![]() ![]() ![]() The big trade off for Ginza Global Style is that they don’t speak English (as an experienced Japanese speaker with little fashion knowledge, I struggled!) and the suit may take up to 7 or 8 weeks (!) to produce.Ĭheck the Ginza Global Style website for store locations. You need to make an appointment in advance and the measuring and style selection may take up to 90 minutes. So if you can find someone to join you, you can each get a fully tailored suit for the more than reasonable price of ¥ 24,000 + tax. The good thing is, you can split the deal with a friend. ![]() Ginza Global Style have stores throughout the city with prices starting at ¥ 24,000 per suit-if you buy two suits. Shinjuku 3-chome branch of Global Style | Photo by Gregory Lane One way to check this is how many fittings you will be given, and if the cost is too good to be true, it probably is. One thing worth noting: Japan has a somewhat free use of English at the best of times, and the word “tailored” is often thrown around, as well as some confusion between the levels of ‘custom-made’, so try and confirm the actual process is what you require before committing. Now, while we can’t offer much advice on cheapo bespoke suits (we are not magicians, after all), there are some affordable spots to get a beautiful made-to-measure suit in the big metropolis. Next, you can opt for a made-to-measure suit, where the pattern has still been pre-cut, but will be adapted and modified to fit your frame by a tailor.įar away, on the other side of the spectrum (and income range) is a bespoke suit-with every part personally measured and handmade to fit you, and only you, with no pattern used. When you’re in a foreign country and maybe don’t fit the average sizes though, this can be tricky you may find yourself with just-long-enough sleeves but a billowing chest as the price to pay. Off-the-shelf suits can fit well if you’re lucky and for the most part they get the job done. There are three main levels to buying a suit, though they stray further from the cheapo price range with each leap. Unsurprisingly, while there are many bog-standard black suits available, the Japanese’s love of quality and skill mean you can buy some pretty impressive suits here. If you’ve had the misfortune of riding a rush-hour train, you will have noticed this very much, and probably had a good chance to study the fabric and patterns in great detail too. You may have noticed that a lot of people in Tokyo wear suits. Photo by Gregory Lane What to know before visiting Tokyo suit shops ![]()
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