Bespoke Suits
Full canvas, drafted from your measurements on paper. Two or three piece, three fittings, six weeks.
6 weeks · 3 fittings
Taking commissionsDubai · Bespoke Since 1998
A suit is asecond skin
Twenty-eight years at the cutting table. Every garment drafted from scratch on paper, basted, fitted three times, and finished entirely by hand.
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House cloth
Wool · Mohair · Linen
- 1998
First apprenticeship
Enters a Damascus workshop at fifteen, sweeping floors and sewing linings.
- 2004
Master cutter
Promoted to head cutter — drafting patterns for the house's clients.
- 2006
Own atelier
Opens a two-bench workshop with a single Singer and one apprentice.
- 2014
Dubai
Moves the atelier to Al Fahidi, keeping the same bench and the same shears.
- 2026
Third generation
Trains two apprentices in full canvas construction.
The Tailor
Born in Damascus into a family of tailors, Ahmad learned to thread a needle before he learned to write his name.
He served nine years as an apprentice in the old souk workshops, where a jacket was judged by how it moved, not how it looked on a hanger. In 2006 he opened his own atelier and has cut every pattern in it himself since.
No fusing, no shortcuts, no outsourced work. Canvas is stitched by hand, buttonholes are cut open with a blade, and the shoulder is shaped over the iron until it sits without a wrinkle.
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Services/02
Black Tie & Tuxedo
Grosgrain or satin facings, covered buttons, hand-rolled edges. Cut for evenings that matter.
7 weeks · 3 fittings
Shirts
Egyptian and Italian cottons, single-needle seams, collar shaped to your neck and jaw.
2 weeks · min. 2 pieces
Kandura & Thobe
Emirati, Saudi and Kuwaiti cuts. Hand-finished collars, tarboosh tassel on request.
10 days
Wedding Party
Groom and groomsmen dressed as one. Coordinated cloth, staged fittings, delivery a week early.
8 weeks · group rate
Alterations & Restoration
Re-cutting inherited jackets, moving buttons, rebuilding shoulders. Old cloth deserves care.
3 — 10 days
The Process
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Consultation
Cloth, cut and purpose. Ninety minutes, no obligation.
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Measure & Draft
Twenty-four measurements. Your pattern drawn on paper and kept for life.
- 03
Baste Fitting
The suit appears in white thread — then it is taken apart again.
- 04
Finish by Hand
Buttonholes, linings, edges. Roughly 48 hours of handwork.
Design Yours/03
Choose cloth, colour and lapel. Rotate the form with your cursor. Bring your combination to the atelier — or send it with your booking.
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Cloth
Colour
Atelier Green
Lapel
Selected Work/04
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Midnight Blue Three-Piece
Super 150s wool · peak lapel
02
Bottle Green Herringbone
English flannel · notch lapel
03
Ivory Dinner Jacket
Silk shantung · shawl collar
04
Camel Overcoat
Cashmere blend · raglan
05
Olive Summer Suit
Irish linen · unlined
06
Black Tie Tuxedo
Wool barathea · grosgrain
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Before You Come/05
Final measurements are always taken in the atelier — but these five let us quote accurately over the phone. Stand relaxed, wear a thin shirt, and keep the tape level.
ChestSpec sheet
Tip: have someone else hold the tape. Measuring your own back never ends well.
Pricing/06
Prices are starting points and depend on the cloth you choose. Nothing is added later — the quote you receive at the first fitting is the price you pay.
Two-Piece Suit
from4,500AED
- Jacket & trousers, full canvas
- Three fittings
- Hand-finished buttonholes
- Pattern kept on file
Three-Piece Suit
from5,800AED
- Everything in the two-piece
- Matched or contrast waistcoat
- Lining of your choice
- One free alteration in year one
Tuxedo
from6,500AED
- Satin or grosgrain facings
- Covered buttons, silk braid
- Dress shirt included
- Bow tie hand-made to match
Bespoke shirt750 AED
Kandura / thobe1,200 AED
Trousers only1,400 AED
Overcoat7,200 AED
Alterations from150 AED
Restoration from400 AED
Clients
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I had worn made-to-measure for years and thought I knew what fit meant. The first time I put on Ahmad's jacket I understood I had been wearing a costume.
Appointments/07
Consultations last about ninety minutes and are free of charge. You will leave with a quote, not an invoice.
Visit
Address
Studio 12, Al Fahidi Historical District, Bur Dubai, UAE
Hours
- Saturday — Thursday
- 10:00 — 20:00
- Friday
- By appointment
Phone
+971 50 123 4567Al Fahidi · Bur Dubai