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Formally Modern Tuxedo is an independently owned menswear operation. Whatever your tastes, Formally Modern offers superb quality and the most fashionable garments. Grooms, groomsmen, men who have to go formal, semi-formal or business casual for any event – can meet and exceed your needs. Everyone will feel at home at one of our 5 locations. Everything from the custom-designed stores to the top-of-the-line merchandise is geared toward smoothly guiding you through the process of renting or purchasing formal attire and suits. Come experience exceptional service from a staff who cares.
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- Woman-owned Business
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- Custom Designs
- Group Discounts
- Rentals
Suits & Accessories
- Bow Ties
- Cummerbunds
- Ties
- Tuxedos & Suits
- Vests
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Great local shop, we used the Lincoln Park store. All groomsmen and dads were out of state, they were measured in their hometowns via tailors/Jos A Bank etc and then turned in those numbers to Formally Modern. The guys went to pick up their tuxes on Thursday before the wedding, tried on at pick up time and FM in-store tailor hemmed on the spot to shorten sleeves/pants, etc. The groom's jacket had creases that needed to be pressed and they were happy to do that to make sure everything looked seamless.
I went to the Aurora location and was impressed by both their selection and service. We had to reschedule our wedding multiple times and Formally Modern Tuxedo was supportive and helpful every step of the way. I would highly recommend trusting your wedding day attire to the Formally Modern Tuxedo team.
Donny was fantastic to work with. He custom made my husband's tux for our wedding and WOW. Stunning! Our wedding party got their tuxedos from Formally Modern and measurements, pick up and return were a breeze.
My wife and I decided we were going to do tux’s for our October wedding so we started looking into rental’s for the groomsmen but I did not want to do the traditional black tux for myself, I wanted to stand out from the groomsmen slightly. During this process we determined we wanted to do a custom tux in blue for me. We made two appointments in the city at other vendors and walked out of one (we arrived for an appointment and were told they were busy would wait an hour or so for help) or did not enjoy the experience (rude sales person). These less than ideal experiences led us to Formally Modern and we are so glad it did! The custom tux appointment was one on one, I got to pick everything from the color, fabric, buttons, adding a monogram inside the jacket (I added my initials), and adding a monogram under the shawl collar (I added our wedding date). They also helped me with a custom tux dress shirt, hand tied bow tie and all the accessories I needed to look sharp on my wedding day. The custom fitting process was smooth and the fit ended up perfect. I got many compliments from our family and friends about how great my blue tux was and how well it looked on me. I look forward to working with Formally Modern in the future for custom suits and shirts for work and would highly recommend to anyone considering something custom for the wedding day!
My husband and I worked with the Indianapolis office and we could not have been more pleased! They had so many options and we could really get the colors we had been searching for. We did have a mishap with the suspenders, but they fixed it onsite and all were able to get their tuxes the next day. Great pricing and deals when you have a large group. Loved it!
Alex at Formerly Modern was one of the most helpful vendors I worked with for my wedding. He was on top of the needs of my wedding party, was organized, and the whole process felt so easy. The selection was great and I highly recommend them due to their customer service experience!
Formally modern tuxedo is outstanding! They were extremely cordial and very helpful in the process. My husband has a bigger athletic build, so it's often challenging for him to find a suit that fits perfectly. He has never felt as slim and good-looking as he did wearing that suit! The groomsmen all have very different builds from big and tall to very thin, and each one of them mentioned how well the suit fit. They truly know what they are doing to complement any guy's build.
Our representative, Alex, was very helpful along the way. Super nice and extremely knowledgeable. My husband and I don't know much about suits but he was able to relate well to him, and ultimately every interaction we had made him more and more comfortable with the whole process.
We had the hardest time finding suits because we had a very specific color in mind. After visiting a number of stores, we came across Formally Modern and found them to be great to work with. We were able to get the groom the tuxedo he wanted, and the groomsmen were able to rent their suits without any hassle and at a great price. My brother and father also got suits from them, and they are from out of town. They were able to enter their measurements online and try the suits on once they got into town for the wedding. Any minor alterations that were needed were completed at the store when they went to pick them up, and everyone looked great the day of the wedding. The suit packages included everything they would need...shirt, tie/bowtie, shoes, etc., so it was a one-stop-shop. And the returns were easy as well.
The store itself felt more upscale than the Men's Warehouse in the same strip-mall. Would definitely recommend for the personal service they provide as well as the options for rental and purchase.
We used Formally Modern Tuxedo for our groomsmen's suits. The planning process was smooth and easy. They were able to accommodate a groomsman who lives overseas and couldn't get his measurements until 5 days before the event. On the day of, they forgot to give all the guys their tie and someone had to rush over to pick them up before photos.
Great quality tuxes and really easy to work with! I even had a custom shirt made through them for my big day. So glad I decided to use Formally Modern - perfect decision. A special thank you to Donny, who was amazing.
Formally Modern Tuxedo - Schaumburg, IL location
I elected to go with Formally Modern Tuxedo in Schaumburg for my wedding in which myself (the groom) and groomsmen.
I actually was looking at another tuxedo rental company until I dropped by this location and it was in working with Anthony that made me go with Formally Modern. What made the difference is that he encouraged me to do what I liked with him putting his input and expertise in while I was making the decisions on the style/color for the tuxedos. Matt who also works at that location was a big help when Anthony was off/out of work.
Some extra things that stood out in my mind about the services provided by them:
- I had a cousin that was from out of town that was going to be in the wedding and they were able to allow him to get measured at a later date than all the other guys since he was not locate (they also have us an option in which he can send in his measurements but we elected the prior option to get a better fit for him)
- The email response time was always quick anytime I sent a note to them or had a question.
- Every time I dropped by the shop, it really was a fun experience as we always had something to talk about and laugh about things.
- They always made me feel really comfortable when I was at the shop.
Least to say, myself and the groomsmen all looked sharp for the wedding. There were no issues our tuxedos, shoes nor anything else. The fabric and quality of everything was on point.
I would 100% recommend going to Formally Modern Tuxedo in Schaumburg for any of the services they offer. Anthony, Matt and the rest of their associates will welcome you as a friend.
Thank you again for going above and beyond with everything.
For being rentals, the tuxes were a perfect fit for every single one of the groomsman... and there were 13. I've seen rentals from other chains be too baggy, but we didn't have that issue! Not to mention, they did a custom velvet coat for my husband which turned out so good. They are nationwide, so it was easy for the groomsman to get fitted and rent even if they lived out of state. They were very easy to work with! Also, the bigger the group, the bigger the discount.
Formally Modern Tuxedo was a great vendor to work with. The store manager Matt at the Schaumburg location was so helpful. He made what could have been an overwhelming experience very easy. The tuxedos were great and fit everyone perfectly. It was great that they had a pre-scripted email to send to our large wedding party advising them about the renting instructions. We had several groomsmen out of state and the process was made easy for them also. The selection was impressive and we would highly recommend them to anyone in the market.
My wedding planner recommended Donnie at Formally Modern when my (now) husband wanted to get a custom tux for our wedding. Right off the bat, my husband felt comfortable with Donnie because you can tell he's a true expert in his field; he knows the fabrics, the fit, the style. He helped my husband design a one of a kind, sleek, modern dark navy tux for our wedding, and he also created a custom blazer, pants, and shirt for our rehearsal dinner. Jack looked so handsome in all of his outfits! I highly recommend using Formally Modern!
Formally Modern Tuxedo was an awesome option for my husband, groomsmen, and our fathers. Everyone was able to get sized well at many of their locations and the end product looked great. My husband is a hard person to fit and the location in Aurora did a great job of doing multiple measuring and fitting sessions to ensure he felt great in the sizes and styles. Highly recommend them!
Great product & great customer service. Highly recommend
We used Formally Modern in Countryside. They were one of the more reasonable priced Tux Rentals and Carmelo was by far the friendliest and most helpful person we worked with. We highly recommend Formally Modern for your tux rental needs!!
We can't recommend Dustin at Formally Modern Tuxedo highly enough. He helped us pick sharp navy suits for our extremely large bridal party and helped us to coordinate many out-of-state measurement orders. He made the process efficient and effortless. 10/10!
My fiance had only ever rented tuxedos, so when he decided to buy one for our wedding, we were a little nervous about cost. Formally Modern was very affordable and helped him find a beautiful tux with all of the things he was looking for.
Wonderful! Easy to work with and our groomsmen looked great. All the suits were perfect.
We were incredibly pleased with our experience at Formally Modern Tuxedo (Schaumburg) and the amazing help provided by Matt! My husband and the groomsmen looked really great in their suits and the pick-up/drop-off process was seamless! We truly appreciated the final fittings the days before the wedding to ensure all the suits fit the guys well. We were even able to get our toddler ring bearer a matching navy blue suit! Would highly recommend visiting Matt at the Schaumburg location for all your wedding tux/suit needs!
Buttons and bow ties fell apart
We highly recommend working with Matt (Schaumburg location) at Formally Modern Tuxedo. He is passionate about his work, does a great job explaining all the details efficiently, and made sure the entire process was easy for all involved. The tuxes looked great on all our groomsmen, ring bearer, and fathers!
We used Formally Modern for a 3 piece-suit (not a tux) for my husband. We also decided to buy rather than rent. The experience and product were both excellent. My husband is not exactly a social butterfly, but he loved Donnie and enjoyed their appointments together. Formally Modern really went above and beyond, including taking out the collar on my husband's dress shirt and sewing a new one on so that it would fit his (rather large) neck. All for no additional charge, because alterations are included! Great local option.
Excellent service and many alternative options to the traditional tuxedo. Anthony was very helpful.
We used the Orland Park location in IL for our June 2016 wedding and LOVED them! So easy to pick out GREAT quality Tuxes, even for my out-of-town groomsmen it was a breeze. Such a better selection and prices compared to Men's Warehouse. All the guys looked PERFECT!
Formally Modern was easy to work with, all of their locations in Chicagoland helped as we had people from all over. They had plenty of options and could even dress our ringbearer. My dad rented from them as well, depending on how many suits you rent you get some free.
We used Formally Modern for our guys for our November wedding. I loved the tuxes themselves! They all looked amazing and my groom was so incredibly handsome! But they were more expensive than other places we looked at. However, their ivory vests, etc. matched my ivory dress from David's Bridal so it worked out okay. Their staff was friendly but kept mixing up my groomsmen and their sizes. They also kept switching one of our groomsman to the ring bearer every time we were in. I had to correct like 4 times. The tuxes looked great though so that was all worth it!
I was very pleased with Formally Modern. We worked mostly with Anthony in Schaumburg and he was very helpful. We got an amazing deal (definitely best value) and the service was great. There were a couple small hiccups with the measurements when some of the guys picked up but they altered the tuxedos on site and everything was perfect upon pick up. The only advice I would provide is make sure you right down the price you are quoted per tux because one of the employees tried to charge a groomsmen a different total however when we brought it to their attention they corrected the issue immediately. We also took advantage of the 50% off on invitations deal they offered and our invitations were a great price and turned out beautifully. Anthony worked with us to find something we liked within our budget. We received several compliments on the high quality invites.
We used the Formally Modern in Countryside, IL. It was a great value and the tuxes were beautiful. The only negative was I swore we went with a different color bowtie than the ones we were given for the groomsmen. Otherwise, Great value and Great service.
We used Formally Modern Tuxedo for our wedding party tuxes. They had a deal where if we rented a certain number of tuxes, that we got one free, so that made everything very affordable. They were less expensive that other vendors in Chicago that we had priced out and were very reliable; much more reliable and higher quality than other more nationally well-known tux rental vendors. They had all of the tuxes sized properly when picked up and it was very easy to drop them off after the wedding. I would recommend Formally Modern Tuxedo to anyone planning a wedding because of their reliability, quality tuxes, and affordability.
Very easy to work with and very convenient for all of our groomsman
Formally Modern provided tuxes for my July 2013 wedding and we were extremely pleased with the process, pricing, quality and service. Donnie was very helpful when we went to the store to look at options, he gave us a discount because we had a rather large bridal party (13 tuxes total) and the process for the guys to send in their measurements was easy (well, as easy as getting guys to do something!). The tuxes were very nice and the pickup process was quite easy. Overall great service. I'd highly recommend Formally Modern for your tux needs.
the employees there go above and beyond with thier service, we went in there about 12 different times and they were always soooooooo helpful.
All the guys rented their tuxs from the Orland Formally Modern and the service was always above par. We also ordered our Save the Dates/Invitations/Thank You's from the store. They had so many selections and someone was always there to help with ordering. Great service!
We went with Formally Modern for the tuxes for our October wedding. Based on negative experiences my friends had with Men's Wearhouse and my impression from our appointments with Formally Modern and Black Tie Formal Wear, Formally Modern's tuxes appeared the nicest of what we had seen, though they were the most expensive of the three. We received excellent customer service at the Chicago (Clybourn) store, and the staff were helpful not just in selecting the tuxes, but also with a few glitches we'd encountered with our wedding party in the months leading up to the event. Several of the tuxes were full of lint when they were picked up, and the guys were disappointed that the pants pockets were all sewn shut, but other than that the tuxes looked nice.
They have great incentives for renting multiple tuxes! Most of the staff at the Schaumburg location are extremely helpful and friendly. We had some minor issues with our rentals, but we were mildly compensated afterwards. I would use them again.
All of the guys involved in our wedding rented a tux from Formally Modern. They all looked very suave, and there weren't any problems picking up or returning the tuxes. When my FIL picked up his tux, it was too big, and they were able to fix it up right then. Great service, and great prices, with enough locations to make them convenient for everyone in our bridal party.
We worked w Shannon! Shes awesome! My invitations and tuxedos were beyond what I imagined to be perfect! The quality blew me out of the water! I strongly recommend them! They're prices are reasonable!
Formally Modern is the best! We went to their new location in Countryside before they were officially open for business. They were still setting up, but the manager measured my fiance and set us with a rental agreement. The also offer a promotion where if you get tuxedos through them you get 50% off invitations. I was a little skeptical, but looking through their proof books, I was sold. We ordered the most beautiful invitations through Formally Modern. We received SO many compliments on our invitations, and the women that work there were so patience and helpful when it came time to selecting the fonts and wording. As far as tuxedos, they offer to pick up all of the guys' tuxedos from one location for a nominal fee, which is totally worth it so the guys are not worried about making back to the store the day after the celebration. The actual tuxedos were very clean and sharp looking! I could not be happier with the way my guys looked!
We LOVE FMT! Everyone there was absolutely amazing to work with. Really kind and helpful people who want you to be happy with what you get. We also got our invitations from here and Veronica was a dream come true to work with. She helped us every step of the way when picking everything out. Donnie worked with my husband on finding the right jackets for everyone to wear and we loved talking with him. Sean and the others at both the Lincoln Park location and Schaumburg were great people. You will be so happy if you go with FMT! (Invitations were 50% off if you get tuxedos from them and the tuxes were ~$160/person.)
Most of the staff were nice & pleasant, but we did run in to a staff member that had a very bad attitude and was not very helpful. Also, the grooms & one of the grooms men's pants broke when putting them on, so the had to safety pin them to last though the night. Not very happy with the overall experience with Formally Modern Tuxedo.
We got tuxes for my husband, the groomsmen and dads from FM Tuxedo. Their service was always friendly and professional. We really enjoyed trying on tuxes to figure out which style we wanted. We got two tuxes free too! We also had a photo shoot done after the wedding and they gave us a super discounted price. The quality and selection of tuxes was wonderful. Everything was very classy.
FM Tuxedo operates like a mom 'n pop shop and that really let's them shine with customer service. At one point they lost my husband's measurements but they were professional about getting them redone quickly.
FM Tuxedo- I would recommend you invest in a small business inventory system or just develop an Excel tracking spreadsheet (I'm in Finance... sorry..) and it would really help your processes go faster. Even though you have a very manual/pen and paper style, it didn't deter from our experience at all. Just a thought for when you start booming like crazy, because that will probably be soon!
On a recommendation from friends who had gotten married a few years prior we decided to try Formally Modern and were beyond thrilled that we did. The guys in our wedding looked impeccable, the groom especially. Everything fit perfectly including the custom tie we had made to order so that the groom would stand out that much more! Formally Modern in Lincoln Park is far and away the best when it comes to menswear and I wouldn't recommend anyone else!
Especially Anthony in the Aurora store--very easy and a pleasure to work with!
Don't waste your time with other tux places, especially stores that are more in the business of suits. The minute you walk in the store, you will be impressed with their presentation and number of options. They had the best looking brown tux in Chicagoland (Calvin Klein), and we were able to special order good looking brown dress shoes. They had a multitude of tie and vest options to coordinate with any bridesmaid dress color. They were also one of the cheapest rentals in Chicagoland.
Ok - so how many of you have had to rent tux's and the place was horrible? The tux's looked like you were going to prom not standing up in a wedding, they didn't fit, and the people working there really didn't care? Well you WILL NOT FIND THAT HERE!! When we got here and met Anthony we knew we were in the right place for us! The tux's were all great quality and age appropriate! The colors were never ending and Anthony had a Great attitude! You could really tell that he loved what he did! Not only did we get our tux's from Anthony we got all of our stationary and invitations too! He was a ton of help with the ordering process- but we knew he was going to be! We also bought our Groomsmen's gifts here too! Totally Fun cufflinks that all of our guys TOTALLY LOVED!!! Thanks Again for everything Anthony!! We will def be back!!!
Mark and Jessica Zauner
My husband got his tux here. He looked amazing in his tux and vest; they fit perfectly. However, he ended up wearing his own tie. Their selections were a bit lacking.
The staff was awesome the day he was sized, but were obviously overwhelmed when he went back to try it on. It seems they were a bit understaffed at times.
Alex was fantastic and patient. The tuxes looked wonderful!
My husband and his party rented three tuxes. In the time between final measurements and trying on the tuxes to pick up, the store managed to pack the WRONG SHIRTS!! My husband had to wear his brothers shirt (which was to short), his brother had to PURCHASE a shirt on the way to the wedding. Will never recommend them to anyone.
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2112 N Clybourn, Chicago, IL
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