About us
Our History
Elegance By Cavalier was founded in Atlanta, Georgia and has become one of the top custom tailors in the Metro Atlanta area for custom tailored mens' suits. Since the companies launch in 2018 it has now expanded to service much of the East Coast with our most popular locations around New York City, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Virginia.
We thrive on living up to our clients expectations by providing top-notch tailored garments and excellent customer service. We look forward to hearing from you and welcome a conversation.
Custom Suit Care
Elegance By Cavalier’s custom tailored suits are made from the finest fabrics and constructed by some of the best tailors in the industry. Our custom suits have gained a reputation for their ability to last without puckering, bubbling or shining. However, even high quality custom suits could benefit from some simple maintenance. By following the steps listed below, our clients can easily prolong the life of their custom clothing.
Prolonging The Longevity of Custom Suits
Many clients ask us how long a men's custom suit should last. The answer to that question depends to a large degree on how often the suit is dry cleaned. Even though our custom suits are made of the finest materials, when 500 degrees of heat hits a garment over and over, even the best construction will crumble and cause the entire suit to lose its shape.
Moreover, dry cleaning machines can often press down on clothing at a less than optimal angle, distorting the shape of the suit. Our advice is that you avoid the dry cleaners as much as possible. Your custom suit should be dry cleaned only if it is dirty or if it begins to smell. Note that you should never apply an iron to the suit yourself you are sure to see your own reflection in the suit the following day.
All wool suits, custom or not, are prone to wrinkling. To smoothen your custom suit hang the jacket on a regular wooden hanger, and hang the pants on a woman’s skirt hanger, latching the cuffs on top and letting the waistband drop down towards the floor. Place the clothes in the bathroom and turn on the hot water. The steam combined with the hanging weight of the clothes will smoothen out the wrinkles.
Other Tips for Care:
When it rains or snows, be careful to brush the water off rather than press it into your garment. The less water your custom suit absorbs, the longer it will last. Be sure to hang your custom suits on sturdy and wide wood hangers. Plastic hangers will cause your jacket shoulders to compress.
While the dry cleaner should be avoided whenever possible, spend a few extra dollars and go to a reputable place. You will save money in the long run.
When packing your suit for a trip always put a plastic bag over it. This will prevent wrinkling and protect the suit in case something spills inside your case.
Try not to use the front pockets of the suit at all, but if you must use them, make sure the items are light, like business cards or handkerchiefs. Placing anything with any kind of substantial weight in the front pockets causes the front of the coat to sag down and lose its shape. It also does damage to the inside lining and potentially the fabric behind it.
Try and rotate the wearing of your suits as evenly as possible. Wearing a suit two days in a row or three times in a week is a recipe for disaster.
Always hang up your custom suits. Leaving them laying around only leads to excessive wrinkling and an extra trip to the dry cleaner. In addition, throwing on the floor bed etc. leaves the suit in an unusual position for a long period of time and will eventually cause certain delicate parts of the suit (like the lapel) to lose its shape.
Never separate the jacket and the pant as an outfit. Always wear them together. If you start wearing the jacket as a stand alone blazer as well as with the suit, the jacket will wear out faster than the pant. On that note, when you dry clean, always dry clean both the jacket and the pant together. Doing one without the other might cause the color to fade differently.
Always remove the garment bag before hanging up your custom suit. Hanging up your suit in the garment bag for a long period of time will not allow the fibers and fabric of the suit to “breathe”. This will lead to a break down in the construction of the fabric in the suit.
Our Services
Our tailors are trained with sophisticated techniques to understand the clients body measurements and to study nuances such as posture, preferences & style. By simplifying the process by coming to the clients location, the hassle and nuisance of browsing through items in a store is taken out of the equation. Each client is dealt with the utmost care and gets treated with personalized service throughout the fitting process.