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I am a ny'er who wears custom suits regularly. I left NYC to live in sf for a bit and was in need of a new custom suit maker. I tried B&R and was extremely disappointed.
First, I had to go in for 3-4 fittings. Whatever they tell you, this is NOT ok. A good suit maker or tailor only needs 2 times to get it right. The people who measure are not the tailors and something always keeps getting lost in translation. Frankly, I don't think they know what they are doing, they dress well and understand style but they have zero clue how to measure or tailor a suit.
Second, the price - this place is way above average for the suit that it is and the quality they supposedly are. A two piece suit with 120s or 130s at a reputable place can be made from $750-$1100 depending on fabric and quality - my suit cost close to $1600. This is a rip off when you consider how poorly these suits are made
Second, the quality - these suits are extremely poorly made - they are glued in places that should be sewed, they don't have layers in places that it should and the overall fit of the suit and the place where it buttons is just weird. I have owned this suit for 1 year. I have worn it about 7 times - taking it to celebrity dry cleaner every 2nd use. The zipper on the pants fell apart and would not stay up and the "sewing" or shall I say glue in the back of the jacket by seems has come off. Furthermore, the pants have come apart by the knee from sitting like a normal person. For a $1600 suit this is not ok.
I did not want to leave a negative review when I first got my suit nor was I going to leave a good one bc I wasn't that happy with the end result. After my experience 1 year out, I had to leave a review, especially after this suit embarrassed me in front of a client.
I believe there are much better tailors and suit makers in SF than this expensive and poor quality establishment that pawns itself as bespoke.
Update***
After reading the response from manager, he only furthers my point of the suits being of inferior quality - I own nearly 25 suits from many different brands, most are high end or custom and some are everyday suits from other more common brands like Hilfiger or boss. I dry clean my suits all the Time from very reputable dry cleaners. This is the very first time I have ever had any of the issues that I have stated above. In addition, the suit was only worn a handful of times and not dry cleaned anywhere near as much as any of my other suits. Again the issue that I have and only shows further just how inferior the quality of these suits are and their respective tailoring. For how many times I wore them and dry cleaned, I should NOT have the above issues.
Just because a suit looks good, doesn't mean it's of good quality. When I left the shop, it looked good. That doesn't mean I approved of it's quality. Also, it took so long to get it right, that I was well worn out from from the arduous process, at a certain point just took what was given to me. I guess that is on me and my mistake. Never again. Lesson learned.
Plain and simple, for what this place charges for a custom suit, they are of inferior quality by a margin of half. Meaning, if they charged half of what they charge, I would be ok with what I received. read more