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Raymond Authorised Fabric House · Chandni Chowk, Delhi
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Fabric Gyan: Suit Fabric Guides

How much to buy, what the numbers mean and what good cloth costs.

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How Many Metres Do You Actually Need? A Height-and-Build Chart from Our Counter
Fabric Gyan
How Many Metres Do You Actually Need? A Height-and-Build Chart from Our Counter

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.

Nitesh Mittal · Updated

Raymond Italian Fabric vs Real Italian Suiting: Price per Metre and How to Tell
Fabric Gyan
Raymond Italian Fabric vs Real Italian Suiting: Price per Metre and How to Tell

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.

Nitesh Mittal · Updated

Diwali Gifting 2026: Why a Length of Raymond Fabric Is the Gift That Always Fits
Fabric Gyan
Diwali Gifting 2026: Why a Length of Raymond Fabric Is the Gift That Always Fits

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.

Nitesh Mittal ·

Winter Wedding Suit: What Actually Keeps You Warm in a Delhi December
Fabric Gyan
Winter Wedding Suit: What Actually Keeps You Warm in a Delhi December

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.

Nitesh Mittal · Updated

What Good Suit Fabric Really Costs: An Honest Price Guide from Our Counter
Fabric Gyan
What Good Suit Fabric Really Costs: An Honest Price Guide from Our Counter

"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.

Nitesh Mittal · Updated

Safari Suit Cloth Price & Fabric: Which Raymond Cloth, and 3.25 m Is Enough
Fabric Gyan
Safari Suit Cloth Price & Fabric: Which Raymond Cloth, and 3.25 m Is Enough

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.

Nitesh Mittal · Updated

The Wedding Gift That Fits Everyone: Why Fabric Is the Safest Gift for a Groom or Father-in-Law
Fabric Gyan
The Wedding Gift That Fits Everyone: Why Fabric Is the Safest Gift for a Groom or Father-in-Law

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.

Nitesh Mittal ·

How to Care for Your Suit — and Make Fine Cloth Last
Fabric Gyan
How to Care for Your Suit — and Make Fine Cloth Last

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.

Nitesh Mittal ·

Poly-Wool vs Pure Wool Suit Fabric: Which Should You Buy?
Fabric Gyan
Poly-Wool vs Pure Wool Suit Fabric: Which Should You Buy?

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.

Nitesh Mittal · Updated

Wedding Suit Fabric for Men: Sangeet, Wedding Day & Reception
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Wedding Suit Fabric for Men: Sangeet, Wedding Day & Reception

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.

Nitesh Mittal · Updated

Fabric Weight Decoded: Why Lighter Suiting Wins the Indian Summer
Fabric Gyan
Fabric Weight Decoded: Why Lighter Suiting Wins the Indian Summer

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.

Nitesh Mittal ·

What Makes One Fabric Cost 3× More?
Fabric Gyan
What Makes One Fabric Cost 3× More?

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.

Nitesh Mittal ·

Super 100s vs 120s vs 140s: Price per Metre and the Real Difference
Fabric Gyan
Super 100s vs 120s vs 140s: Price per Metre and the Real Difference

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.

Nitesh Mittal · Updated

How Much Cloth for a Jodhpuri, Sherwani, Safari or 3-Piece Suit? Metres Chart
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How Much Cloth for a Jodhpuri, Sherwani, Safari or 3-Piece Suit? Metres Chart

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.

Nitesh Mittal · Updated