My groomsmen and I debated about going custom. Should we rent? Or should we go all out. After several discussions, we decided to check out a few custom suits spots and then I stumbled onto Black Lapel. I looked through their website and it ...was easy to navigate. They had a good selection of suits to choose from and a few tuxedos as well. I emailed Black Lapel and Brianne got us an appointment for four guys to come in on short notice on a Saturday. After taking our measurements and creating accounts for us. We spoke with Derek. He was helpful. We walked around and at that moment I was still set on a midnight blue tuxedo, but then we saw "it." The one and only Rivington Dusk Blue suit. We all loved the color and the herringbone design. It was classy and the price was not all too bad. At that point, we also had not decide on going with a custom shirt, but this changes later on, as we decided on getting a white custom shirt at the second meeting.
After asking the turn around time for the suit and leaving Black Lapel with a "We'll be back." We returned within two months and decided to go with the Rivington suit. Since we had five guys that needed to be suited up, we received the 10% wedding discount. I went with the 3 piece Rivington suit, while the rest of the guys went with the 2 piece. There was a slight issue in terms of the turn around time, due to the popularity of the suit, it took a bit longer. I did not mind, as long as it is ready by the wedding date, I am fine. Matthew and Chris helped us, Matt went through the ordering process for us and jotted down all the customizations that we agreed upon for the suit and the shirt. Lucky for us, Chris told us that the suit was available to be ordered once again a few days later.
The order process was simple, and the suit arrived on time, actually I think it was early. The fitting process was a little tight (time wise). We had a month and change left until the wedding and a lot of their weekend slots were booked already, so we could not roll in as a large group like we previously did. Nonetheless, my best man and I picked a date and time so that we could go together during the week. Calvin was assisting me this time around at their new and larger location. I tried on the shirt and the suit and Calvin recommended things that I should tailor. I agreed with his suggestions and the turn around time for the tailor was slightly longer than usual. When I went to pick up my garments, there was a delay getting it back from the tailor. I did not catch the person's name, but he went and walked or ran to go pick it up for me and brought it back to the showroom.. within 15-20 minutes.
Anyways, I tried the garments on a second time and it was perfect. My groomsmen all got their suits ready and in time for the wedding. We have been very impressed with Black Lapel. Their friendly service, attention to detail, quality and price was what set them apart and made them special. They have definitely gained five fans throughout this entire process. And as I've said it earlier. "We'll be back."