The offices at Maple and Old Woodward hold lawyers whose working day sometimes ends in front of a judge, and a courtroom is the one room where the suit is read as evidence of the man.
The rules
Dark. Navy or charcoal, never a pattern louder than a faint stripe. A white shirt, a tie that doesn’t draw the eye, a shoe with laces. A jacket that stays buttoned when you stand, because you’ll stand and sit twenty times. One that gaps at the collar each time is a distraction the other side notices before the judge does.
Why it is the custom suit
A litigator wears a suit most working days and stands in it more than most men sit. Custom from $599, twenty measurements, two to three fittings, gives him a jacket that buttons without pulling and a shoulder that doesn’t ride when he raises an arm. Step up to Reda, Zegna, VBC, Marzotto or Style Biella and you are choosing a weight that holds a press through a long afternoon.
Keeping it in order
Roman, master tailor at Lincoln Tailor, on site in our store, does the final fitting and every adjustment after, and the basics are often done the same day, depending on the garment and current workload.
Also for Birmingham: Old Woodward Knows Cloth: The Mills on Our Floor. More on custom suits, or plan your visit to our Oak Park showroom.
