On my last two visits to Chinatown, I had come looking for a custom suit and the meaning of life.
By definition, few things in life can be more individual than a custom suit.
Apart from price, there's only one endemic problem with custom suits - the wait.
The ad states that he will give away a suit or eight shirts if you come in and buy one of his custom suits.
Q. What happens if you bring a custom suit to a customer's office and he's not happy with it?
People hear "custom suit," and they think it's a suit made of gold.
A cheap custom suit might cost $5,000, while a similar Greenfield suit could go for $2,000.
The shop specialized in men and women's custom suits, which cost $3,500 to $4,500.
It takes me 560 hours of hard work to make a custom suit.
Men who order custom suits fall into the 35- to 50-year-old range.