If you're Big and Tall, be weary…read more
Giving 2 stars as my husband's groomsmen's suits all came out fine (but they are all standard sizes.)
Knocking the 3 stars as this was a less than ideal experience for a big and tall groom. My husband who is 6'5", 48" waist, was less than comfortable in his suit on our wedding day, even after alterations were made to ensure the delivered suit actually fit. (And not just tailoring - complete alterations were needed.)
We visited Savage Suiting as it was the recommended suit shop by our venue, and as they were so close to home we figured we'd give them a shot. A few things to note:
1 - it is an incredibly small space. My husband and his 5 groomsmen and father went, so 7 in total, and they filled the shop. Might be best to visit with a smaller group or alone.
2 - this is not a custom suit experience, they do not help you build your suit or choose fabrics and linings. (For what was spent, I wish he had had that experience or at least explored Inochino or similar options.) Instead, your measurements are taken and a suit it's ordered to your sizing (or at least that's what's promised.)
I say that last part as although my husbands measurements were taken, and we were assured a suit could be ordered in his size, when delivered, his vest couldn't even button close and wasn't long enough to cover his waist. The jacket was incredibly tight in his shoulders and across his belly. His pants were too short, didn't taper at the ankle and blew out at his hips. And his bow tie couldn't clasp as it didn't fit around his neck.
Now, had we simply purchased his groom's suit off the rack at DXL or Men's warehouse, I would understand coming across these issues. But we specifically visited Savage to have a gorgeous suit tailored to his measurements...so either the measurements were taken incorrectly or they cannot service larger sizing. (And to be clear, we've bought suits off the rack from DXL that fit my husband better than this specially ordered suit that was "to his exact measurements.")
Now, in addition to all this and potentially the worse part - when my husband went to pick up his suit and realized most of the items didn't fit there was no apology from the store. A statement was made that "he was a difficult fit" and it was instead suggested to take the pieces to the tailor next door to have her alter them. No remeasuring done, no confirming the correct sizes were received, simply - well this is what we have for you, take it or leave it.
To their credit, the shop did provide another vest for free, which we took to the tailor next door who added its fabric into the ordered vest to get it to close. But frankly, none of my husband's suit should have needed to be Frankensteined together in the first place.
At the end of the day, the tailor next door saved the day and altered the suit to a place where my husband could at least wear it on our big day. However, she could still only do what she could do and he was still incredibly uncomfortable. And sadly his discomfort can be read throughout our wedding photos.
I just highly suggest doing your research before collectively spending thousands of dollars on suits at Savage. I understand mistakes happen but ultimately, they overpromised and severely underdelivered.
