Measured by hand
Every measurement taken by hand and checked against how you stand.
Bespoke tailoring · Old Town, Chicago
One client. One tailor. One quiet workroom.
Linen & Lapel pairs you with a working tailor, a written measurement card and a fitting room that is yours for the hour, in Chicago’s Old Town. Every new client begins with a free first consultation.
A focused workroom
Fittings without the sales floor.
Department stores pin a hem in five minutes and send the jacket off to a stranger. Here the fitting room is booked to one client at a time, every fitting is led by the tailor who sews your garment, and every measurement is logged so the next commission starts where the last ended.
Inside the fitting
What every private fitting includes.
Your tailor lays out cloth swatches, patterns and your measurement card before you arrive.
Cloth laid out in advance
Your swatches are ready, so the hour goes on fitting, not waiting.
Your own paper pattern
A paper pattern cut to your measurements and kept on file for every reorder.
Logged fittings
Each fitting is written down and reviewed, so every change is recorded.
A private first fitting
Start with a free first consultation.
A senior tailor replies to arrange a 30-minute tour, style chat and first measurements.
Facilities
A workroom that supports the fitting.
Well-kept machines, a pressing station and a fitting room ready when you are.
01 · Workroom
Cutting tables, cloth and threads
Cutting tables, cloth shelves and thread racks with clear walkways, tidied and swept throughout the day.
02 · Machines & pressing
Sewing, pressing and fitting space
Lockstitch machines, a steam press and a mirrored fitting room, so you can collect before work and leave ready.
Tailoring & prices
Prices in plain sight.
Bespoke
Bespoke & made-to-measure suiting
from $1,650
A suit cut to your own pattern, with three fittings in the workroom.
Read moreAlterations
Everyday alterations & mending
from $32 / garment
Hems, waists and sleeves taken in or let out, usually within a week.
Read moreRestyling
Suit, blazer & overcoat restyling
from $145
Reshape a favourite jacket or coat that no longer sits the way it should.
Read moreThe Linen & Lapel team
Career tailors, not salespeople.
Four full-time, workroom-trained tailors: a head cutter who sets every pattern standard, a bespoke coatmaker, a workroom manager and finisher, and a wardrobe stylist.
Meet the teamNadia F.
Bespoke & made-to-measure suiting
Priya has my basted jacket on the form before I walk in, pins every seam and notes the next fitting’s changes on my card before I leave. Calm, precise, not one wasted minute.
Curtis W.
Wardrobe edit & occasion styling
Elodie sorted my wardrobe around my working week and two family weddings. No shopping spree, no wasted pieces, and her written outfit notes keep me organised.
What happens at the first consultation?
A relaxed 30-minute visit with a senior tailor: a tour, a talk through your wardrobe and occasions, and a first set of measurements. No pressure to commission.
Do I have to pay everything upfront?
No. Bespoke work takes a 50% deposit once the cloth is chosen, and the balance is due only at collection.
Should I send payment details through the form?
No. Keep payment details off the form; bring the garment, or a photo of it, to your consultation instead.
Workroom notes
Occasional service updates
Practical service and schedule notes only; every message includes removal instructions.
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What the price includes
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