Custom-Made Suits: If You're Rich, Dress Like It

His price? Around $4,000, but you can spend up to $6,500 if you try.

For those of a more traditional bent, there's Savile Row transplant Leonard Logsdail, who works in a style some call "Brit limited" (a little shape in the waist, just a bit of shoulder padding).

Mostly created from a "nine-month weight" of wool, his suits run about $4,000-$5,000. With two pairs of trousers at around $1,000 each, and a couple of handmade shirts thrown in, you're looking at a nice year-end bonus right there.

If you're determined to have real-deal Savile Row and nothing but, Anderson & Sheppard (32 Old Burlington Street, London W1S 3AT) has been suiting Prince Charles for many years, and has been one of London's leading tailors since 1906; it sends representatives to the U.S. every spring and autumn to take measurements and a 50% deposit (for itinerary, log on to Anderson-Sheppard).

Benson & Clegg was the tailor to George VI, the Queen's grandfather.

H. Huntsman is supposed to make the most pricey suits on Savile Row, while the "new bespoke" (i.e. younger) movement is being championed by tailors such as Timothy Everest, who studied under the legendary 60s suit-maker Tommy Nutter, and designer/reality TV star Ozwald Boteng.

Whichever you choose, once you go bespoke, it'll be tough to go back to anything else.