From the crossroads at Fourteen Mile and Main there are two obvious ways toward us: down Crooks, or down Coolidge, either of them to I-696 west. Whichever a man picks, the trip is short, and short trips get treated casually. That’s the only real risk in buying a suit from a town this close.
The risk in detail
A man who thinks of it as a quick errand tends to buy the first jacket that closes and skip the rest, then wonder later why the suit never looked like the ones he admires. What he skipped was the part where a second jacket gets tried and a better answer appears.
What a proper first visit contains
A measurement, more than one jacket, a look while seated, and a decision about what the suit is actually for. Fifteen extra minutes, and it’s the difference between owning your size and owning a suit that fits.
And a second visit
To collect it and put it on again. Anything still off shows up when the finished suit is worn rather than pinned, and Roman, master tailor at Lincoln Tailor, on site in our store, can often handle a small correction while you wait.
Also for Clawson: Townline Road in 1874, and the Crossroads It Left. More on style consulting, or plan your visit to our Oak Park showroom.
