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Wedding suits, sherwanis, bandhgalas and Jodhpuri suits, cut from your measurements at Sellers, Adyar, since 1997. We dress grooms, brothers, fathers and the cousins who left it too late. Guides below for every tradition and every decision you're about to face.
The Groom
Wedding TailoringYour Wedding Suit, Start to Finish.What to settle before your first fitting: cloth, colour, cut, and how long the whole thing really takes.Read more →Wedding TailoringSuit or Sherwani: How to Decide.The first call you've to make, and how to make it without second-guessing yourself later.Read more →Wedding TailoringDressing the Whole Wedding Party.Brothers, cousins, the best man: getting everyone to look like they came to the same wedding.Read more →Wedding TailoringGetting the Colour Right.Choosing colour for a wedding, whether you're the groom, in the party, or a guest.Read more →
By Tradition
Wedding TraditionsWhat Men Wear at a Tamil Brahmin Wedding.White, gold and the veshti: a dress code with almost nowhere to hide.Read more →Wedding TraditionsDressing for a Tamil Christian Wedding.Where the South Indian wedding meets the church service, and what men wear at each.Read more →Wedding TraditionsDressing for a Tamil Muslim Wedding.The nikah and the reception ask for two different things. Here's what each one wants.Read more →Wedding TraditionsWhat Men Wear at a Telugu Wedding.Rich silk, gold borders, and a tradition with room for both the pancha and the suit.Read more →Wedding TraditionsWhat Men Wear at Kerala Weddings.Three traditions in one state, and the mundu that runs through all of them.Read more →Wedding TraditionsDressing for a Rajput Wedding.Sherwani, safa and sarpech: the fullest expression of North Indian wedding dress.Read more →Wedding TraditionsDressing for a Marwari Wedding.Five events, five outfits, and cloth chosen without much regard for restraint.Read more →Wedding TraditionsDressing for a Punjabi Wedding.Mehendi to baraat to reception, and what the groom wears at each of them.Read more →Wedding TraditionsDressing for an Anand Karaj.The Sikh marriage ceremony, and what it asks of the groom and everyone who attends.Read more →Wedding TraditionsWhat Men Wear at a Nikah.Islamic tradition in an Indian setting, and what it means for the groom and his guests.Read more →Wedding TraditionsSuits for a Church Wedding.Church, chapel or registrar, and the suit each one calls for.Read more →
By Setting & Season
Wedding SettingsSuits That Have to Travel.Udaipur, Bali, Tuscany or the Maldives: dressing for a wedding nowhere near home.Read more →Wedding SettingsDressing for a Beach Wedding.Sand, sun and salt air, and staying formal enough without cooking.Read more →Wedding SettingsDressing for a Palace Wedding.Udaipur, Jaipur, Jodhpur: venues that raise the bar on everyone who walks in.Read more →Wedding SettingsWhen the Invitation Says Cocktail.Below black tie, above business formal, and the sweet spot in between.Read more →Wedding SettingsWhen the Invitation Says Black Tie.The most demanding dress code there's, and what it actually means at an Indian wedding.Read more →Wedding SettingsSuits Built for the Heat.Most Chennai weddings happen in weather Europe would call a heatwave. Dress for that.Read more →Wedding SettingsWeddings in the Cool Months.December and January, when the weather finally lets you wear the heavy, good stuff.Read more →Wedding SettingsGetting Married in the Rains.Humidity, grey light, and a venue that may move indoors at an hour's notice.Read more →
Planning & Practical
Wedding PlanningShoes for the Wedding.The detail nobody plans for and every photographer shoots.Read more →Wedding PlanningThe Small Things That Finish the Outfit.Pocket square, cufflinks, boutonnière: the details that make an outfit look decided.Read more →Wedding PlanningGrooming, and When to Do It.The outfit is half of it. This is the other half, and it runs on a calendar.Read more →Wedding PlanningHow Long It Actually Takes.What happens week by week, and when you need to walk in the door.Read more →Wedding PlanningAfter the Ceremony.Reception dinner, after-party, the brunch next morning: the outfits nobody plans for.Read more →Wedding PlanningDressing for the Camera.How cloth and colour behave in photographs, which isn't always how they behave in a mirror.Read more →Wedding PlanningWhat It Costs, and Why.What actually drives the price of a wedding garment, and where your money does the most work.Read more →
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