Men’s Pure New Wool Suit, Custom Made in Super 160s VBC Wool

Name: Men's Pure New Wool Suit, Custom Made in Super 160s VBC Wool
Brand: Baron Boutique
SKU: 1600006
Price: 719 USD
Availability: InStock

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The grey wool suit that actually fits. Built to your exact measurements in Super 160s worsted wool from Vitale Barberis Canonico, Biella – one of the oldest textile mills in the world. Canvas front, hand-stitched armholes, hand-finished buttonholes, natural horn buttons. Your order includes a free complete test suit shipped first so the fit is confirmed before we cut the VBC cloth. 7 colors. From $719.

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Description

A grey wool suit is the most useful garment a man can own. Not the most exciting – that would be the velvet dinner jacket or the chalk stripe. But the most useful. It works for interviews and board meetings, for weddings and funerals, for first dates and ten-year anniversaries. The question is not whether to own one. The question is whether the one you own actually fits. Most don’t. Baron builds yours to your exact measurements, from Super 160s worsted wool woven at the Vitale Barberis Canonico mill in Biella, Italy, before we cut a single inch of your final cloth.

Super 160s Worsted Wool
Vitale Barberis Canonico
Canvas Front
7 Colors
Made to Your Measurements
Free Test Suit First

Full Specifications

The Jacket

Cloth	Super 160s 100% worsted wool, plain weave
Mill	Vitale Barberis Canonico, Biella, Italy (est. 1663)
Colors	Light Grey, Medium Grey, Dark Grey, Midnight Blue, Steel Grey, Navy Blue, Black
Construction	Canvas front – hand-basted, molds to your body with wear
Silhouette	Single-breasted, your choice of slim, standard, relaxed, or athletic
Closure	Two-button, low-stance front
Lapel	Medium-width notch, 2.75 to 3.25 inches
Lapel stitching	Handpick stitching on collar, lapel, and pockets
Lapel buttonhole	1 working left lapel buttonhole
Pockets	Horizontal hip piped pockets with flap, chest welt pocket
Interior pockets	Three
Lining	Fully lined in acetate, 34 colors available
Shoulder pads	Hand-stitched
Armholes	Hand-stitched
Vents	Two side vents
Hem	Rounded front
Sleeve cuff	4 buttons, vented, kissing-button stance
Buttons	Black horn, hand-stitched and reinforced
Buttonholes	Hand-finished
Measurements	Entered on this product page at checkout
Care	Dry clean only

The Trousers

Cloth	Matching Super 160s worsted wool
Fly	Zip fly with hook closure waistband
Front styling	Flat front
Front pockets	Slanted side seam pockets
Back pockets	Two piped pockets with button closure
Belt loops	1.75-inch loops in waistband
Lining	Acetate-lined to the front knee
Waistband lining	Full skirt lining for clean interior finish
Waistband interior	Grip-reinforced for secure tuck-ins
Buttonholes	Hand-finished
Hem	Hand-stitched
Seam allowances	Ample for future alteration
Care	Dry clean only

Who This Suit Is For

This is the suit for the man who wants one suit that does everything correctly. Not the suit that makes a statement – that is the velvet jacket or the chalk stripe. This is the suit that makes everything else look right.

The Professional Building His Wardrobe

You need a grey wool suit that works for every professional occasion without thought or preparation. One that fits well enough to wear to a client meeting, a job interview, or a board presentation and look exactly right in all three contexts. This is that suit – and because it fits you specifically, it will look better than anything you have bought off the rack.

The Man Who Has Never Owned a Suit That Fits

You are a 40 Regular in the shoulders and a 36 in the waist. Or you have a long torso and short arms. Every suit you have owned has been wrong in at least one way. This suit is built to your measurements from the pattern up – not altered into approximation from a standard block.

The Wedding Guest or Groomsman

You need to look right in photographs and feel comfortable for eight hours. Medium grey or navy in Super 160s worsted does both. It photographs with depth and clarity, it does not wrinkle under a jacket for a full day, and it is the correct choice for almost any wedding dress code from smart casual to black tie optional.

The Fabric-Informed Buyer

You know what VBC means. You know the difference between Super 120s and Super 160s. You have worn fused jackets and canvas-front jackets and understand the difference in hand and drape. You want a suit at this quality level built to your body rather than to a size chart. This is the right page.

How Your Order Works

Choose Your Color, Lining and Fit

Select your fabric color from seven options and your acetate lining from 34 choices. Choose slim, standard, relaxed, or athletic silhouette. Enter your measurements directly on this page. No emails, no appointments.

We Build Your Free Test Suit

Before we cut your VBC cloth, we build a complete test suit – jacket and trousers – in an inexpensive cotton fabric to your measurements. This is your fitting stage, and it happens before we touch the final wool.

You Try It On at Home

The test suit ships to your door by trackable courier. You try it on and check the chest, shoulders, waist, seat, and trouser break. If anything needs adjusting, you tell us exactly what.

We Correct the Pattern

We update your pattern with every adjustment. The test suit is yours to keep. Nothing moves to production until the fit is confirmed.

We Cut Your Final Suit

Super 160s VBC wool, cut to your corrected pattern. Canvas front, hand-basted. Hand-stitched armholes and shoulder pads. Hand-finished buttonholes. Black horn buttons reinforced by hand. Typical production time is 4 to 6 weeks.

Trackable Worldwide Shipping

Your finished suit ships by trackable courier. Delivery is typically 3 to 7 business days once complete. We ship worldwide.

Starting price: $719 Production time: 6 to 9 weeks total Care: Dry clean only

Baron vs. Off the Rack

	Baron Boutique	Off the Rack
Fit	Built to your measurements	S / M / L – alter at your cost
Cloth grade	Super 160s VBC worsted wool	Super 100s or unlabeled blend
Cloth origin	Vitale Barberis Canonico, Biella, Italy	Often undisclosed
Construction	Canvas front – shapes to your body	Fused front – stiff, delaminates over time
Armholes	Hand-stitched – natural movement	Machine-sewn – pulls when arm lifts
Buttonholes	Hand-finished throughout	Machine-worked
Buttons	Natural horn, hand-reinforced	Resin or plastic
Sizing risk	Zero – free test suit confirms fit first	Returns, alterations at your cost
Colors	7 options, same price	Limited seasonal selection

Free Test Suit – Why We Do It Before Every Order

Super 160s is not a forgiving fabric. The finer the wool, the more precisely a jacket needs to be cut for the cloth to drape correctly. A chest that pulls slightly, a shoulder that sits a fraction too wide – on a heavier fabric these problems are less visible. On Super 160s they are not. This is why we will not cut your VBC cloth until the fit has been confirmed on a test garment.

Every Baron order begins with a complete test suit in cotton, built to your measurements and shipped to you by trackable courier. You try it on at home. You tell us what needs adjusting. We fix the pattern, then cut your final suit in the wool. The test suit is yours to keep. This is the only way to guarantee fit for a customer who cannot come to the workshop in person – and it is the standard we hold ourselves to for every order, regardless of where in the world it ships.

About Baron Boutique

Baron Boutique has been building custom garments by hand for over 25 years. The workshop specializes in made-to-measure tailoring for men and women, covering everything from traditional formal wear to precise pop-culture replicas. Every piece is constructed by the same team, using the same methods, with no shortcuts on the details that matter. We answer emails.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Vitale Barberis Canonico and why does it matter?

Vitale Barberis Canonico is an Italian wool mill based in Biella, a region of northern Italy that has been the center of European fine textile production for centuries. The mill has been operating since 1663 and is currently run by the thirteenth generation of the same family. VBC supplies fabric to many of the most respected tailors and suit houses in Europe. When a suit is described as using VBC cloth, it means the fabric was woven at that specific mill to their quality standards – it is a verifiable origin claim, not just a marketing label. Super 160s from VBC specifically refers to a fine-grade worsted wool with a luminous surface quality and a smooth, precise drape.

What does Super 160s mean and how is it different from Super 120s or Super 100s?

The Super number refers to the fineness of the wool yarn. The higher the number, the finer the individual fibers, the smoother the fabric surface, and the more precise the drape. Super 100s is a good working wool – durable, reliable, used in quality ready-to-wear. Super 120s is finer, with a noticeably softer hand. Super 160s is finer still – the grade where the cloth has a luminous quality under light, where the surface feels smooth rather than textured, and where the drape is sharp and precise. The trade-off at higher grades is that finer wools require more careful handling and are less forgiving of poor fit – which is exactly why the free test suit process matters more, not less, at this quality level.

What does canvas front mean and why does it matter?

A canvas front is a layer of woven interfacing inside the jacket chest that is attached by hand-stitching rather than heat-fused adhesive. Fused fronts – which most department store and high-street suits use – are quicker and cheaper to produce but have a fundamental flaw: the adhesive eventually separates from the face cloth, causing the jacket front to bubble or stiffen unpredictably. This usually happens after repeated dry cleaning. A canvas front never does this. Instead, it molds gradually to the shape of your chest over time, improving the drape of the lapel and the hang of the jacket. The canvas is also what gives hand-stitched armholes their value – without a proper canvas, there is no framework for the jacket to move naturally with the body.

How does the free test suit work?

When you place your order, you enter your measurements on this product page. We build a complete test suit – jacket and trousers – in an inexpensive cotton fabric to those measurements and ship it to you by trackable courier. You try it on at home, check the chest, shoulders, waist, seat, and trouser break, and tell us anything that needs adjusting. We update your pattern and then cut your final suit in the Super 160s VBC wool. The test suit is yours to keep at no extra charge. This is how we guarantee fit for customers ordering from the USA, UK, Australia, Germany, Singapore, or anywhere else in the world.

What colors are available and which should I choose?

Seven colors: Light Grey, Medium Grey, Dark Grey, Midnight Blue, Steel Grey, Navy Blue, and Black. All at the same price. For a first wool suit, medium grey is the most versatile choice – it works for business, weddings, and formal events without reading as too dark or too light. Dark grey or navy are stronger choices for a professional wardrobe where you want authority. Light grey is best for warm-weather formal occasions. Midnight blue is the most sophisticated choice for evening events – it reads as black under artificial light but reveals depth in daylight. Black is correct for black-tie optional events but limited in daytime versatility.

What fit options are available?

Four silhouettes: slim (close to the body, contemporary), standard (classic tailored cut with comfortable room), relaxed (more volume throughout, easier movement), and athletic (built for broader shoulders and chest with a tapered waist). Because every suit is made to your measurements, you are not choosing a standard size – you are defining the amount of ease around your body. For a classic grey wool working suit, standard or slim are the most appropriate. Athletic is the right choice if you have a noticeably V-shaped upper body and have found that standard-cut jackets always pull across the back.

Is this suit appropriate for weddings?

Yes. A grey or navy wool suit in Super 160s is appropriate for almost any wedding dress code from smart casual through to black tie optional. Medium grey is the most versatile wedding choice – it works as a guest at any dress code and as a groom at a less formal ceremony. Dark grey or navy photograph well under both natural and venue lighting. If the wedding has a strict black tie dress code, black is the correct choice. The fabric weight and quality are appropriate for a full wedding day – the suit will hold its shape and drape correctly from ceremony through to the last dance.

How long does the whole process take?

Plan on 6 to 9 weeks from order to final suit in your hands. The test suit takes 2 to 3 weeks to build and ship. Once you confirm the fit, the final suit takes 4 to 6 weeks in production. If you have a specific date – a wedding, an event, a first day at a new job – tell us when you order and we will confirm whether we can meet it. We will not promise a deadline we cannot keep.

Do you ship worldwide?

Yes. Both the test suit and the final suit ship by trackable courier to your address anywhere in the world. Delivery is typically 3 to 7 business days once each piece is complete. Customers in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Singapore, Japan, and many other countries order regularly.