Hall Madden — Local services in Los Angeles

I am truly pleased to write this review. I cannot express enough how impressed and happy i have been with the overall experience working with Kelli. Both the service and the quality of the finished product have been truly excellent throughout the process.

Having been a longtime lurker of the bespoke suit world, I was excited when a family wedding provided the perfect excuse to finally take the leap. Without exaggeration, I contacted about 20 different companies in my search. This is not unusual as I tend to be very thorough however an additional factor was that I allowed the busyness to distract me and my schedule got away from me leading up to the date and when I finally realized it, I was left with almost no time to realistically have a suit made by my deadline.

My conversations with the multitude of people I spoke to in my quest only confirmed my fear and I was about to resign myself to the fact that I would simply have to settle for off-the-rack + tailoring and bespoke would have to remain a "someday" dream.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with OTR, and the truth is that the average observer would be hard pressed to tell the difference. And yet, if you are interested enough in bespoke to have read this far, I likely do not have to explain the a nostalgic desire and charm; the idea of a one of a kind suit, designed by you and made exactly for your body.

And just when the disappointment was creeping up, Kelli answered the phone. Not only was she receptive and welcoming of my inquiry, she was also very reassuring of the fact that she could accommodate me. In fact, she was the only person out of so many that I spoke to who seemed eager to accept the job and was confident that she could meet my deadline. We immediately scheduled an initial consultation and I had to contain myself so as not to get my hopes up as my conversations with the other services left me skeptical.

Kelli did not disappoint. Upon our initial meeting, she encouraged me to explore the many fabric options I would be choosing from while she gave me a brief yet thorough overview and clear expectations of the entire process. She took a real personal interest and was very patient and informative along the way, helping to guide my selections based on my own personal taste while also considering how I intended to make use of the suit beyond the initial event.

I came away from that initial meeting completely free of the concern I had going in, feeling completely optimistic and assured that I was in good hands with Kelli. As promised my suit arrived yesterday and I came in today for a final fitting. The suit was even more striking than I expected and we quickly went over a few minor tweaks to get the fit just right. The wedding is this Saturday and I could not be more excited at this point.

I am so grateful and consider myself ridiculously fortunate to have found Kelli and Hall Madden exactly when I did.

As a final aside and as hard as it may be to believe, there is actually a cherry on top of this story. Again, having spoken to so many competing companies in my search, the pricing for their service is ultra competitive and I honestly do not remember a single other service that was in the same ballpark for an eqivalent level of true bespoke(there are levels to this). Add that to the service Kelli provides and I can say with total confidence that they are the greatest value in the bespoke suit world in the greater LA area.

Do yourself a favor and check them out. You won't be...

I used Hall Madden for my wedding and cannot recommend Jaime enough. When I went in I was a little skeptical, as I knew some of these made to measure shops try to just churn everyone out in whatever style/cut is trendy at the moment. That couldn't have been further from what ended up happening.

Walking into the Brentwood location, I sat down with Jaime and discussed exactly what I wanted: a white dinner jacket with peak lapels and a British cut as opposed to Italian or American. I showed him a couple pictures from movies of what I wanted to emulate, and Jaime totally understood the end goal. He walked me through the process and talked to me about how he'd measure shoulders/lats/arms/etc. to achieve the exact look and cut I wanted. He then showed me a really comprehensive fabric book of all the different materials that they offered for the jacket, and helped me narrow it down to exactly what I wanted (something that was light, but didn't look shiny.)

The order process was seamless and I went back to make a couple small adjustments at the follow up fitting (although it was 98% of the way there the first time.) The product ultimately ended up exactly how I wanted and looked perfect for the wedding day. I'll definitely be going back to Jaime soon to get another black tux jacket (since white at other people's wedding is a big no) and he'll be top of list for any of my other made to...

I absolutely loved the tuxedo Hall Madden created for my wedding! I came into the initial consultation with a specific classic look in mind and Hall Madden delivered and then some! To increase the pressure on the team, I also had a tight one-month turnaround timetable. They executed with a white dinner coat, tux combination that matched my vision and delivered it earlier than expected. Jaime and team made a potentially stressful exercise of examining colors, styles, cuts and materials appear seamless (pardon the pun). They stressed the details in construction, as well as the overall shopping experience. Everything from Jaime's curated playlist during consultation to my final fitting was intentional and enjoyable. Believe me, planning a wedding within 2 months you truly appreciate the effortless items on your ever growing to-do list.

In conclusion, I love my tux and feverishly looking for another reason to wear it. As you can see from some of the reactions in the background of my photos, the suit was a hit! I received so many compliments. I loved the detail within the suit, the accents, its movement...basically everything. It was comfortable and well-constructed. I didn't even overheat in the dinner jacket in the tropical environment! This was my first custom-made suit and I can honestly say it would be hard to return to off-the-rack after this experience....