The Journal — Atelier / Craftsmanship

Vestium NY is a New York studio. The clients who commission from us are not all in New York. A meaningful portion of our commissions are fulfilled for clients in other cities and countries — people who either visited New York for an initial consultation and now commission remotely, or who began the process entirely by correspondence and video.

A custom suit is a meaningful gift — arguably one of the most personal things you can give someone who cares about clothing. It is also, on the surface, an unusual gift to give, because the entire point of a custom suit is that it is made to the specific person wearing it. The measurements, the fabric choices, the style decisions — all of these normally involve the person who will wear the piece.

Most people who commission a suit do so in person. The consultation, the fabric selection, the measurement process — these are naturally physical activities. But a significant number of Vestium NY clients commission pieces remotely, and the process works well when it is approached correctly.

Zero-inventory fashion is exactly what it sounds like: no product is made until a customer has ordered it. No warehouse of finished suits waiting to be claimed. No unsold inventory marked down at the end of the season. No garments that exist before the person who will wear them does.