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                     Bespoke vs Made-To-Measure:  
What is the difference
Most people know that, for a woman, a 
 little black dress is a closet-staple, but 
 for a man, a full-custom suit is your  
calling card. A full-custom suit reflects  
your personality, sense of style, and is  
an initiation into manhood. But where  
do you start? What kinds of full-
custom suits are there and what are 
 the costs?
At what age should a man consider purchasing a bespoke  
suit?
When you’re truly ready to be a man. A man’s first full-custom suit that’s created for his  
body is an initiation process into full manhood. It represents the respect that he holds  
for himself and the responsibility that he takes for both his life and for those around  him. 
For many men, their first full-custom suit is created for their wedding day, but we  believe 
that you should get your first full-custom suit for your first job interview. It  should be for 
that moment when you’re ready to say, “I’m here, I’m strong, I’m  confident, and ready to 
add value to your company.”
Where To Start: Find the right tailor!
Buying a bespoke or made-to-measure suit is an investment, so naturally you want to  
feel confident that any issues or questions you may have will be handled by an honest,  
experienced, and skilled tailor. From the initial measurement intake to the final stages  of 
your suit’s construction, you will have to meet with your tailor for a few fittings until  
you are pleased with the final garment. But your meeting doesn’t end there. You will  
have an ongoing relationship with your tailor for any new alterations, adjustments, or  
fittings throughout the duration of your suit’s life-cycle. This means that finding the  
right tailor is key, and the key elements of a good tailor include his willingness to  always 
offer his professional advice or recommendations, styling, and fitting. Your  tailor has to 
be your personal wardrobe stylist.
Bespoke v. Made-to-Measure (MTM)
Bespoke and Made-To-Measure suits are both options for full-custom suits. With any  
full-custom suit, you get to choose the fabric, pattern, lining, colors, thread, and even  the 
buttons. It is custom-tailored to fit your body and fashion style, so you look and feel  
good every time that you put it on.
The difference between Bespoke and Made-To-Measure suits ultimately comes down to  
the process in which they are made.
A bespoke suit—which means “spoken for you”—is made just for you. It is made from  
scratch and is created with your specific measurements, specifications, and style in  
mind. At Franco Uomo, your bespoke suit is made on-premises at our store and takes 3-  
5 fittings to get it just right as we construct the suit around your body.
The Made-to-Measure suit is also a full-custom suit that is made to your specific  
specifications and measurements, but unlike a bespoke suit, it is constructed off-site  
and from a pre-existing base pattern. Once your suit arrives, you come in for a fitting  
and we go through an alteration process to make it perfectly fitted to your body.
Unlike most suit designers, the end-product of a Bespoke suit and a Made-To-Measure  
suit at Franco Uomo is virtually identical. With our master-tailor studio on-site and 30+  
Point Measurement System, we have perfected the tailoring process to the point that  our 
Made-To-Measure suits come out as perfectly constructed as a full Bespoke suit.
The quality and fit is indistinguishable.
So why choose bespoke over Made-To-Measure? It is the experience of having the suit  
created around you through the multiple fittings that you get with Bespoke, and the  
exclusivity of knowing that your suit started with an original pattern for your body,  
which created the final perfectly-fitted suit that make the value of full bespoke.
The Cost: Worth Every Penny
When you hear the words “custom suit,” that automatically may trigger you to think  
that having a bespoke suit made for you will be pricey. The upfront cost may seem  
high—an average custom suit costs between $3,000-$5,000—but the reality is that  
many designer suit brands charge this much for their off-the-rock non-custom suits.
We recently had a gentleman come in with a picture of a $5k Tom Ford jacket that they  
didn’t have in his size. We were able to create a full-custom three-piece suit that  
matched the thick lapel that he liked in the Tom Ford suit, for $4k. Not only did he get a  
custom-tailored version of the jacket AND two other pieces, but he saved $1k by  coming 
to Franco Uomo.
Franco Uomo is also cost-effective compared to other equivalent custom-suit designer  
services. Brands like Kiton can charge upwards of $15k for a full-custom bespoke suit.
At Franco Uomo, we can make you the same bespoke suit with the SAME DESIGNER  
FABRIC for a fraction of the cost.
What types of fabric does Franco Uomo use for its Bespoke  
and Made-to-Measure suits?
Franco Uomo uses the highest quality brand-name fabrics such as Ermenegildo Zegna,  
Loro Piana, Lanificio Cerruti, and Reda. We also offer custom patterns, in-house design  
and creation, and have a 4-6 week turnaround for Made-to-Measure suits and 6-8 week  
turnaround for Bespoke suits, which includes time for measurement, preliminary  
fittings, adjustments/alterations, and final fitting.
How much does a Franco Uomo Full-Custom, Made-To-  
Measure suit cost?
2-Piece Suits | Starting at $2,495  
3-Piece Suits | Starting at $2,995
How much does a Franco Uomo Bespoke suit cost?
2-Piece Bespoke Suit | Starting at $3,495  
3-Piece Bespoke Suit | Starting at $4,290
How does it feel when a man wears a full-custom, perfectly  
fitted suit for the first time?
After all the details of your suit are discussed during your consultation, and when you  
put that suit on for the first time—a suit created specifically for your sense of style and  
body type—you’ll feel like a million dollars. Putting on a custom suit will elevate your  
confidence and you’ll feel good wearing it. Every aspect of the suit is perfectly fitted to  
your body–not too tight, not too loose, just right. You’ll feel comfortable in your body  
and you’ll feel like the best version of yourself when you wear your custom suit.