rdawson808
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I realize I am harping on this, but it's driving me up a wall. So my apologies in advance for bringing up my wedding tux again.
I think I have figured out all of my various options for getting a tux for my wedding. From most expensive to least (excluding the shirt, shoes, etc.): Custom-made by a local tailor 1300 MTM Hickey Freeman at Nordstrom 1300 MTM Burberry at Nordys 1000 MTM HSM at Nordys 900 MTM Joseph Abboud at Nordys 800 Tux from Syms plus tailoring 400-600 or so. I figure I can rule out the MTM HF, because if I'm going to spend that much I might as well get it custom-made. But then again I have no idea what sort of quality his work is--I get my stuff altered there, but have never had anything made by him. Either way I would rather not spend that much. Especially since shoes, shirt, waistcoat, studs, tie (anything else) will run a few hundred more dollars easily. I have a MTM Burberry that I quite like. Plus we have a Burberry in DC so I can call them and ask how much this will cost through them--maybe the same, I don't know. I love HSM so that seems like a good option. I'm dubious of the JA simply from having no experience with them. The labels that Syms carries (according to their website) for tuxes are John Weitz, Bill Blass, Adolfo, RL, Givenchy, Stanley Blacker, Jones NY, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, and Hugo Boss--nothing to write home about. My biggest issue here is that they tend to not carry much in 46 or 48 Short which I need. So that means not simply tailoring, but shorting the skirt of a R size jacket. I do it, but I'd rather not. What do you think? thanks, bob