Menswear
Formal British-Made Men's Suits and Formal Wear — Voted by the Community
This directory lists 15 brands that make formal men's suits in the UK. They are most often based in London and West Yorkshire. Prices run from premium to luxury. Ranked by community upvotes.
- Henry Poole
Henry Poole
Henry Poole, founded in 1806, is a British tailor credited with inventing the tuxedo and establishing Savile Row’s bespoke tailoring tradition.
- Formal
- Heritage
Shop to visit- Formal
- Heritage
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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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
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
ANDREW J MUSSON LTD
Andrew J Musson offers bespoke tailoring in Lincoln, combining Savile Row craftsmanship with personalised service for timeless, bespoke & made-to-measure suits and formalwear.
- Formal
- Heritage
Shop to visit- Formal
- Heritage
Barrington Ayre
Barrington Ayre is a British bespoke shirtmaker and tailor founded in 2010 in Cirencester, offering personalised tailoring in a relaxed showroom with a full UK travelling service.
- Formal
Shop to visit- Formal
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
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
Gordon Nicolson
Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers create authentic handmade kilts rooted in Scottish craftsmanship, supported by their Edinburgh Kiltmakers Academy since 2009.
- Formal
- Heritage
- Highland
Shop to visit- Formal
- Heritage
- Highland
- Des Merrion
Des Merrion
Des Merrion offers bespoke tailoring for men and women, handcrafting suits, jackets and trousers on site in Yorkshire with over 40 years of Savile Row experience.
- Formal
Shop to visit- Formal
Charles Gale Tailored Countrywear
Charles Gale Tailored Countrywear, founded in 1983, offers premium made-to-measure countrywear crafted in England using the finest Scottish mill fabrics and expert tailoring.
- Country
- Formal
- Highland
- Country
- Formal
- Highland
Moghrabi
MOGHRABI is a British luxury fashion house founded in London by Dutch-Lebanese designer Mousbah Moghrabi, blending Savile Row tailoring with artistic influences.
- Formal
- Formal
- Leah May Tailors
Leah May Tailors
Leah May Tailors founded in 2023 is your one-stop for Bespoke and Military tailoring.
- Formal
- Formal
Shops run by brands that make formal men's suits
11 of the 15 brands that make formal men's suits have a shop you can visit: 6 in London, others in Edinburgh, Cambridge, Castleford and 4 other towns.
Dege & Skinner, Ede & Ravenscroft, Henry Poole, MacAngus & Wainwright, Phoebe English, Turnbull & Asser
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Cirencester
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Carl Stuart Tailorsfactory shop
This independent directory lists UK-made clothing brands, and marks those that make only some items here.Why choose British-made?
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.