A One-of-a-Kind Tailor

Custom tailoring is essential to the perfect suit.
Every body type is different and in order to create the perfect fit, alterations must be made. At Vero Uomo Menswear, Giuseppe Cifarelli is the man
who makes those alterations. Cifarelli is unique. While he is a master at machine sewing, he has the ability to create working buttonholes by hand, an
ability tailors today do not possess. "What he does by hand is just amazing," said Mario Roselli, owner of Vero Uomo Menswear.


The Perfect Fit

Personalize your wardrobe with made to measure shirts and suits. If you haven't yet discovered our extensive Made to Measure Program, it's time to take the time to do so. In the hands of our expert tailors, you'll receive not only the best fit possible, but the opportunity to personalize every detail of luxury brand-name shirts, pants, sport coats and suits. Made to Measure takes tailoring to the next level. Unlike bespoke or custom clothing, which starts from scratch, MTM involves personalizing a base model suit. Our expert tailors take 15 to 30 measurements, to accommodate everything from large shoulders to differing arm lengths to that oversize watch you prefer wearing. They can even work with that inexplicably expanding sixpack. Once your measurements are on file, our sales associates can personalize future purchases for you via BlackBerry, and have everything ready on your next visit (or shipped to you). MTM suits, thanks to modern technology, cost only slightly more than off-the-rack models, and are ready in four to six weeks, with fewer fitting sessions than bespoke clothing. "Though many of our Made to Measure customers are men who require special sizing," say our associates, "More and more men are opting for MTM because they seek a greater swatch selection than is possible to hang in the store."


Shirts

Collar
Long, medium or short points, spread, button-down, even pinhole. If you want to break the rules (say, short collars with short necks), go for it. We'll make sure it fits comfortably and sits perfectly.
Cuffs
French cuffs are hard to find off the rack. Not with MTM. One or two vertical buttons (horn, shell, etc), placket buttons with horizontal buttonholes, even contrasting interior fabric.
Body
Sport cut or a fuller frame. Inseams and hem lengths can accommodate style preferences and specific body types. The shoulder seam can lie a little narrow or wide to accentuate your torso perfectly. Want a pocket or don't? No problem.
Fabrication
The rich variations on a white shirt (or any other hue) are vast: shade, pattern, open weaves, thread counts, Egyptian cotton or blends for stretch. A contrasting pattern inside collars and cuffs adds a unique flair.


Suits

Jackets
Pick your lapel width, a higher or lower gorge (lapel notch) or none at all. One, two or three buttons. Side or rear vents (those slits in the suits). Surgeons cuffs (working buttons) and rolling lapels (a sign of a better-quality suit) are all possible. Want a trim "Italian" fit? We can do that.
Pants
No break to a significant break in the pant leg, a higher or lower rise in the waist, cuffed or uncuffed. Pleats or flat-front. A tapered leg or straight. We'll help you stay contemporary without over-doing it.
Fabrication
In addition to a greater variety of navies and pinstripes than you might imagine, MTM is a great place to explore the "Supers," a category of high-quality, superfine wools. Describing the fineness (width) of the wool, Super 120s, 140s and 180s didn't even exist a decade or so ago. Though these fabrics can be "finicky" (delicate and challenging to clean), they really are the caviar of fine wools suits.


Decoding eveningwear

Like your suits, tuxedos should be replaced every five years or so. That powder-blue highwater,with wide notch lapels, simply isn’t trendy anymore! Neither is that millennial era knee-length coat. Make certain your tux, whether rented or owned, fits. A boxy jacket, too-long break in the pant leg, or too long sleeves, and you look like the farmer’s kid at the prom. You need at least one formal and one semi-formal outfit. Bowties and narrow neckties, and multiple shirt styles, cufflinks and vest will change up the same dinner jacket. Don't hesitate to ask your hosts how traditional, casual or alternative they expect guests to dress, and always dress up at least one notch from what they say "is fine." Be sure and coordinate with your guest. While you don't need matching outfits (unless it's the prom), it is nice to know that your quirky tartan vest won't clash with her elegant Lacroix gown.


Formal

Is formal. Cummerbunds, vests, tailcoats, white tie or ascot, morning dress, or strollers. This is not the place for a tuxedo jacket! Truly formal events are rare these days, but it pays to be prepared.


Black Tie

Here's where you pull out the tuxedo (also sometimes still called a dinner jacket). They’ve told you up front they expect a dark suit and tie, but these days, there’s some room for flexibility: mandarin collars, narrow black neckties, a colorful vest. Still, expect the crowd to skew traditional.


Alternative Formal

Now it can get trickier. Often encouraged at fashion-or art-related events, a traditional tux may confuse you with the waitstaff. Here is where trendy statements like notch lapels, creative collar treatments, and patterned or alt-color fabrics fit right in.


Semi-Formal

Black tie optional/Cocktail attire. Dark suits (sometimes with a sheen, sometimes without a tie) rather than tuxes tend to dominate these events, like fundraisers and awards galas, but a tux and cool tie workswell too. "We use ’cocktail attire’ for our gSalas so the dress is more accommodating," says Susan Yara, development director for Boys Town New York. "Sometimes people get turned off by the term 'black tie'−it can seem such an effort, and so many business leaders are squeezing in events after work."

Excerpts from articles by Emily Cahn and Robert Haynes-Peterson - The Pinnacle Magazine, Autumn 2008