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Read our thoughts on making menโ€™s and womenโ€™s custom suits, custom shirts, custom overcoats and more. Thereโ€™s no point in sugar-coating it: Because of our wealth of experience, premium fabrics, and endless design options, we are able to offer the best quality suits for women in NYC.

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Tracy Carlinsky in a Red women's suit fit for world domination

We make custom suits for BOSS women just like Tracy, to help them be just a little more boss. Thatโ€™s what we do. We cater to women of all shapes and sizes. Everyone is welcome, and we guarantee that every woman will come out feeling their best in a Watson Ellis custom suit: fierce, confident, sexy, unique, and ready to smash all the glass ceilings and take over the world, finallyโ€ฆ

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I've Been Thinking A Lot About Women's Suits These Days

Recently, Anna Wintour commented on her own style to former Condรฉ Nast colleague Tina Brown, at Brownโ€™s annual โ€œWomen in the Worldโ€ summit, that โ€œmaybe itโ€™s a little bit boring and time to change. Iโ€™ve been thinking a lot about suits recently soโ€ฆ Thank you to the Duchess of Sussex!โ€

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Why men should not be afraid to wear color in their button down shirts

Let me start out here by saying that there is nothing wrong with blue and white button down shirts. Thereโ€™s a good chance that they make up the backbone of your shirt wardrobe, and thatโ€™s probably as it should be. That being said, thereโ€™s nothing wrong with some well placed color - or a well placed pattern or two, for that matter - among your shirts either.

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Make It a Watson Ellis custom wedding suit

It goes without saying that your wedding is a huge day. Don't be stuck in a suit that doesn't totally reflect who you are, in terms of style and personality. At Watson Ellis, you won't be faced with that dilemma of being placed in a suit thatโ€™s not totally you. We'll work with you down to the finest details to make sure every aspect of the garment is exactly what you want it to be.

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The Best Women's Tuxedos in NYC

It's high time we claimed the Tuxedo as an androgynous outfit. To that end, we at Watson Ellis have been focusing a lot of our efforts lately on developing both our line of Tuxedo fabrics with women specifically in mind, and our methods of fitting tuxedos on women's bodies of all shapes and sizes.

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