Custom Caramel Suits

Custom caramel suits, cut to your measurements. Caramel sits between camel and deep chocolate — richer and sweeter than the first, lighter and warmer than the second. It is the most flattering brown in tailoring and the least worn, which is exactly why it works.

The case for caramel

Brown suits carry a reputation problem in America that they do not carry in Italy, and it is entirely undeserved. The received wisdom — "no brown in town" — comes from a specific 20th-century City of London formality that no longer exists anywhere. What remains is a colour that photographs beautifully, flatters warm and olive complexions particularly well, and stands out at a wedding without shouting.

Caramel does what navy does — it works with almost everything — but it does it warmly rather than coldly.

How to wear it

Cream or white shirt, brown or tan shoes, and nothing black anywhere near it. A knit tie in dark green or burgundy. Gold rather than silver, if you wear either.

In linen, caramel is a summer wedding suit that photographs against sand and greenery better than any grey. In wool or flannel, it becomes an autumn suit of real depth.

Made to measure, delivered across the United States

Every caramel suit is cut to your own measurements and made to order — shipped to New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, Phoenix, Nashville, Austin, Las Vegas and everywhere else in the US in 10–15 days. Alterations covered, or we remake the suit free.