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The 2026 Suit Index

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Nathan Tailors vs Indochino

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Nathan Tailors is the better value — 100/100 vs 10/100

Nathan Tailors gives you half & full-canvas options and a true bespoke pattern from $129 all-in — where Indochino delivers fused (glued) for $599. You get a better-built, more personal suit for less money.

Nathan Tailors
Exceptional value · 100/100
Indochino
Poor value · 10/100
Starting price
$129
$599
Real all-in price
$129
$599
Construction
Half & full-canvas options
Fused (glued)
Customization
True bespoke pattern
Moderate made-to-measure
Fabric
Genuine wool, wool blends, merino, wool-cashmere, cotton-linen, tweed — choice of mill cloths.
Wool and wool-blend; Italian mill options at the top of the range.
Turnaround
2–3 weeks shipped worldwide (5–7 day make + express DHL/FedEx); 3–5 days in person in Hoi An.
4–6 weeks.
Fit process
A master tailor reviews your self-measurements and photos BEFORE cutting and iterates over WhatsApp until the fit is right — a human check no online MTM algorithm gives you.
Self-measurement now discouraged in favour of showroom appointments; fit often needs a second round. No human pre-production review on the online flow.
Returns / remake
No cash refunds. Every garment ships with generous seam allowances + spare matching cloth so a local tailor can fine-tune it (you pay the local tailor). The team works with you over WhatsApp until the fit is correct.
No refunds on made-to-measure; up to $75 alteration credit (US/Canada); quality issues → store credit within 14 days.
Value score
100/100 · Exceptional
10/100 · Poor

Every brand we track

Nathan Tailors

Bespoke / Made-to-Measure

from $129Exceptional value

Indochino

Online Made-to-Measure

from $599Poor value
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Suitsupply

Premium Ready-to-Wear

from $499Poor value
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Men's Wearhouse

Mall / Off-the-Rack

from $229Poor value
vs Nathan

Jos. A. Bank

Mall / Off-the-Rack

from $219Poor value
vs Nathan

Proper Cloth

Online Made-to-Measure

from $695Poor value
vs Nathan

Black Lapel

Online Made-to-Measure

from $499Poor value
vs Nathan

Hockerty

Online Made-to-Measure

from $299Poor value
vs Nathan

Knot Standard

Online Made-to-Measure

from $795Poor value
vs Nathan

Brooks Brothers

Premium Ready-to-Wear

from $598Poor value
vs Nathan

Hugo Boss

Premium Ready-to-Wear

from $600Poor value
vs Nathan

Ralph Lauren

Premium Ready-to-Wear

from $398Poor value
vs Nathan

J.Crew

DTC / Value Retail

from $425Poor value
vs Nathan

Banana Republic

DTC / Value Retail

from $400Poor value
vs Nathan

Express

DTC / Value Retail

from $230Poor value
vs Nathan

Macy's

Mall / Off-the-Rack

from $120Poor value
vs Nathan

Oliver Wicks

Online Made-to-Measure

from $649Poor value
vs Nathan

ITailor

Online Made-to-Measure

from $199Fair value
vs Nathan

Charles Tyrwhitt

Premium Ready-to-Wear

from $299Poor value
vs Nathan

Spier and Mackay

DTC / Value Retail

from $300Poor value
vs Nathan

Why we can be this honest

We win the value column — so we’ll happily show you every column.

Nathan Tailors cuts genuine half- and full-canvas bespoke suits and custom tailored suits to your exact measurements, direct from a Hoi An workshop — from $129. A master tailor reviews your measurements before cutting and works with you over WhatsApp until the fit is right; every suit ships with seam allowances and spare cloth for easy local fine-tuning. 5.0★ across 400+ reviews, 50+ countries.

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Richard Whitby
·Verified Google review · remote order to the UK

WOW! Ordered a suit online with Linda. She contacted me by video call to go through the measuring process and once confirmed measurements again, around 4 weeks later a made to measure suit arrived in the UK. Fitted perfectly and I didn't even visit! Fantastic quality and customer service from Linda. Would definitely recommend!

About this tool

How do you compare suit brands?

We compare every brand on the things that actually decide value: the real all-in price (entry price plus typical alterations), internal canvas construction (fused, half-canvas or full-canvas), how much you can customize, fabric, turnaround and returns. Each comparison gets a value score — construction and customization per dollar.

Are the prices kept up to date?

Yes. Competitor prices are refreshed from live web research every week, and each comparison shows when its prices were last verified. Brands you research yourself are sourced live and cited.

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Why does a Hoi An tailor rank so well on value?

Nathan Tailors cuts genuine half- and full-canvas suits to your exact measurements directly from a Hoi An, Vietnam workshop — with no retail markup — from $129. That is better construction and more customization than most made-to-measure brands charging two to six times as much.