InPursuit of Perfection: Tailor-Made Fashion vs. Standard Sized Fashion

For modern fashionistas, shopping is the finest form of therapy. Agreed! But aren’t there times when you hop from one retailer to another in search of that perfect outfit only to return home disappointed? Or times when you spend half a month’s salary on a beautiful lehenga and then end up spending the remaining half to get it customized from your local designer? Perfection comes in all sizes and shapes; you cannot categorize perfection into XXS or XXL. Andthat’s precisely where the beauty of tailor made-fashion comes into place. Here are 5 reasons why tailor-made clothes are better than their mass-produced counterparts.

1. Perfect fit matters

In fact, it matters the most. One of the main reasons why should consider tailored clothing is the custom fit it offers, be it a casual blouse or a formal kurta. Designers will take your individual measurements and as a result, the final product will be the perfect fit for you. The problem with mass-produced clothes is that people don’t come in standard sizes. Even if you get hold of a piece of clothing that fits you, most often you find yourself negotiating between wearing baggy clothes or outfits that are tight in certain areas. If you are a taller or shorter person than the standard sizing imagines you to be, you are in for other kinds of dilemmas where an outfit is either too short or too long, or the length of the sleeves is too short or too long. Simply put, you cannot buy a piece of clothing hoping that you will fit into it someday. You need clothing that will fit you right away.

2. Tailor-made fashion flatters your body type

A skilled designer will know what cuts and styles will be flattering on a customer. A tailor-made dress or salwar suit flatters and accentuates the best features of your body while hiding the not-so-flattering ones. Imagine that you have a chubby waistlinebut really shapely legs. One look at you will tell your designer how to grab all the attention to those toned legs and turn all eyes away from the waistline. There are tucks, pleats, and other techniques that a designer can use cleverly to create the most flattering silhouette for you. It is created with you – only you – in mind and that makes a world of difference.

3. You need not (and should not) compromise on quality

When you get your clothes custom-made, yourdesigner has the option to handpick every minute detail that goes into the final product, be it the buttons or embellishments or the fabric. This, however, is not the case with mass-produced clothing. You neither get to choose the fabric or embellishments nor can you be completely sure about their quality. That’s not all. A standard sized product might not pay so much attention to the precision of stitches while custom designers follow the adequate number of stitches per inch. This enhances the quality your clothes by several notches.

4. Durability is a virtue

Tailor-made clothes last forever. Well, if not forever, they last for a long, long time. Since a lot of care goes into selecting the best possible materials, custom-made clothing doesn’t undergo wear and tear the way a standardized product does.What’s more, you can ask for additional French seams for extra durability or opt for seam allowances that will help you adjust the size in case you put on a few pounds. Spending a fortune on a silk dress or embroidered lehenga only to tuck it away after a festival season of sweets is the last thing you want. Well, you don’t have to, if you choose custom clothing.

5. What you wear should reflect what you are

Remember all those times when you just couldn’t find the clothes that reflect your personality? More often than not, you end up buying the best available option on store racks. However, with custom-designed clothes, you can have the colors, prints, and designs you have in mind. Your designer can hear you out and design garments that reflect your unique personality. If you want to add a functional pocket to your designer wedding kurta, you very well can. You can happily tuck your phone into that secret pocket and dance away without a bother. Now, isn’t that cool?

Long story short, the making of custom-fit clothing is no less than an art where every inch of the fabric is thought through with a single person – YOU – in mind. What more could you ask for?