Oxxford Clothes

What Oxxford Clothes does

Oxxford Clothes is a privately held American bespoke menswear manufacturer founded in 1916 in Chicago by brothers Louis and Jacob Weinberg, and has remained under family ownership for over a century. The company produces handcrafted suits and tailored garments, with each garment requiring over 14,000 hand stitches and more than 30 hours of dedicated handwork. Operations are concentrated at a single Chicago facility at 5635 South Archer Avenue, which simultaneously serves as headquarters, manufacturing floor, and customer showroom. The company employs 51 to 100 people and operates as a privately held, for-profit entity with no public financial disclosures.

Oxxford's core product is a single line of hand-tailored suits built using time-honored artisanal techniques, including basted shoulders, reverse chain-stitched armholes, hand-joined lapels, collars, and linings, and individual pattern creation for each client. The construction methodology emphasizes fit precision, durability, and natural movement, with each garment cut one at a time in the company's Chicago workrooms. There is no product diversification beyond the core tailored garment offering, and the company has no disclosed patents, AI/technology stack, or digital product surface beyond a brand website and an organic Instagram presence.

The business operates a hybrid distribution model combining direct-to-consumer sales through the Chicago factory/showroom with a curated network of third-party retail partners across the United States. Retail partners include specialty menswear clothiers and high-end department stores such as Neiman Marcus (Denver, Washington DC, Atlanta, and two Chicago locations) and Paul Stuart (Chicago and Washington DC). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with revenue generated entirely through one-time garment sales rather than recurring or subscription models. Marketing is primarily organic, relying on the heritage narrative, Instagram content, and retailer referrals rather than paid acquisition channels.

Name

Oxxford Clothes

Legal name

Oxxford Clothes

Website

https://oxxfordclothes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1916

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Oxxford Clothes is a privately held, family-owned bespoke menswear manufacturer founded in Chicago in 1916, producing handcrafted suits through traditional artisanal techniques and distributing via a curated US retail partner network and a direct factory showroom.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bespoke Tailored Menswear

NAICS

Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors) (31525)

SIC

Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments (2320)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury & Couture / Small-Batch Cut & Sew (IMAOAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dresses, Skirts & Tailored Apparel Cut & Sew (Suits/Formalwear) (IMAOAEAF)

Keywords

• Bespoke tailored menswear
• Handcrafted suits
• Made-to-measure garments
• Custom menswear manufacturing
• Fine menswear tailoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Bespoke and Made-to-Measure Garments: Oxxford generates revenue through the sale of handcrafted tailored garments. Each suit is individually made to order, with prices reflecting the materials, craftsmanship, and time invested. No subscription or recurring revenue model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Oxxford Clothes manufactures bespoke, hand-tailored suits and menswear garments from its Chicago workrooms, with each garment requiring over 14,000 hand stitches and 30+ hours of dedicated handwork. Every suit is cut one at a time using an individually drafted pattern, employing traditional techniques such as basted shoulders, reverse chain-stitched armholes, and hand-joined lapels, collars, and linings. Customers can commission garments directly at the Chicago factory/showroom or through a curated network of specialty menswear retailers across the United States.

Product overview

Oxxford Clothes is a single-product luxury menswear company specializing in handcrafted suits and tailored garments. Founded in 1916 in Chicago, the company produces a unified line of hand-tailored suits featuring over 14,000 hand stitches and 30+ hours of handwork per garment. The product portfolio centers on the core hand-tailored suit offering, supplemented by an in-person factory/showroom experience in Chicago and a curated national network of retail partners for customer acquisition and distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Handcrafted Suits and Tailored Garments Bespoke and made-to-measure suits and tailored menswear garments individually hand-constructed in Chicago using traditional techniques — over 14,000 hand stitches per garment, 30+ hours of handwork, basted shoulders, reverse chain-stitched armholes, and individually drafted patterns — for discerning professional and executive clients.
• Factory and Showroom Experience An in-person experience at Oxxford's Chicago factory/showroom where clients can explore fabrics, observe traditional hand-tailoring techniques, learn about construction details, and commission bespoke garments directly with the brand.

Quantifiable outcome

• Each garment contains over 14,000 hand stitches
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Ermenegildo Zegna (Made to Measure): Global luxury menswear group with an extensive Made-to-Measure program that competes with Oxxford at the upper end of custom suiting. Zegna is a broader incumbent than Oxxford, operating across ready-to-wear, casual, and accessories.
• Brooks Brothers (Made-to-Measure): Iconic American heritage menswear brand with a long-running made-to-measure program. Brooks Brothers is a larger incumbent that competes broadly with Oxxford in the American tailored menswear category though at different price points and scale.
• Tom Ford: Tom Ford operates a made-to-measure and bespoke program within its broader luxury menswear and ready-to-wear business. It is an incumbent competitor at the top of the custom suiting market where Oxxford also competes.

Direct peers

• Tom James Company: Tom James is a US-based custom menswear company whose branding footprint overlaps with Oxxford (the Oxxford website privacy policy links to tomjames.com, suggesting a relationship). Both sell hand-finished custom suiting through a tailored, relationship-driven model in the United States.
• Brioni: Brioni is the benchmark Italian luxury bespoke menswear house (hand-finished suits, high-end tailoring, premium pricing) and a direct competitor for affluent professional menswear customers that Oxxford also targets. Both emphasize handcraft, heritage, and made-to-measure service.
• Kiton: Kiton is a Naples-based luxury tailor specializing in handcrafted suits with extensive handwork per garment. Compares directly to Oxxford on construction philosophy, premium positioning, and bespoke-to-measure service for executive clientele.
• Anderson & Sheppard: Savile Row bespoke tailor known for soft, hand-crafted construction using techniques (drabbing, handmade canvassing) analogous to Oxxford's basted-shoulder approach. Both compete for the same discerning bespoke menswear customer segment.
• Henry Poole & Co: The founder of Savile Row and a benchmark British bespoke house. Henry Poole's hand-tailored, individually-cut business model mirrors Oxxford's, and both compete internationally for heritage-conscious, high-net-worth suiting customers.
• Gieves & Hawkes: Historic Savile Row bespoke tailor with department store and bespoke service offerings. Gieves & Hawkes competes with Oxxford in the heritage bespoke menswear segment, including via concession presence.
• Paul Stuart: American heritage menswear retailer and bespoke tailor with stores in NYC and Chicago - Chicago location is an Oxxford retail partner. Both target the same affluent American professional customer with handcrafted tailored clothing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/oxxfordclothes
• Xx.com/oxxfordclothes
• Facebookfacebook.com/oxxfordclothesinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oxxford-clothes

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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