Diwali is on 8 November this year. Here are the colours that work for the puja, the card party and the office Diwali — and the cloth behind each, from a shop that has dressed the festival since 1977.
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Which cloth holds the overlap, solid or stripe, and the 3.25 m it takes — what we tell the men who ask for a double-breasted suit.
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The single most-asked question on our site this month has been some version of "6 foot 2, 85 kilos — how much metre fabric need?" Here is the working chart we use behind the counter, plus what quietly adds a quarter metre.
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Genuinely Italian cloth we stock — Vitale Barberis Canonico and Loro Piana — the imported cloth we call imported, and how to read a suiting that only sounds Italian.
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For staff, for the family, for the client who has everything — a suit length or shirt piece is the one Diwali gift that needs no size, no taste guess and no receipt. What to give whom, and what it costs.
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A December wedding in Delhi is cold at night and mild by noon — so the warmth has to come from the right places. Here is what we actually hand across the counter when someone asks for a winter suit.
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"Suits under ₹5,000." "A navy suit for a reception, budget around ₹10,000." The question we hear most is about price — so here is exactly how suiting is priced on our shelves, tier by tier.
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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.
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A safari suit needs 3.25 metres. Raymond suiting from ₹1,080/m, Super 100s ₹4,410/m. Which cloth to ask for, the colours that work, and how much to buy.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Raymond Super 100s ₹4,410/m, Super 120s ₹6,290/m, Super 140s ₹8,110–14,999/m. What the Super number means, how they differ in feel and wear, which to pick.
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Jodhpuri 3.25 m, sherwani 2.75 m, safari 3.25 m, three-piece 3.75 m, trouser 1.2 m. The full metres chart for Indian garments, with bigger sizes.
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