ATP: Tuxedos

[Henry Chinaski]

Any of you high rollers out there invested in a decent tuxedo? Questions:

- Can you get a decent one at all online from JCrew or Brooks? I'm suspicious, but perhaps someone has had a good experience.
- Has anyone gone to Nordstrom's / Saks for such a thing and tailored something off the rack?
- If you go bespoke, any recommendations (on either the "traveling tailor" approach or a bricks and mortar place - just moved to Raleigh)?

Appreciate the sartorial advice from such a high-cultured group.

 

[BarcaDeac]

I got a JCrew one for my wedding. I was an in-between size, so they ordered it in store from their website, and they had free tailoring once it came in. I like it a lot and get a lot of compliments. The Brooks Bros ones felt like old man tuxes and were bulky. Tailoring could've helped, but the JCrew looked like a much better cut.

I went to many of the dept stores like Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, and Macys and didn't like much of what was available. Did try on a good Hugo Boss at Nordstrom, but it was out of my price range.

 

[Hot Wheels]

There's a formalwear outlet in Hillsborough. It's probably not high end enough for your needs, but I thought I'd throw it out there since you're not far away in Raleigh. Got my son through school.

 

[Biff Tannen]

i got one a BB years ago. Got a discount for opening a charge account at the same time. I look great in it.

 

[Deacfreak07]

i got one a BB years ago. Got a discount for opening a charge account at the same time. I look great in it.

 

[TheTwinAndreBen]

Got a new one 2 summers ago. Tried on probably 10-12 different ones from various high-end retail, looked in Macys, Bloomingdales, Saks, Boss, Niemans, Etc, etc.

I found that the styles and fits varied greatly based on what the company was trying to do.

Saks always carries, and offers a really good deal on a one button tux from Armani (under 2K I think).

I ended up with a Zegna two button. Just what fit me best.

Had it fitted at my regular tailor tho, dont trust retail people with something like that.

 

[TWDeac]

I'm getting one made for my wedding right now. That is the way to go.

 

[TexasDeac10]

If you can wait about 4-5 weeks, you can get a pretty standard one made-to-measure from IndoChino. I don't have one, but I know other people that do. Their fabrics aren't the greatest and there's not a lot of detailing, but you can go a long way with a modern cut that was made to fit you.