If you have not tried ordering custom tailored dress shirts online or have been disappointed with dress shirts you have just purchased over the internet then read this review.
This is a review of the most visited online custom-tailoring websites:
ModernTailor
Daswani Tailors
Raja Fashions
Ravis Tailor
Taj Tailors
ModernTailor Website features and ease of ordering. ModernTailor offers a very intuitive guide for taking body measures online. The order process doesn’t take more than 5 minutes including measuring one’s self. A professional tailor is not needed to do the measures. For repeat orders, customers can simply refer to their saved profiles without re-entering information.
Fabric Selection and Quality. Moderntailor by far, offers the widest collection of high quality fabrics – plain, pure cotton, twill, herringbone, stripes and checks at more than 10 colors and more combinations. They have received complaints about the buttons used for the shirts but now they offer mother of pearl buttons to their collection.
Customer Service and Delivery. Shirts get delivered within 21 business days from the date of payment.
Price. Shirts cost $29.95 to $49.95 plus shipping which is $10 for the first 2 shirts and $6.50 for any additional shirt. This shipping price is applicable worldwide.
Other products. Moderntailor also provides a large collection of mens fashion accessories likes cufflinks and ties.
Other information. Moderntailor’s operations is based in Shanghai, China but has its headquarters in Mi, USA. It delivers shirts worldwide with USA, Canada, UK, Australia as its primary markets.
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Daswani Tailors Website features and ease of ordering. Though they do not yet offer customers with ease of creating and storing their body measurement and profile online, they however can offer you a private fitting and selection. Customer need to contact them directly and they will take all of your pertinent measurements to assure that your shirt fits as well as your finely tailored suits; right down to making sure there’s enough room at the cuff to comfortably wear your watch of choice without binding or bunching.
Fabric Selection and Quality. Extensive selection of over 3,000 fabrics that includes a wide assortment of elegant and luxurious four-season fabrics. Some of their world-renowned fabric suppliers include Holland & Sherry, Dormeuil, and Loro Piana. Their fabric collection allows you to choose from the finest:
- Super 100’s
- Merino wools
- Silks
- Cashmeres
- English & Italian Fabrics
- All wool
- Superfine wool worsteds
- Flannels
- Scottish tweeds & cashmere
- French gabardines
- Italian pure silk
- Silk mohairs
- And many, many more!
Customer Service and Delivery. Made-to-measure shirts and suits are usually delivered within 3-5 weeks. They respond to inquiries in less than24 hours and also offer “free consultation. Online reviews and feedback for Daswani Tailors have been impressive with most customers giving high and positive satisfaction ratings.
They also visit locations in the US and Canada on a regular basis conducting appointments for custom tailoring with established and new clients alike, adding that personal touch to each and every customer. These includes key cities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, Washington, Washington D.C. in the US, and Calgary, Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver in Canada.
Price. Their price range on shirts depends on the fabric you will select. 100% cotton fabric ranges from US$79 – $185. Blends are the cheapest, which ranges from $59 – $89. While Silk are most expensive at $95 – $250. Suits costs from $585 -$1,400.
Other Services Offered. Aside from made-to-measure shirts, suits, sports jacket and trousers for men, they also create women suits, jackets, skirts and slacks.
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Raja Fashions Website features and ease of ordering. Raja Fashions provide online shoppers with an easy way of placing orders. The steps are very detailed. Customers can define collar point length and collar back height. They also offer customers the freedom to choose the color of the shirt’s button-hole and pick-stitch for the collar and cuffs. However, when it comes to measurement you will need help from a local tailor to help you measure. The website does not offer instructions on how to measure on your own.
Fabric Selection and Quality. Raja’s stock about 20,000 fabrics ranging from affordable to exclusive. Few bespoke tailors offer such a wide selection on the spot.
Customer Service and Delivery. Made-to-measure shirts ordered online usually take 3-5 weeks to get delivered. Orders taken from overseas take approximately 4-6 weeks. However they offer express delivery of about 2 weeks at an extra cost. Online reviews on the other hand seem to contradict the quality and art that Raja Fashion portrays in their website. Off the 25 customer reviews on http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews111879.html, only 7 seem to have given Raja Fashion a fairly satisfied rating. Most of the negative comments focused on how the shirt/suit fits even if they had been personally measured by Raja staff. Fabric quality and cost was also considered.
Price. Custom shirts range in price from US$50 to US$500, depending on the material. Suits range from US $350 to US$5,000, also depending on the material.
Other Services Offered. More than a men’s custom tailor shop, Raja Fashions also caters to women who likes their dress custom-made.
Aside from their physical retail store in Kowloon, Hong Kong, Raja tailors also regularly visits Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, The Netherlands, UK and USA. Appointment dates are visible in their website.
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Ravis Tailor Website features and ease of ordering. Their website has been down for nearly a week now. No other sources of information can be gathered for this custom-tailor shop.
Fabric Selection and Quality. Undetermined.
Customer Service and Delivery. Since the website has been down for nearly a week, we have no other source of information except for the customer feedback online. However, if we will base our feedback on 363 online customer review since 2007, we can say that this company is highly recommended. In terms of customer service, customers view Ravis Tailor as efficient with very good craftsmanship. Shirts are delivered within 3-5 weeks.
Price. Customers view the pricing as reasonable. Though actual figures are not available at this time.
Other Services Offered. Undetermined.
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Taj Tailors Website features and ease of ordering. The website is user friendly. The control panel is intuitive in terms of getting the measurement. A wizard can help the customer get his measurement for 20 vital parts of your body profile.
Fabric Selection and Quality. With huge variety of fabrics, they also use a number of different high quality suit fabrics, including those from Italy, France, and the UK. Names like Scabal, John Copper, Marzoni, Zegna, and Valentino are commonly seen on their physical store.
Customer Service and Delivery. Customer service replies within 24 hours. Suits/Shirts are made and delivered within 10-14 days.
Price. Shirt ranges from US$50 – $65. Shipping charges are also included in the cost already as they offer free worldwide delivery. Suits on the other hand ranges from US$350 – $400.
Other Services Offered. Taj Tailor offers bulk orders and provides additional discounts for such. Appointments can also be booked for their regular tours in the USA, Canada, U.K. and Europe.
