

 

The how’s

 

 

Originally, everyone used to wear custom made clothes, although in a different sense than today. In the Middle Ages for example, everyone used to wear clothes made at home. Only in the 18^th and 19^th century, the idea of getting your clothes from someone else appeared and getting custom made clothing created by a pro was seen as special. Soon after, most people got their clothes from stores and having custom made clothes became a new luxury.

Today, everyone can get custom made clothes in a variety of different ways.

 

Designers and tailors

First of all, there is the classic tailor experience, where you can go with your fabric and design in mind and create something that the tailor will execute. While this is a great concept, it doesn’t always work out so well, as most tailors aren’t designers and, while they can do wonders at adjusting clothes, they can’t necessarily build clothes. If you want to have something very special done and make sure it will be as close to perfection as it can, you should go to a designer’s studio and work with them.

 

Specialized services

There is an increasing number of luxury tailoring services out there, especially in the Western world. What they do is offer you an array of styles and possibilities (materials, buttons, stitching types, etc.) and you, with the help of a specialist, choose the options that fit you best. This is a great way to get something custom made and of high quality, as you can inspect the fabrics and other elements beforehand and you have direct access to your tailor.

 

Online

Today, there are even a lot of services that, due to technological advances, allow you to create custom clothes online. These are often less expensive than you would expect. While this is a plus, the main disadvantage is that you cannot check the quality of the fabric or the fit until the package reaches you. Many websites that offer such services have their factory in remote places, which means that it might take a while for the garments to reach you and sometimes, because of different happenings, they can get stuck in customs, so don’t rely on them to be delivered too quickly. You should also consider the fact that, if the clothes you get from an online services where you made custom clothes or shoes, don’t fit properly, it will take again some time until they reach back the manufacturer and then make some new clothes and ship them again.

 

 

The costs

Getting custom made clothes is a pretty expensive experience, but it is definitely worth it, as wearing clothes that fit you just right will make you feel great in your body.

The most expensive option is to get custom made designer clothes, followed by having clothes done by a specialized service or a tailor, followed by getting custom clothes online.

 

The trick you can keep in mind is that, if you live in certain parts of the world and travel to others, you might find that prices different enormously. For example, if you live in Britain or Sweden and travel to Southeast Asia, you will find that you can get your clothes tailored or done for you at prices that are extremely low compared even to off the rack clothing in your country.

 

Owning custom made clothes is a great way to make sure that your clothes look great on you and that you feel like yourself when you put them on. Fashion is all about expressing yourself and feeling like yourself when you walk into a room and the right clothes will give you the confidence to do that.

 

Fraquoh and Franchomme

 

 

 

 

 

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