A suit cut for you. Not for a mannequin.
Your cloth, your fit, your details, down to the button. Often for less than a designer label.
Complete control
Every choice is yours: cloth, lapel, lining, buttons, even a monogram.
Better value
Often less than a designer suit off the rack, and it actually fits.
Genuinely easy
One relaxed appointment. We guide every decision. No jargon.
No trip to Sydney
Fifty years of tailoring, right here in Wollongong. Park out front.
Everything a city tailor offers, without the city.
The same premium cloths and the same precision as a city studio, without the two-hour round trip, the parking or the showroom markup. Cutting suits for the Illawarra since 1973.
- Cheaper than a designer suit, and cut to your exact measurements, not altered to almost fit.
- Total control: you design it with us, piece by piece.
- Local & personal: no crowds, no rush, no city prices.
Four easy steps to a suit that's yours.
No experience needed. You don't have to know a single thing about tailoring before you walk in: that's what we're for.
Book your appointment
Pick a time that suits you. Made to measure is one-on-one, by appointment only, so you get our full attention.
15 secondsDesign it with us
Choose your cloth, lapel, lining, buttons and finish. We'll guide every call and show you exactly how it'll look.
The fun partWe measure you
A dozen precise measurements so the suit is built to your body: shoulders, chest, sleeve, the lot.
30–45 min totalCollect & wear
Your finished suit is ready in around four to six weeks, pressed and checked. Turn up looking like it was made for you, because it was.
4–6 weeks
Every detail is your call.
This is the difference. Off the rack, you take what's there. Here, you decide all of it, and we make sure every choice works together.
The cloth
Hundreds of premium wools, linens and blends, from everyday to occasion.
Lapel & cut
Notch, peak or shawl. Single or double-breasted. Slim or classic.
The lining
Understated or a bold splash of colour only you'll know is there.
Buttons & details
Horn, mother-of-pearl, working cuffs, contrast threads.
The trouser
Pleats or flat front, tapered or classic, cuffed or clean.
Your monogram
Your initials stitched inside, the quiet mark of a suit that's yours.
Fifty years of getting it right.
Cheaper than designer. Made just for you.
Close enough
Cut for you
Indicative pricing: final quote depends on cloth and design. Ask at your appointment.
Whatever you're dressing for.
Weddings
Groom & the whole party, matched.
Business
The suit that owns the room.
Race day
Spring carnival, cut sharp.
Just because
Because you deserve one that fits.
Questions, answered.
Is made to measure expensive?
How long does it take?
What actually happens at the appointment?
Do I need to know what I want beforehand?
Why is it appointment only?
Can you do the whole wedding party?
Let's build your suit.
By appointment only, one-on-one. Tell us a little below and we'll confirm your time within one business day.
We'll confirm your fitting within one business day. By appointment only.