--- type: Product Category title: "Tuxedos" description: "Made-to-order tuxedos in wool with peak, shawl, or notch lapels, cut to the wearer's measurements and owned rather than rented." resource: https://baronboutique.com/menswear/tuxedos/ tags: [men, tuxedo, black-tie, dinner-suit, wedding-tuxedo, prom-tuxedo, shawl-lapel, peak-lapel, custom-tuxedo, bespoke, made-to-order] sources: - id: canonical-page resource: https://baronboutique.com/menswear/tuxedos/ title: "Tuxedos" author: team:baron-boutique-tailoring - id: baron-catalog resource: all products, categories, and pages in the baronboutique.com store title: "Baron Boutique live catalog" author: team:baron-boutique-tailoring verified: - { by: process:baron-catalog-watch, at: 2026-08-21T03:00:07Z } generated: { by: baron-ai-knowledge-manager/1.15.0, at: 2026-08-05T12:07:05Z } --- # Tuxedos Made-to-order tuxedos in wool with peak, shawl, or notch lapels, cut to the wearer's measurements and owned rather than rented. All garments are made to order by [Baron Boutique](https://baronboutique.com/okf/company.md). Every bespoke order includes a complimentary cotton test garment shipped before the final fabric is cut. The Rental Is the Reason You Look Wrong in the Photos. Not You. Almost every man’s first instinct for a black-tie event is to rent. It feels like the practical choice. Then the photographs come back, and the jacket is boxy through the shoulders, the trousers pool at the shoe, and the fabric has the flat, slightly shiny look of a garment that has already been worn by a hundred strangers. A rental is fitted in fifteen minutes to whatever was on the rack in roughly your size. On the one night it matters, it shows. A made-to-your-measurements tuxedo solves this permanently, and it is not the extravagance it sounds like. A rental runs roughly $100 to $200 every single time. How to choose your tuxedo - Custom Dinner Jacket, the Entry Statement: A houndstooth textured wool dinner jacket, made to your measurements, worn with black trousers for a black-tie look with a point of view. - One-Button Notch Lapel Tuxedo, the Versatile Classic: A single-breasted, one-button tuxedo with a clean notch lapel, made to your measurements. The most understated and wearable option here, at home at a wedding, a gala, or any black-tie evening. - Peak Lapel Tuxedo, the Formal Standard: A Super 140s worsted tuxedo with satin peak lapels in a sharp slim fit, made to your measurements. The peak lapel is the most formal and the most flattering, drawing the eye up and broadening the chest. - Black Mohair Tuxedo, the One That Photographs: A mohair-blend tuxedo with a subtle natural sheen that reads richer than flat black in photographs and stays cool in a warm room, made to your measurements. - Burgundy Flannel Tuxedo, the Color Statement: A wool flannel tuxedo in burgundy, made to your measurements, for the man who wants formal with a point of view. Runway-validated, warm-toned, and unmistakable in a room of identical black. - Navy Herringbone Tuxedo, the Modern Navy: A navy herringbone tuxedo with black satin peak lapels, made to your measurements and engineered so it reads as navy rather than near-black under venue light. Choose your tuxedo, fabric, and lapel Pick the piece, then your fabric, color, and lapel and lining options on its product page. Enter your measurements there. No appointment, and no emails needed to start. We send a free test suit Before any final cloth is cut, we build a test tuxedo in a low-cost fabric to your measurements and ship it to your home by trackable courier. You confirm the fit at home Try it on and check the shoulders, the jacket length over the seat, and the trouser break, then send your notes. Nothing is cut in your final cloth until the fit is confirmed on your body. We cut your tuxedo Every adjustment is applied, then your tuxedo is cut on a canvas front with satin lapels, hand-finished buttonholes, and a clean satin-striped trouser with no cuff. It ships worldwide with tracking Your finished tuxedo ships from Dubai by trackable courier, about four to six weeks from measurement confirmation including the test-suit stage. The test suit is yours to keep. ## Questions & Answers **Q:** Should I rent or buy a tuxedo? **A:** Buy, unless you genuinely expect to wear black tie only once in your life. A rental is fitted in minutes to whatever is roughly your size, so it rarely fits well and the fabric is worn from previous renters. A made-to-your-measurements tuxedo costs about what two or three rentals cost, fits your body correctly, and is yours to keep, which makes buying the better value for anyone who attends a formal event more than a couple of times. **Q:** How much does a custom tuxedo cost compared to renting? **A:** A rental typically runs $100 to $200 each time, while a tuxedo in this collection starts at $599 and is yours permanently. That means a bought tuxedo pays for itself in roughly two to three formal events, and every event after that costs nothing. Over a decade of weddings, galas, and black-tie evenings, buying is far cheaper than repeatedly renting. **Q:** How should a tuxedo fit? **A:** A tuxedo should fit close through the shoulders and chest, with the jacket long enough to cover the seat of your trousers and sleeves that show a little shirt cuff. The trousers should have a clean break at the shoe with no pooling, and no cuff at the hem. Fit is the single biggest reason a tuxedo looks expensive or cheap, which is why every tuxedo here is made to your measurements and confirmed with a free test suit before the final cloth is cut. **Q:** Should tuxedo trousers have cuffs? **A:** No, tuxedo trousers should never have cuffs. They finish with a plain hem and carry a satin stripe down the outer seam that matches the lapel facing. Cuffs belong on day trousers, not on formal evening wear, and are one of the most common tells of a rental or an off-the-rack tuxedo. **Q:** Do I wear a bow tie or a necktie with a tuxedo? **A:** A tuxedo is worn with a bow tie. A straight necktie against a black tuxedo creates a hard vertical line down the chest and reads as less formal, which is why traditional black tie calls for a bow tie, ideally self-tie in black silk or satin to match the lapel facing. **Q:** What color tuxedo should I choose? **A:** Black is the most formal and the safest choice, and midnight blue or navy reads even richer under evening light because true black can absorb venue lighting and look flat. Burgundy is the standout for a man who wants color and intends to be the best-dressed person in the room. All three are available here, each made to your measurements. **Q:** Is a peak lapel, shawl lapel, or notch lapel best? **A:** A peak lapel is the most formal and the most flattering, because the upward points broaden the shoulders and draw the eye up. A shawl lapel is the classic, softer, and slightly more relaxed evening look. A notch lapel is the most versatile and least formal, and works well on a first tuxedo or a dinner jacket meant to double for other occasions. **Q:** Is navy or black more formal for black tie? **A:** Black is the traditional black-tie standard, but a midnight-blue or navy tuxedo is fully acceptable at almost any black-tie event and often photographs richer. This is because true black can read as a flat, featureless shape under venue lighting, while a deep navy or midnight blue holds its depth and shows the cut of the garment. If the invitation says black tie, both black and midnight blue are correct. **Q:** Can I wear a tuxedo to a wedding? **A:** Yes, a tuxedo is appropriate for an evening or formal wedding, and grooms increasingly choose one to distinguish themselves from guests wearing ordinary suits. A made-to-your-measurements tuxedo in black, midnight blue, or burgundy gives a groom a formal, photograph-ready look that a rental cannot match, and it becomes a piece he keeps and wears again for years. **Q:** Are these tuxedos made to my measurements or standard sizes? **A:** Every tuxedo here is made to your measurements, with no standard sizes and nothing pre-made. You enter your measurements on the product page, and before we cut your final cloth we send a free test suit so the fit is confirmed on your body first. This is the step that separates a tuxedo that fits from a rental that is close but never right. **Q:** How long does a bought tuxedo last? **A:** A well-made tuxedo built on a canvas front lasts decades, and black-tie style barely changes, so it does not date the way fashion suiting can. The satin lapels, the silhouette, and the color conventions of black tie have held for generations, which means a tuxedo bought correctly today will still be correct in twenty years. The ample seam allowances built into each one also allow for future alteration as your fit changes. **Q:** How far in advance should I order for an event? **A:** Order at least 8 to 10 weeks before the event so there is comfortable time for the test suit and any adjustments before the final tuxedo is made and shipped. Production takes about four to six weeks from measurement confirmation, including the test-suit stage. If your event is sooner, contact us before ordering and we will tell you honestly whether the timeline works. ## Products - [Black Mohair Tuxedo, Made to Measure](https://baronboutique.com/okf/products/menswear/tuxedos/essential-black-mohair-wool-tuxedo-2-button.md) - [Custom Dinner Jacket](https://baronboutique.com/okf/products/menswear/tuxedos/stylish-dinner-jacket.md) - [Men's Navy Herringbone Tuxedo with Black Satin Peak Lapels](https://baronboutique.com/okf/products/menswear/tuxedos/mens-navy-herringbone-wool-tuxedo.md) - [Mens Burgundy Flannel Tuxedo](https://baronboutique.com/okf/products/menswear/tuxedos/light-weight-all-season-wool-flannel-tuxedo-suit.md) - [One Button Notch Lapel Tuxedo](https://baronboutique.com/okf/products/menswear/tuxedos/one-button-merino-wool-tuxedo.md) - [The Peak Lapel Tuxedo](https://baronboutique.com/okf/products/menswear/tuxedos/mens-navy-wool-tuxedo.md) **Related terms:** custom tuxedos online, made-to-order tuxedo, wedding tux, colored tuxedos, slim fit tuxedo ## Related - [Men Category Index](https://baronboutique.com/okf/categories/menswear.md) - [Browse all Tuxedos products](https://baronboutique.com/okf/products/menswear/tuxedos/index.md)