The bandhgala is the one garment that suits a groom-to-be and his father in the same photograph. A merchant's guide to choosing the cloth and colour — for engagements, sagai and receptions.
Three customers asked us for safari cloth in a single week. Here is what a safari suit is actually made from, which cloth to ask for, and how much to buy.
A practical guide to commissioning a suit built for Delhi's humid, rainy months — the fabric, construction and colour choices that keep you sharp when the skies open.
Sizes go wrong. Colours divide opinion. But a fine suit length lets the man choose his own tailor, his own cut — and remembers you every time he wears it.
The three ways to own a suit — how they differ in fit, fabric and time — and why the quiet monsoon months are the smartest time to commission a bespoke one before the wedding-season rush.
A good suit needs only a few small habits — airing, resting, the right hanger and sparing dry-cleaning — to hold its shape and colour for years through Delhi's heat and monsoon. A practical care guide.
As the rains arrive, the fabric inside your suit matters more than the colour. Here is how pure wool, poly-wool blends and Fine Wool Rich behave through a humid Delhi monsoon — and what to choose.
From stone grey to powder blue, the right colour keeps you looking cool through the heat. A simple guide to picking a summer suit shade that flatters and photographs well.
A wedding isn't one event — it's three. The sangeet, the wedding day and the reception each ask for a different cloth. How to choose, and where your money is truly worth spending.
Most men own one suit and wear it all year. The real secret to staying cool in June is not the colour, but the weight of the cloth. Here is how to read it.
A suit need not mean sweating through June. With the right cloth, lighter colours and a smarter cut, you can look fully tailored and stay genuinely comfortable in the heat.
Two suiting fabrics can look identical yet cost three times as much. A fabric merchant and Chartered Accountant breaks down exactly where your money goes — and when paying more is actually worth it.
The number on a suit fabric is not about quality alone — it is about the fineness of the yarn. Here is what Super 100s, 120s and 140s actually mean, and how to choose.
A simple, practical guide to how many metres of fabric you need for Indian formalwear — two-piece suits, three-piece, sherwanis, bandhgalas and safari suits.