Founded in 1967, Bernard Zins is a French trouser house that brought an engineer’s precision to tailoring, creating refined trousers for men and women. Still family-run, the Parisian maison is known for its chino-chic and technically demanding French double pleats, while its made-to-measure BZ Special service lets customers shape a pair around their own preferences. Its workshop methods take roughly twice as long as those of most brands, preserving the comfort and precise fit at the heart of the Zins approach.
Tailored JeansTailored Jeans makes made-to-order denim for men and women, using customer measurements and an online design process to produce individually crafted jeans. The company says its expert jean makers have been in business for 25 years and have made denim for a wide range of sizes and shapes for nearly two decades. Orders are reviewed by a quality-assurance team before shipping, with fit-related remakes available when measurements substantially differ from those submitted.NEW YORK, NY
Boris Custom TailoringFamily-owned and operated since 1983, Boris Custom Tailoring is a Columbus business built around the craft of its founder, Boris, a Europe-trained textile engineer with more than 25 years of tailoring experience. His son Daniel brings CAD patternmaking to the family craft, while Boris’s wife, Marika, has worked alongside him since the beginning. Together, they create individualized clothing for women and men, with custom dress shirts as a particular specialty.COLUMBUS, OH
Formens SRLFounded in 1997 and manufacturing in Botoșani since 1999, Formens SRL makes made-to-measure clothing, with tailored menswear at the center of its work. The Romanian company combines an automated measurement system with pattern knowledge gained through its stake in historic Italian tailor d’Avenza, producing garments across four facilities with more than 2,300 employees. About 80% of its combined annual capacity—450,000 jackets and 400,000 trousers—is dedicated to made-to-measure production.NEW YORK, NY
Atlantic StandardAtlantic Standard makes made-to-measure jeans by hand in Brooklyn, drawing on founder Tomo’s background in Japanese vintage clothing and denim fabric production. Each pair is patterned to the wearer and sewn on vintage Singer, Union Special, and Reece machines, with Japanese selvage denim selected for how it will age through years of wear. The Bushwick workshop also offers chain-stitch hemming on a vintage Union Special 43200G.BROOKLYN, NY