Menswear
Classic British-Made Men's Suits and Formal Wear — Voted by the Community
This directory lists 10 brands that make classic men's suits in the UK. They are most often based in London. Prices run from premium to luxury. Ranked by community upvotes.
Dege & Skinner
Dege & Skinner, bespoke tailor and shirt-maker established in 1865 and still a family-owned business. Located at Number 10 Savile Row, as well as hosting various domestic and overseas trunk shows to cater for high demand.
- Bridal
- Classic
- Contemporary
Shop to visit- Bridal
- Classic
- Contemporary
Ede & Ravenscroft
Ede & Ravenscroft, established in 1689, is London’s oldest tailor, specialising in bespoke tailoring, ceremonial robes, legal attire, and ready-to-wear menswear with traditional British craftsmanship.
- Classic
- Formal
- Vintage
Shop to visit- Classic
- Formal
- Vintage
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SIRPLUS
SIRPLUS is a British clothing brand crafting menswear from surplus fabrics, championing sustainable design and timeless style.
- Classic
- Contemporary
- Heritage
Shop to visit- Classic
- Contemporary
- Heritage
Turnbull & Asser
Turnbull & Asser is a distinguished British shirtmaker founded in 1885, renowned for timeless style, exceptional quality, and sartorial elegance.
- Classic
- Formal
- Heritage
Shop to visit- Classic
- Formal
- Heritage
MacAngus & Wainwright
MacAngus & Wainwright specialise in bespoke tailoring, creating individually handmade suits and garments in London. They focus on high-quality craftsmanship using traditional tailoring methods and the finest clothes from around the world.
- Classic
- Formal
- Heritage
Shop to visit- Classic
- Formal
- Heritage
Carl Stuart Tailors
Carl Stuart Tailors specialises in bespoke and made to measure suiting, crafted in their West Yorkshire factory since 1929.
- Bridal
- Casual
- Classic
Factory shop- Bridal
- Casual
- Classic
Phoebe English
Clothing made in England attempting a variety of solutions towards less extractive fashion systems. Est 2011.
- Bridal
- Casual
- Classic
Shop to visit- Bridal
- Casual
- Classic
B D Garments/Northern Style
Established in 2006, B D Garments is a Belfast based manufacturer specializing in marching band uniforms and regalia. Northern Style is our in house retro clothing brand inspired by 60s design
- Casual
- Classic
- Heritage
- Casual
- Classic
- Heritage
Hemingsworth
Hemingsworth is a British-made menswear brand founded on a lifetime of travel, offering timeless, versatile garments engineered for the modern globetrotter.
- Casual
- Classic
- Formal
- Casual
- Classic
- Formal
Wear London
Wear London is a British menswear brand founded in 2020, offering high-quality classic clothing mostly made in England.
- Classic
- Timeless
Shop to visit- Classic
- Timeless
Shops run by brands that make classic men's suits
8 of the 10 brands that make classic men's suits have a shop you can visit: 7 in London, others in Brighton, Cambridge, Edinburgh and 2 other towns.
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A Brief History of British Made Suits
The modern suit grew out of the lounge suit, which appeared in Britain in the nineteenth century as informal country and leisure wear. Its jacket and trousers were cut from the same cloth, unlike the frock coat and morning coat, which were worn with contrasting trousers. The lounge suit became popular from the 1860s for its comfort, and in the early twentieth century it replaced the frock coat and morning coat as everyday wear for business and social life, in Britain and abroad. London tailoring built a strong reputation for precise cutting and finishing. Tailors were working on Savile Row by the early nineteenth century, and bespoke houses there set high standards of measuring, pattern cutting and hand finishing. The English cut is known for its structured shoulders and shaped waist. British mills supplied the cloth. Huddersfield and other West Yorkshire towns became known for fine worsted suiting, the Scottish Borders, around Galashiels and Hawick, became known for tweed, and Rochdale and mid-Wales were centres of flannel making. British-made suits today still draw on this mix of tailoring skill and home-grown cloth.