Best Place to Buy a Suit in Toronto

might I add that Delphic is also a good place to start and if you really wnat something great, go see Dom and get a block done at http://www.trendtailors.com/

Yeah. I second Delphic as well as Deluxe Boutique across the street. Both have very small selections of suits though.

I'm a big fan of Simon Carter down on Queen West. The cut is incredible and the styling are simple with a funky inner lining.

Not to say that there aren't some problems. Suits are a bit on the expensive side (Holt Renfrew and Harry Rosen price range) and the service staff are going through some growing pains.

Simon's is good. I like Gotstyle a lot, some great suits and other stuff. Like a lot of these stores ... though you have to suffer the sort of trendy-bullshit-party-time marketing they all have. I'm on their mailing list and they invite me to parties that must attract the most empty headed lizards and Vice-magazine-tards. Good style often must co-exist with this sort of junk, so I close my eyes and buy stuff nonetheless.

Still Gotstyle, and even Delphic (which I also like) rely too much on stuff like awful awful J. Lindeberg lines. Poorly cut, ridiculously big logos on items like the belts and etc. You can see a J. Lindeberg guy a mile away! Good style is a little more subtle and timeless.

Anyway, I'm glad these stores are in Toronto, and they are good for the city, but could do without the spa-ish pretension (but like I say, maybe they can't exist without it).

Whoops, I mean Sydney's is good. I don't know simon carter, but will go check.

Sydney's is great!

This list is an abloslute embarrasment, and serves to prove that Toronto is the worst major city in North America for mens clothing.
Couple of questions: why do most Toronto men's stores sell almost exclusively middle brow Italian lines? It is virtually impossible to find quality American and English suiting in this city. Odd considering our WASPy heritage.

Also, why have have all the mid-range but quality US/UK chains never set up shop in Toronto? Stores like Brooks Brothers, Faconable, Polo, Hickey Freeman, Dunhill, Gant, JPress and Thomas Pink would be very welcome, and would work price-wise as well. Just wondering.

Could anyone recommend a place for good quality custom made suits for taller people? I'm about 6'6, and fairly slim for my height, and find it impossible to find suits without spending $1500 for a custom-made one...any suggestions?

@Balmoral - Boo Hoo. You one of those people who think the clothes make the man? Or you have one of those New Yorker attitudes?

I like how you added in your suggestions of stores that should be added to the list. Toronto is not the worst place to get suits, considering that I know of many well dressed men who have fine tailors located in the city. And if anything, if you have the right connections, you can get special oversea materials brought to you.

And to constructively criticize the post, I'm not sure if these "top five" are in order, but I didn't expect Tom's Place to be in at number 2. But I agree with Boomer in the top five.

I think Toronto is a fairly well dressed place, and getting better all the time. Yet it doesn't have the mass tradition of good tailoring that the UK has or some other locations. Thus you have men here in nice suits, but they don't fit just right. The biggest problem being everything is too big, too baggy. Shirts with that balloon of material in the back. In the UK, London esp, this wouldn't do, not for a banker or a store clerk. Good cuts transcends economic class.

Castle,
Not sure why I pissed you off so much.

My comment was on how difficult it is to find good quality, reasonably priced, off the rack suits in Toronto. Bespoke tailoring is another matter completely, and I would suggest that your references to "connections" and "overseas materiasl" reflect a far snottier attitude than mine.

Also, you apparantly misread my post. I did not suggest stores that should be added to the list. I simply added some shops that I would like to see in Toronto. Whether they would be considered Top 5 Suit stores is not for me to determine.

And Dave S - all excellent points. A good suit doesn't have to be over $1000 if it fits well.

And also, do tell: what is a New Yorker attitude?

You've got to be joking. That's the list? Whatever.

Hi Ryan,

The list was derived from our Best of Toronto poll. Did you take time to nominate and/or vote for your favourites? What's missing?

From "Ryan Oakley" and his weblink:

"And they have a really cute bass player with a really pretty neck and a really nice haircut. This always helps me get through a show. Watching men on stage, playing with their toys while I?m unable to hear myself think is always dull. But I like to look at a girl with a nice haircut and a graceful neck. So kill me. I?m human."

Thank you ryan -- you seem to be an astute consumer of culture. Tell us more of what is wrong with this list. Tell us more.

I believe the list may be about as correct as it can be.

But -- right there-- that's two problems.

The first is that there really is no decent off the rack in Toronto. The story here is that Toronto's off the rack menswear is really bad. (I'm with Balmoral on this.)

A good suit comes down to fit. If someone understands this, they can pay no more than forty and get a good one. If they don't understand this, they can pay 5000 and get a bad one.

(And sorry Slim, for a fellow of your dimensions, you will likely have to spend the money and go bespoke.)

The second problem is that the list itself is not very good. Tom's Place gets a 4 out of 5 with one vote cast. The rest of them get progressively lower stars with each vote cast.

So the more people who vote, the more who find the selection slightly above average at best. Aside from Tom's Place no one even cracks a 3 out of 5.

Obviously, these are mediocre selections and obviously I'm not the only one who thinks so. When only one establishment, based on one vote, is ranked above 3 stars out of five, there is something wrong. At the time of writing this the number one spot on the list, "Got Style", had 2.3 stars. That's below average. That's a negative review.

Perhaps I'm misreading what the numbers mean. If that's the case, my apologies. If not, I stand by my assertion that this list is a joke and that you're offering people mediocre choices without directly informing them of that.

But you do provide them with the direct data. So that's good.

Je. Ryan Oakley is my name. It does not require quotation marks. I can only assume that you're trying to convince people that my name is not Ryan Oakley. It is.

And what are you doing here? Posting random things from my blog, which anyone is free to go look at, presumably to somehow assault my character, while you provide no link to any sort of site you may have, so that I may do the same to you? Posting under the name Je. That's your name? Je? Are you like Madonna or something?

Look a little harder, Je, and you'll find things that make me look much worse than that. Feel free to use them as you please. It's nice to have a hobby.

And if you think that a nice neck is culture, then I pity you. I'm much more of a consumer of necks than of culture. She has a lovely neck. Your culture, however, is dull.

I prefer to buy my suits out of the back of Cadillac Escalades, thank you very much.

Unless of course, Sam Mitchell & Bryan Colangelo are willing to set up shop downtown. Those two men are the best dressed in the city. Ted Rogers, make it happen.

Just so there's no confusion - the star ratings had no influence on this list. they're simply on the site for people to rate places if they like.

"I'm much more of a consumer of necks than of culture."

I think this is quite possibly one of the best comments ever made on blogTO.

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Grreat Stuff on West Queen West (first door after Trinity Bellwoods Park). It's not a big store, but the selection is decent and the staff is excellent.

http://www.grreatstuff.com

A hidden gem here in Toronto is Fifth on King Mens Custom. I'm a tough fit and was looking for a place here in Toronto that would make me a custom suit at a good pricepoint. Off the shelf just doesn't fit me well and when you go custom you get a great fit and get to select from a large amount of fabrics and styling features.
www.sprezzatura.ca