For generations, custom tailoring existed in a narrow box. Walk into most traditional ateliers, and you'd find the same story: suits designed primarily for men, following rigid style rules, with little consideration for diverse bodies, identities, or expressions. The assumption was always "this is how it's done", as if centuries of tradition couldn't evolve.
But what if custom tailoring could be something more? What if it could celebrate every body type, honor every gender identity, and empower every person to express their authentic self through impeccably crafted clothing?
That question drove our Founder and CEO, Shao Yang, to relentlessly push beyond traditional boundaries. After years of creating men's custom suits using time-honored techniques, she recognized a fundamental truth: exceptional tailoring shouldn't be limited by outdated ideas about who deserves access to it.
The Vision: Custom Suits for Everybody and Every Body
The Tailory New York was built on a revolutionary premise that custom clothing should be truly custom. Not just in measurements and fabric choices, but in honoring who you are and how you want to present yourself to the world.
Beyond Gender Categories: We don't have separate "departments" or separate approaches. We cater equally to all, creating women's custom suits, men's custom suits, and custom suits for non-binary individuals with the same dedication, expertise, and respect. Your gender identity or presentation doesn't determine what we can create for you, your vision does.
Celebrating Every Body: Custom tailoring exists to honor your unique physique, not force you into standardized patterns. Broad shoulders, athletic builds, curves, longer torsos, shorter inseams, asymmetrical proportions, whatever your body type, we design around it with precision and care. There's no "ideal" body for our suits. Your body is the ideal.
Affirming Your Identity: For many of our clients, custom tailoring is deeply personal. It's about creating clothing that reflects how you see yourself and how you want to be seen. Whether you're seeking masculine-of-center suiting with structured shoulders, femme suits that celebrate curves while maintaining crisp tailoring, or gender-neutral silhouettes designed for authentic expression, we create with intention and understanding.
What Makes The Best Custom Suit?
Quality and style aren't one-size-fits-all concepts. The best custom suit is the one that serves you, your life, your aesthetic, your needs.
Impeccable Construction
Foundation Matters: We use traditional canvas construction rather than fused interlinings. This means your suit literally molds to your body over time, improving with wear rather than deteriorating. It's old-world craftsmanship applied to modern needs.
Hand-Work Where It Counts: Strategic hand-stitching in areas that benefit from it, buttonholes that never fail, pick-stitching on lapels, reinforced stress points. These touches separate good tailoring from exceptional.
Seam Integrity: Every seam is finished beautifully, even the ones no one sees. The interior of your garment reflects the same attention to detail as the exterior because quality isn't just about appearance, it's about integrity.
Pattern Precision: We create individual patterns based on your unique measurements and body analysis. This isn't made-to-measure from adjusted standard patterns, this is true bespoke, built from scratch for you.
Premium Materials
Fabric Selection: We source from the world's finest mills, Loro Piana, Vitale Barberis Canonico, Dormeuil, Huddersfield, Style Biella. These materials have earned their reputation through superior quality, and working with them ensures your suit performs beautifully.
Sustainable Options: Our commitment to quality includes environmental consciousness. We offer sustainable fabrics including bamboo, ethically sourced wools, and materials that align with your values without compromising on luxury.
Beyond Traditional Suiting: Who says a suit must be wool? We work with Japanese selvedge denim, premium leathers, silk blends, and specialty fabrics. If it speaks to your vision, we'll make it work.
Linings and Trims: Even the hidden elements receive attention. Quality linings that breathe and move with you. Buttons that are beautiful and durable. Every component matters.
Perfect Fit, Perfected
45+ Measurements: We don't estimate or rely on standard sizing. Over 45 precise measurements capture your unique proportions, ensuring fit that honors your body exactly as it is.
Posture Analysis: We analyze how you naturally stand and move because a suit that looks perfect when you're motionless but pulls when you walk isn't actually perfect. Fit must account for real life.
Multiple Fittings: Most clients achieve perfect fit in one fitting, but we're committed to as many as needed. For particularly complex pieces, we offer muslin fittings, seeing and adjusting the garment before final construction.
Evolution Over Time: Bodies change. We keep detailed records so alterations or new pieces can be adjusted accordingly. Your relationship with custom tailoring evolves, and we evolve with you.
The Tailory Difference: Style Without Boundaries
Quality construction and perfect fit are foundations, but style is where custom tailoring becomes personal expression.
Masculine-of-Center Suiting
For clients seeking traditional masculine presentation, we create suits with strengthened shoulders, clean lines, and sharp silhouettes that project confidence and authority. But within that framework, there's infinite room for personalization, unique fabrics, unexpected details, cuts that honor your specific body rather than defaulting to standard "menswear" proportions.
We're especially known for our work with masculine-of-center women and non-binary individuals, creating suits that affirm your presentation while fitting your body with precision. This requires understanding both traditional tailoring techniques and how to adapt them for diverse physiques.
Femme Suiting
Femme suits aren't just "men's suits made smaller." They're designed to celebrate curves, honor feminine presentation, and deliver sophistication through tailoring that understands different body proportions. Nipped waists, elegant shoulders, trousers cut for hips and thighs, these suits are distinctly femme while maintaining the structure and polish of exceptional tailoring.
We love playing with feminine details while keeping suits sharp and professional, peplum jackets, strategically placed darts, cuts that flatter without restricting.
Gender-Neutral and Non-Binary Designs
For clients seeking suiting outside binary presentations, we approach design with openness and collaboration. What feels affirming to you? What silhouette honors your identity? There are no predetermined answers, only your truth and our commitment to bringing it to life.
These consultations require deep listening and technical expertise. We're creating something that might not have existed before, and that's sacred work we take seriously.
Creative Expression for Everyone
Regardless of how you present, we encourage creativity. Bold colors that make statements. Funky linings that surprise. Custom embroidery that tells your story. Pattern mixing that showcases personality. Fashion-forward silhouettes that push boundaries.
Your suit should be a canvas for self-expression, not a uniform.
The Design Journey
Creating your custom suit with us is collaborative, creative, and deeply personal.
Step One: The Conversation: We start by understanding you, your life, your style, where you'll wear this suit, what you want to communicate. This consultation shapes everything that follows.
Step Two: Fabric and Design Exploration: You'll explore our extensive fabric library, discuss design possibilities, and make choices that align with your vision. We guide you through options while honoring your instincts.
Step Three: Precise Measuring: Over 45 measurements, posture analysis, and careful attention to how you move. For virtual clients, we use Stanford-developed technology that rivals in-person measuring.
Step Four: Creation: Your garment takes 10-12 weeks typically, crafted with attention to every detail. We can accommodate rush timelines when needed.
Step Five: Fitting and Refinement: When your suit arrives, we conduct thorough fitting and make any necessary adjustments. Our in-house tailors ensure perfect fit before you leave.
Step Six: Living in Your Suit: The best part, wearing clothing that was made specifically for you, that moves with you, that affirms you every time you put it on.
Real Stories, Real Impact
The measure of quality and style isn't just technical, it's human.
We've created masculine suits for brides who wanted sharp tailoring for their wedding day. Femme suits for executives who wanted to project authority while celebrating their femininity. Gender-affirming pieces for clients navigating their presentation with clothing that finally feels right. Fashion-forward suits for creatives who refuse to be boring. Traditional pieces for those who love timeless elegance.
Every client teaches us something new about what custom tailoring can be. Every vision expands our understanding of possibility. Every transformation reminds us why we do this work.
Our Commitment to Inclusivity
This isn't marketing language, it's our mission. We've built an atelier where:
- All gender identities are welcomed and affirmed
- All body types are celebrated and honored
- All style preferences are valid and supported
- All clients receive equal expertise and respect
- All consultations happen in a safe, judgment-free space
Shao Yang's vision wasn't just about expanding our client base, it was about fundamentally changing what custom tailoring represents. Moving from exclusivity to inclusivity. From rigid tradition to creative evolution. From "this is how it's always been" to "what if we could reimagine everything?"
Quality, Style, and You
The best custom suit is the one that serves your unique needs. It fits your body perfectly because it was built for your body. It reflects your style authentically because you co-created it. It affirms your identity because we listened to who you are and honored that in every stitch.
Quality means construction that lasts, materials that perform, and fit that honors your proportions. Style means creative expression, personal details, and aesthetic choices that feel genuinely you. Together, they create custom clothing that transforms how you move through the world.
Your Custom Suit Awaits
Whether you're seeking your first custom suit or adding to an existing wardrobe, whether you know exactly what you want or need guidance discovering your vision, whether you're exploring traditional styles or pushing creative boundaries, we're here for it all.
The Tailory New York isn't just about making suits. We're about making custom clothing that affirms you, celebrates you, and empowers you to show up as your most authentic self.
You dream it, we make it. That's not a tagline; it's a promise forged from years of pushing boundaries, learning from incredible clients, and believing that everyone deserves access to exceptional custom tailoring.
Ready to experience the difference? Book your appointment now, and let's design your custom suit, the one that fits your body, reflects your style, and honors exactly who you are.
Because the best custom suit isn't measured by tradition or prestige. It's measured by how incredible you feel wearing it.
