+46 8 99 77 00 info@houseofsteens.se Odengatan 106, 2nd floor, Stockholm Mon–Fri 10–18 · Sat 10–14 (by appointment)

Cut to your measurements

A suit, tailcoat, dinner jacket, uniform or doctoral collar – built from your measurements, your cloth and your choices. What we have done on Odengatan since 1932.

Why made to measure

Off the peg fits an average man. You are not an average man.

Most people have one shoulder slightly lower than the other, a back that is straighter or rounder than the template, or arms that refuse to follow the size chart. Ready-to-wear solves that with compromises. Made to measure solves it with a pattern.

We take some twenty measurements, agree the cut together and build the garment around you. You choose from a very wide range of cloth, and then the lining, the lapel, the buttons, the pockets and every other detail that makes the garment yours.

Allow six to eight weeks from measuring to finished garment, plus time for the intermediate fitting. If you have a date in mind, get in touch early.
Hand-sewn canvas and basting thread in a jacket under construction

The process

From measurements to finished garment

Measuring

About an hour in the shop. We take the measurements, talk through the occasion and go through cloth samples together.

Choosing details

Cloth, lining, lapel, buttons, pockets, waistcoat. We will guide you if you would rather someone else decided.

Intermediate fitting

The garment is tried on half-finished, so we can correct it before it is sewn together.

Final delivery

The last adjustments are made on the spot. You collect the garment in the shop once it sits perfectly.

Price on request
Suit, made to measure
Price on request
Tailcoat or dinner jacket
Price on request
Uniform & mess dress
Close-up of a silk peak lapel and breast pocket

The details you choose

A couple of hundred small decisions

  • Lapel: peak, shawl or notch
  • Single or double-breasted, with or without a waistcoat
  • Lining, buttons, buttonhole colour and monogram
  • Pocket style, vents and the fall of the trouser
Book a measuring

Common questions

Made to measure

How long does it take?
Allow six to eight weeks from measuring to finished garment, plus time for the intermediate fitting and final adjustments. If you have a fixed date, book the measuring at least two months ahead.
How many times do I need to come in?
Normally three: measuring, intermediate fitting and collection. Sometimes a fourth adjustment is needed, and that is included.
Can you work from a garment I already own?
Yes. Bring the jacket that fits you best and we will use it as a starting point, then adjust from there.
Can uniforms be made to measure?
Yes, it is one of our specialities. We make uniforms and mess dress for the Swedish Army, Navy, Air Force and Merchant Navy. Read more about uniforms.
Do you make doctoral collars?
Yes. The doctoral collar worn at Swedish conferment ceremonies is made to measure here. Get in touch well before the ceremony – the dates are fixed and the work takes time. We do not supply doctoral hats.
Can the garment be shipped to me?
No. Made-to-measure garments are always collected in the shop – the final adjustment is made on you, in person.
I live abroad. Does that work?
It can, provided you are in Stockholm for the measuring and once more for the intermediate fitting. Tell us your travel dates when you book and we will plan the work around them.

Start with the measurements

An hour in the shop is all it takes to begin.