2026 rankings: the best tailors in London, New York, Hong Kong and Dubai. Our 2026 rankings are out. See the rankings
Our method
Every tailor in our rankings is judged on the same four tests, by critics who go through the whole process as clients: the visit, the commission, every fitting and months of wear.
The verdict
Every tailor in our rankings gets a score out of 100 and one word that sums it up.
What we judge
Each test is scored out of 10 and weighted by how much it matters to the finished clothes. The cut and the fit carry most of the weight, because a suit that is badly made or badly fitted cannot be rescued by service or reputation.
How the clothes are made: the pattern, the canvas, the handwork and the finish, inside and out.
How well the finished suit fits, and how carefully the tailor gets it there.
What the tailor has proved over years, not just on one commission.
What it is like to be a client, from the first email to the final fitting.
The arithmetic
A tailor that scores 9 for cut, 8 for fit, 9 for reputation and 7 for service earns 84 out of 100. Scores decide the order within each city; they are not compared across cities, because a Savile Row suit and a Dubai suit answer different needs and budgets.
The process
We build a long list from each tailor’s history, published reviews, client accounts and our own records.
A critic books like any other client, without announcing who they are, and goes through the consultation.
The critic chooses a fabric and commissions clothes, paid for in full like any other order.
Every fitting is attended and recorded: what changed, what was missed and how long it took.
The finished clothes are worn for months, to see how they settle, hold their shape and wear.
Each test is scored out of 10 and weighted. Every score is checked again before a list is published.
Independence
Our critics book, pay and wait like anyone else. Tailors are not told when a review is under way.
Our reviews and rankings carry no paid endorsements of any kind.
Tailors do not see or approve what we write before it is published.
If a fact is wrong or out of date, we correct it. Write to contact@tailorguide.net.
Keeping lists current
Every ranking is rebuilt from scratch once a year and published each spring. Between editions we check prices, addresses, opening hours and booking details, and a tailor that closes, moves or changes hands is updated straight away.
Prices
Every price on TailorGuide is in US dollars, so cities can be compared at a glance. We convert local prices at the exchange rate when we update a list, round them, and show the year the price was published. The final figure always depends on the fabric you choose.
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Affordable
$200 to 500 for a two-piece suit
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Mid-range
$500 to 2,000 for a two-piece suit
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Luxury
$2,000 and up for a two-piece suit
No. Our critics book and pay like any other client, and tailors are not told that a review is under way.
Tailors and readers can write to us about a tailor, and we read every message. Whether and when we review a tailor is our decision, and every tailor is judged on the same four tests.
So that cities can be compared directly. We convert local prices when we update a list, round them, and show the year each price was published. Always confirm the current price with the tailor.
Every list is rebuilt each year. A change usually reflects a new commission, a change of cutter, or new evidence about the tailor’s work and service.
Email contact@tailorguide.net with the page and what has changed. We check and correct it.