Louis Purple

Fantastic suits. Once I tried Louis Purple suits, the feel of any off-​the-​rack suits I owned just didn’t compare. The precision of fit, and the options for fabric customization makes it so worth it. I think I paid like $ 100 more for Louis Purple vs for a Hugo Boss suit off-​the-​rack. At Louis Purple, I got to pick the exact fabric I wanted, the liner, and all the other little details. They also measure to make the suit fit your body type. It makes for a very good looking suit.

Bought my first made to measure suit here and it’s phenomenal. I got what I paid for. Charles the very own owner helped me with during my measurements. The fabrics I selected are great, Charles was patient and on point. Basically I recommend this place to everyone cheers!

The service was great and staff very friendly. They even fitted me twice and redid my trousers but the suit fits poorly and 8 months later is starting to fall apart. For the money you can get better suits at many places in nyc.

My fiancé just had his fitting with Chloe and Charles for his wedding tuxedo, more than an exciting and fun experience, Chloe went out of her way to teach the nuances of made-​to-​measure suits, formal wear, etc…, which included the characteristics of each fabric. The service was impeccable and friendly taking what could have been an intimidating experience and making it fun and accessible. We have been to major department/​high-​end men’s stores and never experienced this attention to detail and genuine care for the customer. I highly recommend Chloe and Charles without reservation. I will update this review once he receives his tux.

Had a three piece custom tailored suit made, bottom line… looks great and fits great! The service was impeccable, spent two hours going over fabrics and colors. Turn around time was as promised and will definitely go back there in the future.

Found Louis Purple through a review in NY Mag back in mid 2013. Was looking have a few suits and pants taken in. Charles, Chloe and Sylvian were very helpful and professional. I was very pleased with the alterations and decided to order a black made to measure suit. Could not be happier for the results. The styling and lines were very sharp. Very impressive given that some black suits can come off cheap looking in spite of the actual quality of material due to poor styling. This suit came out beyond my expectations. Happy with my investment. I researched a few other made to measure suit makers and am without regret for having chose Louis Purple.

I recently had a snake skin suit jacket made by Antonio at Louis Purple and couldn’t possibly be happier.
Snake skin is notoriously difficult to work with. It can’t be ironed or subjected to high heat at all. Furthermore, it can’t be manipulated as easily as other, more forgiving leathers. Having had his own label and worked in high fashion for years, Antonio embraced this challenge and created a work of art.
I originally purchased 4 skins, the bare minimum one should use to create a jacket since the pattern and grain must be matched to make a symmetrical and elegant piece that doesn’t look piecemeal. Antonio was able to spin gold from hay and produce something that looked like it cost a fortune.
The styling was incredible. Antonio’s instincts were spot on and he really took great care in making the jacket look couture and classy, not sleazy or tacky. This is a huge feat, considering we’re talking about shiny, scaly, rustling python skin that is normally seen on oil barons. He included inner lining and pockets that looked amazing and welted outer pockets as well as welted button holes. The lapel was customized in a way to give the jacket an edgier feel and the back of the piece looked absolutely incredible.
As great as the final product was, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the excellent service. Antonio made a great effort to explain to me the process of creating a jacket and the limitations and challenges the skins presented. Despite this, the final outcome was nothing short of magical.
Yet another testament to their professionalism is the speed at which they finished the piece. I was invited to a friend’s show for Mercedes Benz fashion week and had less than two weeks to have this jacket made. Antonio had it done in just over one week, a miracle if there ever was one. At one point during the show, I felt guilty about possibly overshadowing my friend’s line with my own amazing jacket.
Finally, the price was very, VERY reasonable. Once again, my guilt set in for being the beneficiary of a product, made with such talent and love, for what I would consider a pittance.
If it were possible to rate them even higher, Antonio and Louis Purple would receive a 10 out of 5. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for great quality, service, speed, price, and attention to detail. If they can do such a terrific job with one of the most difficult materials, imagine what they can do with wool?
Joey P.

I’ve been going to Louis Purple for the past 2 years and it’s always a wonderful and pleasant experience.
Sylvian and Chloe, you guys are awesome. The staff there is not only knowledgeable, but personable and very accommodating to all requests. Whether you are a first time buyer or a seasoned vet, they take the time to make sure you are comfortable with everything you buy.
I’ve never had a problem with any of my shirts or suits from them and everything fits great. Will definitely be back.

I have purchased 3 suits from Louis Purple over the last 18 months and enjoy them all very much. I have been to the old school tailors (60−70yr old guys) and by comparison, the experience here is very modern and fresh. The suit details (trim, functional buttons, pockets, pattern and button selection) are terrific. Sylvain and Chloe (and previously Bryan) do a great job in listening to my wants and offering recommendations of their own. They take a good deal of time to make sure the fit is right, and they’re always receptive to feedback and offer to adjust the tailoring if the fit is not quite right. They help you pick the materials, basing the decision on your price point, quality and fabric weight (depending on whether you want a summer suit, winter suit, or something year-​round). The process is not just painless, but actually enjoyable and the company is always making adjustments and improvements to keep things fresh. One last thing I’d add: as you build a wardrobe, tell them what you own and what you’d like. I started with a basic navy suit, then a charcoal one, and since I don’t like pinstripes, they recommended a lighter tone grey. As I purchase more suits, I’ll probably solicit their advice on «gaps» in my wardrobe, considering how I plan to use the suits (leisure or business) and what time of year. When I bought suits off the rack, I rarely considered some of these basic questions. I have not had any shirts made, but I’ll probably venture into sport coats and slacks next. If you have never had a made to measure suit, or only bought off the reach, Louis Purple is a great way to have your first made to measure experience.

Got a suit and a shirt made. The shirt was disgusting. The sleeves were way too short. They refused to fix it properly, just tried to move the buttons instead of doing it over, and insisted that I could still wear it. I can’t really stretch my hands above my head. The suit is fine, except… when I first put on my jacket, excess lining comes out the cuffs. What? I tuck it back in, and it’s fine. After my experience with them trying to ‘fix’ my shirt, I decided to just live with it. Not coming back.

I’ve had a few full bespoke, custom suits made, and none of them fits as well or looks as sharp as the made-​to-​measure suit I got from Louis Purple. They really do an excellent job with the details — they got my fit almost perfect the first time, and fixed the minor tweaks promptly and painlessly. They also understand exactly how to cut a suit in the modern style. Also, their fabric selection is top-​notch — I ended up with a beautiful blue-​grey wool herringbone that didn’t break the bank because they got it as part of a special deal. I can’t even count how many times I’ve gotten compliments on the suit from friends, colleagues, and even strangers. Bindle & Keep and others may come to your office, but take a quick trip to Noho to visit Louis Purple and you’ll find your money is better spent.

Bryan was very helpful & detailed. He stayed after hoots to complete our order & did not rush us. They were very expensive.

From my experience purchasing off the rack suits (Macy’s, Men’s Warehouse, Brooks Brothers) to custom, made-​to-​measure, bespoke (Michael Andrews), nothing comes close to Louis Purple’s craftsmanship, knowledge and service.
1) Charles had a deep knowledge of fabrics and contemporary style. The cuts are more Euro than Western, which means suits actually fit you. Off the shelf that are tailored or Bespoke like Michael Andrews are still western style suits that dont necessarily fit most people. LP’s cuts are more Euro. The fabrics are top notch — noticeable difference between LP’s fabrics and their custom suit peers with Asian factories.
2) Charles does not sell you his suits /​products. He educates the user and never tries to «sell» his product. Other boutiques try selling /​forcing you to make a decision quickly.
The suits are on the slightly expensive side, but when you factor in quality of product and tailoring associated with LP’s suits, it’s probably only a modest premium over off the shelf (One of my Brooks Brothers suits cost me $ 500 and an additional $ 200 for tailoring).
I’ve purchased 3 suits and 4 pants through LP and most likely will continue with LP for my future needs.

I work in Nolita and walk past Louis Purple from time to time. Recently, upon looking at my closet and my ill-​fitting Men’s Warehouse suits, I decided to explore having one nice navy one to replace them all. I originally spoke with Charles about the possibility and had the privilege of speaking and coordinating everything about the suit ultimately with Bryan, a quite enjoyable sales associate to corroborate with. He gives it to you straight — no bull@#$# — which is frankly refreshing when you consider how many establishments these days are more worried about their commission and take the hard sell approach. They all just come off as fake. This place/​Bryan, the polar opposite. Bryan gave me insight on how different fits, elements, and details would affect the outcome and with his insight, experience, and wisdom, great suits come out of there all the time.
I took the opportunity to purchase a simple navy suit for a wedding that I had to attend in February. I came to Louis Purple after a few months of convincing myself that I needed a new suit. Just short of bespoke, you can pretty much customize anything and everything about what you want. It is overwhelming at first but Bryan took the proper amount of time to guide me through it. I was a bit worried however as I only had about 5 weeks before the wedding. Bryan assured me that it would be done in time.
I called about 2 weeks before I had to fly out for the wedding to check on the status. I got a call not 30 minutes later stating that there was a snafu with the order and would not be ready in time. I was understandably disappointed. Bryan, told me to come in immediately to go through my options. I came in with a bit of trepidation, but Bryan sat me down and first explained the situation, how he was dealing with it, and some possible alternatives for the wedding I had. Ultimately, a fine grey suit they had on hand fit me perfectly and let me borrow the suit for the wedding. It went off without a hitch, the suit looked fantastic, and received multiple comments on it.
A few weeks go by and I get a call that the original suit was ready. I go to try it on: perfect. I mean, for the price, this is better than anywhere in NYC. Yeah you can go and get a bespoke suit made somewhere else and yeah, it may fit minutely better. But you’ll pay thousands of dollars guaranteed. And if you want to fool yourself by going to J. Crew to buy their Ludlow, sure, you’ll look good. But instead, you can have one custom, from top to bottom — from the fabric to the thread color on the buttons — for the same. No brainer for me.
And to top it off, I offered, and received, a crazy good deal on the suit they lent me. That was the icing on the top of the cake. An overall great experience at Louis Purple. When a business rights a wrong like these guys did, there is no reason not to shop there. It is the true mark of a service-​oriented business culture and I will be shopping there again. Highly recommended.

Got a made to measure suit here a few months ago. Here are the pros and cons after some hindsight.
Pros:
Price. My suit cost about $ 900 and the fabric was pretty nice. For NYC this should look pretty good.
Range of fabrics/​choices available. This was also great. They had a variety of linings and other details to choose from that I found pretty good compared to other places.
Timing. Their turnaround time and hours of operation were great. I was very happy that I could come in Sunday evening etc. For professionals in the city (I suppose their target demographic) this flexibility helps.
Cons:
The suit didn’t fit. It was way too tight. I saw that the gentleman assisting me likes the flood pants look and tight shoulders, but this should not be imposed on the customer without their express consent. When I tried it on, the shoulders were by any measure too tight and this is really the worst thing not to fit on a suit. I suspect they would have had to do more work taking in the suit elsewhere if they had gone a size up so they went one down. Unfortunately this ruined it. Also the pants were ungodly tight in the crotch. I would rather leave some things to the imagination.
Anyway, when I noted the shoulders were too tight, the manager went on the defensive (offensive?). He began acting like I was ‘one of those problem customers’. He informed me that this was made to measure and not custom so it would not be 100% perfect, his tone implying I was focusing on something too trivial. I pretty much demanded they let out the crotch and try to give more space in the back. He said that «two fittings are not customary in made to measure» like I was asking for him to give me a kidney. He eventually relented and made the alterations. The entire time his tone implied I was overly demanding and unreasonable, so I was like «dude I just paid $ 900 for a suit that is too small. What am I supposed to want here?» When I got the suit back, the pants ended up being to big in that area and the shoulders were still too tight (frankly there was nothing they could do about that). I still took it and paid and wear it, but am aggravated every time I think about the experience. It looks great (they make a beautiful suit for the money) but sadly looks way too tight if I button it and just plain tight if I leave it unbuttoned. One of the more frustrating things was they never acknowledged the suit didn’t fit right when it was obvious (although one of the ‘tailors’, of which there were like four for some reason, kind of did when the main business guy wasn’t in the room). I also didn’t like their attitude in responding. They had this whole «well, the customer is always right, even if he doesn’t know what he’s talking about» attitude which I didn’t appreciate. If the thing fit better, I definitely would give this five stars, but obviously a suit that doesn’t fit is pretty useless.

Discovered this shop several months ago, and decided to walk in and check things out. I was introduced to Bryan who went through fabrics, styles, and price options and did a thoughtful analysis of my style, needs, and budget. I wear suits every day for work and had been considering moving into custom territory and away from my off the rack Hugo Boss suits.
Fast forward to today: I’ve bought two new suits and going back today for my third (or fourth, or fifth). The craftsmanship of their products is excellent, both suits fit perfectly like a glove when they came in (no tailoring tweaks needed which is rare for me, I’m a tall guy and usually takes a couple tries to get it close to right), and after factoring what I used to pay for a «nice» off the rack suit plus tailoring, what you get from LP is vastly superior.
Bryan has morphed into my style psychologist, and actually challenges me with styles and pieces I never even considered before, helping me eventually reach a place where my formal wear meets my casual wear. Don’t hesitate to visit this place, you won’t regret it.
I will never buy an off the rack suit ever again, and for that I thank Bryan. Based on what I’ve seen I will be a LP customer (and a customer of Bryan) for a long long time.

Oh my God!
I honestly cannot believe this company. The owner writes a reply and states basically states that «Hurricane Sandy» was the reason why my shipment was late. LIES!!! Hurricane Sandy did not hit NYC until late Nov.29^th. My shipment was suppose to arrive by Nov 26 Hurricane Sandy was starting to build up in the Caribbean. How was shipment affected before then? They say they send their shirts to be made in Europe? How can shipment be affected when it is not anywhere close to the shipping routes from Europe to USA? Are they made in Mexico Guatemala Caribbean? Is there something they are not telling you?
Not once did the owner contact me.
Not once did they make an attempt to work with me.
Not once did they say sorry.
He then does the unthinkable.
Then «the owner» publishes my Full Name on Unilocal as a discount code.
Can you believe this?
How much more unprofessional can you be?
Do you want to be treated like this? No customer wants to be treated like this. I cannot believe this is happening. He writes an inflammatory/​threatening letter address to me. Its public and published so all can see… Note: as I stated before the owner never contacted me in any way.
Please if you don’t mind being
Threatened
Harassed
Bullied
than do your business here.
This company is by far the most unprofessional business I have ever dealt with in my life.
Unilocalers… I plead with you.
Go elsewhere.
**@**UPDATE**@**
This owner is a total stalker. He actually looked at my linkedin profile. What the heck is wrong with this guy. CREEPY! Stay away!
**@**UPDATE #2**@**
The owner «Charles» calls me twice this week (Jan 20−25÷2013) on my cell phone. Once from his personal cell phone and store phone. He has called me numerous times after I posted my review to «apologize,» but I have ignored his calls. The last call I got from him was 2 days ago. He started telling me his sob story and then started to get into an argument with me.
You guys decided for yourselves. You may get a good shirt/​suit but do you really want to deal with this owner. He is a stalker and will look you up on Google and LinkedIn and harass you. I stopped doing business with him in Oct. 2012 and he still harasses me. Please listen stay away from this place.

Scheduled an appointed to get a suit made, person I spoke to on the phone was very nice. I even got a call back to confirm my appointment. This was my first made to measure suit, and I was not sure what to expect.
When I arrived at the store Bryan greeted me with my first time. (which was nice) Store is small, but they have everything that is needed to satisfy any customer.
I was measured in every direction possible, and I tried on a couple of different styles of jackets and pants. Once all that was done the real fun began, and good thing I brought a friend along to help me with all the different choices I had. Bryan sat down with me and went into detail about the different fabric prices (which were less than i expected) and all the customization options that I had, which were all included in the price. In the end, I decided to go with one jacket and two pairs of pants.
Overall I had a great experience @ Louis Purple, and once I pick up my suit I will update my review.

Scheduled an appointment to get a couple shirts made, one Summer casual and one proper for work. There’s a few custom and bespoke tailors in the neighborhood, but Louis Purple (LP) had the most interesting and constantly changing storefront display window.
I was greeted by Charles (owner) and Bryan (store lead and tailor). They were both very genuine, honest and upfront about expectations, and great at providing recommendations on fabric and subtle design elements that come with custom products.
Net net: 5 stars for a quality product and professional customer experience. After 4 weeks I received my beautiful shirts, in-​spec, and I’m thoroughly impressed with the quality and craftsmanship. I look forward to working with them again on more shirts and exploring suiting options. I highly recommend Louis Purple over buying shirts off the rack. Check them out, if price is a concern — I challenge you to work with them on styles that might be less than what you’re paying at NYC department stores.

Helloooo, ladies, look at your man, now back to me, now back at your man, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stop buying department suits and switched to Louis Purple, he could dress like he’s me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re in Louis Purple with the man your man could dress like. What’s that on your mind? Back at me. I know it. It’s a good looking suit for your man. Think again. The suits are now tailored. Anything is possible when your man suits up with Louis Purple and not a department store. I’m in a suit.
Always wanted to make an Old Spice parody. Now, I finally get the chance to, especially after getting my first tailored made suit from Louis Purple. I was helped by two extremely classy and knowledgeable guys from Louis Purple and one of my best friends. They were super helpful, they offered suggestions, and I never felt pressured to get something I didn’t like. When I finally got the suit, it looked fantastic and super fitted. Get their suits and your man will be a Louis Purple man!