Bespoke Wedding Shirts

Bespoke tailoring offers the consumer numerous advantages over "ready-to-wear" and even "made-to-measure" clothing, so having a bespoke tailored suit and shirt that fits perfectly on your wedding day should be a consideration. What distinguishes a bespoke wedding shirt from made-to-measure or ready-to-wear wedding shirts? Most assuredly, it is the personalisation angle.

This includes the type of fabric selected, the features and fit of the shirt, and unique features that can be added to the shirt. In other words, bespoke tailoring is based on a higher degree of customisation and total involvement of the consumer in the production of men's shirt.

The pattern for the shirt is cut from a unique hand cut pattern based on your exact measurements. This alone is the critical difference from ready-to-wear men's shirts that are mass produced based on a set of standard size. To add to this you can add a particular feature like a contrasting fabric behind the collar or on the cuff which also co ordinates with the best man or father.

Typically, there are a number of elements that often goes into the bespoke tailoring process. Depending on the particular tailor that you enlist or hire to produce your bespoke wedding shirt, the following are services that are typically provided by most bespoke businesses and tailors in the industry:

Consultation - this is the basic step with which the bespoke tailoring process begins. The fitting of your shirt usually begins with a discussion pertaining to:

• Budget
• Style
• Fabric choice
• Cut
• Colour
• Unique features

Specifications - the wide array of styles, patterns, fabric, and colour available for your bespoke wedding shirt is thoroughly examined leaving no stone unturned, therefore eliminating the possibility of sub-standard work and enhancing customer satisfaction.

Measuring - some bespoke tailors like Green and Jack's will take up to 15 different measurements depending on the type of the shirt and this same rule of thumb applies to a bespoke wedding shirt. All of this ensures that you will have the perfectly fitted a unique wedding shirt that you deserve for that special event.

Cutting - once the above three steps have been completed, the real work begins. With all the information that the tailor has gathered from these three prior steps, he now has a full profile on how to cut your bespoke wedding shirt.

Delivery - typically, the entire bespoke tailoring process should not take more than 4 weeks to complete and put that wedding shirt in your hands. The importance of knowing a bespoke tailor's lead time, i.e. how long it will take to produce your shirt, helps you plan ahead for your big day and eliminates any panic attacks.

One last bit of advice is to order a trial shirt before your wedding day to ensure that you allow enough time for a fitting and get all your ideas right. Now enjoy your bespoke wedding shirt

Manisha Solanki works for Green and Jacks, a bespoke shirt maker based in London . She has extensive experience in the field of marketing custom made bespoke shirts and men's accessories. For more details on men's shirts, suits and men's accessories visit Green and Jacks.