We hold a wide selection of high-end, largely imported cloth — close to ninety per cent of it premium European.
Among the houses we keep — and a wider library of bunch books we will open with you in person.
About the mills we source fromBreathable weaves that hold a sharp line in the heat.
We steer you toward high-twist, open weaves and tropical-weight wools that stay crisp through a Chennai day — so a suit looks considered, not laboured, whatever the thermometer says.
A cloth for every garment and season.
Year-round worsteds
Versatile suiting wools that work across the seasons — the backbone of a business wardrobe.
Tropical & lightweight
High-twist, open weaves built to breathe — our recommendation for Chennai's climate.
Flannels
A softer, warmer handle — for cooler travel and the winter months away.
Jacketings
Tweeds, hopsacks and textured weaves for the odd jacket worn on its own.
Black-tie cloths
Barathea and fine wools, with grosgrain and satin for the evening's details.
Shirtings
Poplins, twills and voiles — with the collar and cuff to finish them properly.
Ethnic-wear fabrics
Silks, brocades and rich weaves for the sherwani, bandhgala and festive kurta.
Questions people ask us
- Which mills do you stock?
- Ermenegildo Zegna, Holland & Sherry, Scabal, Dormeuil, Vitale Barberis Canonico, Roger La Viale and Raymond for suitings; Thomas Mason, Alumo, Söktaş and D&J Anderson for shirtings; raw silk, dupion, brocade and velvet from Indian specialist suppliers for ethnic wear. Close to ninety per cent of our suiting cloth is imported European.
- How does the cloth change the price?
- Cloth is the largest single part of a bespoke garment's price. An Indian mill wool is the entry tier, an imported British or Italian worsted the mid tier, and Super 130s to 150s from Zegna or Scabal the top tier. Within a tier, construction and complexity move the number.
- Which cloth is right for Chennai heat?
- High-twist, open weaves and tropical-weight worsteds: Holland & Sherry Fresco, Vitale Barberis Canonico Tropical, Zegna Cool Effect, Scabal tropical collections, and linen or silk-wool blends. We steer you to them at the consultation.
- Can I bring my own cloth?
- Ask us. We will look at the cloth and tell you honestly whether it will make the garment you want.
- Does the cloth change the lead time?
- If it is on our shelves, no. If it has to be ordered from the mill, add three to seven days to the four-to-six-week suit timeline.
- Where can I see the bunch books?
- In Adyar, by appointment, Monday to Saturday 11 am to 9 pm. We serve all of Chennai and its suburbs (Adyar, Besant Nagar, Mylapore, T Nagar, Anna Nagar, Velachery, OMR, ECR, Tambaram, Guindy, Nungambakkam, Alwarpet, Kilpauk, Egmore, Porur, Chromepet, Sholinganallur, Perungudi, Thiruvanmiyur, Kotturpuram), every city in Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Salem, Vellore, Tirupur, Erode, Hosur, Pondicherry), South India (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Calicut, Trivandrum, Mysore), the rest of India, and NRI clients visiting Chennai. Measurements are taken on a visit to Adyar; clients travel to us from Coimbatore and Bangalore and we plan fittings around their trips.