Café Costume

Name

Café Costume

Legal name

Café Costume

Website

https://cafecostume.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Custom Made-to-Measure Suits: Primary revenue stream from bespoke tailoring services. Customers select from 10,000+ fabrics and undergo a multi-step process including measurements, fitting sessions, and final delivery. 4-8 week delivery time depending on fabric choice.
2. Ready-to-Wear Accessories: Pre-made accessories including shoes, belts, knits, cufflinks, ties, bowties, and scarves sold through webshop and physical stores. 3-5 working day delivery.
3. Gift Vouchers: Gift voucher sales for custom tailoring services
4. Custom-Made Jeans: Custom-designed jeans with personalized fit and styling

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Café Costume operates a made-to-measure tailoring service for men and women, offering custom suits, shirts, jeans, and wedding attire from a 10,000+ fabric library through an appointment-based fitting process delivered via 8 Belgian retail stores. The company also sells ready-to-wear accessories (shoes, belts, cufflinks, ties, bowties, knitwear, scarves) through its e-commerce webshop, and runs a B2B corporate tailoring program called Studio C.

Product overview

Café Costume is a Belgian bespoke tailoring company offering made-to-measure and ready-to-wear clothing for men and women. The product portfolio centers on the core Made-to-Measure Tailoring service (encompassing custom suits, shirts, and jeans for both genders), complemented by a Ready-to-Wear line of shoes, belts, knitwear, cufflinks, ties, and bowties. Specialty offerings include Wedding outfits, the B2B corporate service (Studio C), and leather accessories such as The Leather Weekend Suit Bag. The brand also engages in high-profile collaborations including Magritte x Café Costume and serves as the Official Tailor for the Belgian Olympic and Paralympic teams (Olympic Team Belgium 2024). A network of physical stores across Belgium (Antwerp, Brussels Dansaert, Brussels Ixelles, Bruges, Courtrai, Ghent, Hasselt, The Boutique) supports the e-commerce platform, with delivery of 3-5 working days for accessories and 4-8 weeks for custom suit orders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Studio C: B2B corporate tailoring service offered by Café Costume.

Products and services

• Made-to-Measure Tailoring (Men) Custom tailoring service for men where customers choose from a collection of over 10,000 fabrics, linings, and accessories to have garments made to their exact measurements, including suits and shirts. Delivered in 4-8 weeks after measurement and fitting sessions.
• Women's Suits Collection (Made-to-Measure) Made-to-measure suits and tailored clothing for women, with fabrics ranging from wool and cotton to linen and silk blends, including 2-piece (from €797) and 3-piece configurations (up to €1,578) as well as coats (from €579 to €850).
• Wedding Outfits Custom-tailored suits and formal wear for men and women for weddings and related ceremonies, supporting both individual and wedding-party outfits with coordinated styling.
• Studio C (B2B Corporate Tailoring) Corporate B2B tailoring service offering made-to-measure business attire for companies and organizations, with event-driven collaborations such as the Team Belgium 2024 Olympic tailoring and the RSC Anderlecht partnership.
• Shoes (Ready-to-Wear) Ready-to-wear footwear including loafers, sneakers, and boots from brands such as PlayBoy and Adieu Shoes, as well as Café Costume's own footwear line, sold in stores and via the webshop.
• Accessories (Ready-to-Wear) Ready-to-wear accessories including belts, cufflinks, ties, bowties, and knitwear for men and women, sold through the webshop and physical stores with 3-5 working day delivery.
• Scarves (Silk) Silk scarves made in Italy, including the Snake Skin Silk Scarf available in Purple and Cream variants (58.5cm x 58.5cm, 100% silk).
• The Leather Weekend Suit Bag Full buffalo leather foldable suit bag with space for sartorial necessities and professional gear, allowing style to travel in elegance.
• Gift Voucher Digital or physical gift vouchers available for purchase, allowing recipients to select their own Café Costume items or appointments.
• SS26 - Spring Summer 26 Collection Spring Summer 2026 seasonal made-to-measure collection for men and women, presenting the latest fabrics, styles, and looks available through Café Costume's tailoring service.
• Magritte x Café Costume Collection Limited collaboration collection featuring artwork by Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte, applied across Café Costume's made-to-measure garments.
• Olympic Team Belgium 2024 Collection Official tailor collection for the Belgian Olympic and Paralympic teams, providing custom-fitted all-season black wool suits and formal attire for athletes, with exclusive artist-designed linings.
• Quartier Costume Runway Collection Annual runway collection featuring men's looks, including the Autumn/Winter 2022 collection available as individual lookbook pieces.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4-8 weeks delivery time for custom suits
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• RSC AnderlechtcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaboration with the Belgian football club RSC Anderlecht for club apparel and styling solutions.
• Team Belgium (Belgian Olympic Committee)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Café Costume served as the official tailor for Team Belgium at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Created custom-made outfits featuring all-season black wool for a timeless classic look. Collaborated with Belgian artist Sammy Slabbinck for exclusive lining designs featuring Olympic imagery.
• Sammy SlabbinckcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian artist who designed exclusive linings for Team Belgium Olympic outfits. Athletes chose from three designs reflecting Olympic history, iconic moments, and imagery of Paris.
• De Coene BrothersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Courtrai store was designed by the Courtrai Art Workshops 'De Coene Brothers' with a modern art deco touch, combining heritage with contemporary style.
• PlayBoy (Footwear Brand)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for branded loafers and footwear sold through Café Costume stores and webshop.
• Adieu ShoesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench footwear brand whose Type 159 Loafer is sold through Café Costume retail locations.
• Fabiano RicciminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorItalian shoe brand whose grey loafer is sold through Café Costume retail locations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/cafecostume
• Pinterestpinterest.com/CafeCostume/_created

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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