Bespoke two-piece wool suit (48–72h turnaround)

A canvassed, fitted-to-you suit for the price of an off-the-rack sale suit at home — India's single biggest apparel arbitrage for Western travelers.

Price: 28000 INR (Half-canvas two-piece in mid-range Indian mill wool (Raymond/OCM), two fittings, established Delhi/Mumbai tailor, mid-2026 quotes)

Where to buy: Mohanlal Sons or Vaish at Rivoli (Connaught Place, Delhi); Kachins or Ratan Tailors (Colaba/Fort, Mumbai). Go on day 1 of your trip to allow fittings.

Price checked 2026-07-03

• 72 hours is realistic for good work; 'suit in 8 hours' hotel-tout offers mean glued construction and 3x inflated cloth prices
• Insist on seeing branded fabric bolts (Raymond, Vitale Barberis Canonico, Zegna) — price scales with cloth, ₹20k–₹60k range
• Ask for half- or full-canvas construction explicitly; fused is the default at the low end
• Email measurements ahead — many houses will cut before you arrive and fit twice while you're in town