Tailor Me is a custom tailoring business at 52 Hout Street, Cape Town City Centre, that has spent over a decade crafting premium custom suits, dresses, shirts and accessories for occasions like weddings and matric dances. It offers mobile consultations, coming to clients for measurements.
The Modernist Tailoring, at 54 President Swart Street, Panorama/Plattekloof, Cape Town, makes custom suits, blazers and tuxedos along with shirts in cotton, Egyptian cotton and linen, using fabric brands Vitale Barberis, Scabal, Reda, Drago and Dormeuil. Garments can be made slim-fit, tailored fit or regular fit, and the business also operates in Bloemfontein, Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Zedmen, established in 2005, makes custom menswear, suits and shirts from European fabrics at locations in Rosebank, Johannesburg and Marriott Crystal Towers, Century City, Cape Town. Services include wedding suits and professional wardrobes, tailored under the slogan "Crafted in Europe, Engineered for You."
Best for Custom tailored suits from European fabric
David Tlale built his couture reputation from Johannesburg with runway-scale showpieces before translating that eye into ready-to-wear dresses, coats and tailoring sold directly through his own shop. Collections such as the Bhabha line carry the same structured silhouettes that made his catwalk work internationally known.
Best for South African couture-influenced ready-to-wear
Founded in 2007 by designer Tiaan Nagel, the label's main studio is at 235A Jan Smuts Avenue, Parktown North, with a flagship store at Hyde Park Corner offering made-to-measure womenswear, styling consultation and bespoke tailoring, plus works by African artists and makers. The Summer 19/20 collection drew on South African studio pottery.
Perched above the Franschhoek valley, this family estate makes its own wines and serves them in a long-running restaurant known for its views and seasonal cooking. Boutique suites and a tasting room complete the working farm.