Thom Sweeney

Thom Sweeney makes the strongest case on our list for a modern London suit. Thom Whiddett, who cuts the bespoke, and Luke Sweeney, who built the made-to-measure side, met at Timothy Everest in East London and founded the firm in 2007. They started in a room roughly six feet square on Stratford Place, moved to Weighhouse Street in 2009 and Bruton Place in 2014, and in 2020 opened a four-story townhouse at 24c Old Burlington Street, a short walk from Savile Row. In October 2025 it expanded into the building next door.

The firm describes its cut as an English silhouette with Italian softness: lightweight chest canvases, fine shoulder pads and a slimmer, leaner line than traditional Savile Row tailoring. Bespoke starts from a paper pattern drawn by the in-house cutters and is made in the workrooms on site, through a basted, a forward and a final fitting. The firm quotes eight to ten weeks and about 80 hours of hand work, while cautioning that most suits are finished within 16 weeks, depending on the client's availability for fittings.

Bespoke starts at about $7,900 for a two-piece suit (Luxury London, 2025), below Norton & Sons and Richard Anderson. Made-to-measure, which adjusts a ready-to-wear garment to the client and is made in Italy, starts at about $2,600 and is a sensible first step. Clients named in the press include David Beckham, who wore Thom Sweeney at the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, Daniel Craig, Tom Hardy and Bradley Cooper.

Choose it for a clean, contemporary suit and a polished retail experience in London or the United States. Look elsewhere if you want the heritage of a 19th-century firm or a fuller, softer drape, which Anderson & Sheppard and Steven Hitchcock do better.