Bespoke Tailors In Oxford
Barrington Ayre is a bespoke tailor and shirtmaker serving Oxford and Oxfordshire. Our visiting tailor comes to your home, office or college, or you can visit our showroom on the Market Place in Cirencester, about an hour's drive west along the A40.
Since 2008 we've made bespoke suits, shirts, black tie, tweed, wedding suits and ladies' tailoring, cut to your measurements from thousands of British and European cloths. You get Savile Row-trained tailoring without a trip to London, and without anyone making you feel you're on Savile Row.
Two ways to be fitted in Oxford
We come to you
Our tailor visits homes, offices and colleges across Oxford, including Summertown, Jericho, Headington, North Oxford and Botley, and out to Kidlington, Woodstock, Witney, Abingdon, Burford and Chipping Norton. We bring the cloth books, take your measurements and return for your fitting.
You come to us
11–17 Market PlaceCirencester GL7 2PB
First floor, above Cotswolds Contemporary Art Gallery, opposite Caffè Nero. About an hour from Oxford through Burford, and a good excuse for a day in the Cotswolds.
Tweed woven in Oxfordshire
Some of the finest tweed we use is made about twenty miles from Oxford. We're agents for William Bliss Cotswold Country Tweed, woven at the Chipping Norton Tweed Mill, and it's the cloth we used for Claudia Winkleman's suit on The Celebrity Traitors.
We make it up into three-piece suits, jackets, waistcoats, shooting clothing and flat caps for men and women, so you can wear cloth from your own county, cut to fit you. We also carry heritage cloth from Fox Brothers and mills across Britain. Our tweed guide explains the differences.
What we make for Oxford customers
Bespoke and business suits
Suits for work, three-piece suits and lighter cloths for summer, in your choice of cut, cloth and lining.
Black tie and evening wear
Dinner jackets and velvet smoking jackets for college balls, formal halls, dinners and weddings.
Wedding suits
For grooms, fathers and groomsmen, including three-piece tweed wedding suits for country weddings across Oxfordshire. We can fit the whole party together.
Bespoke shirts
Shirts cut to your measurements, from everyday oxford cloth to evening shirts, with your choice of collar and cuff.
Ladies' tailoring
Suits, jackets, coats, trousers, dresses and jumpsuits, from office wear to evening wear and tweed.
Tweed and country clothing
Shooting suits, field coats and waistcoats for days out across Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds.
How it works
- Your first appointment. At your home, office, college or our showroom. We talk through what you want, choose the cloth, settle the design and take your measurements. A deposit starts production.
- Your pattern is cut. Our cutters in Yorkshire make a pattern from your measurements that's yours alone.
- Your fitting, around four weeks in. You try the garment at baste stage so we can perfect the fit, in Oxford or in Cirencester.
- Delivery, around eight weeks from your first appointment. Final adjustments are made by our own tailor before your clothes are handed over.
For balls, weddings and other fixed dates, allow at least eight weeks. Short of time? Ask about our express service, which skips the fitting stage. Read more about our process.
Oxfordshire cloth, seen on the BBC
Claudia Winkleman's brown herringbone tweed suit for The Celebrity Traitors was made in our Cirencester showroom from William Bliss cloth, woven in Chipping Norton. We've also made clothing for contestant James Blunt. See the Celebrity Traitors collection.
What our customers say
[A short review from an Oxford or Oxfordshire customer, ideally mentioning a home visit, black tie or tweed]
[Name], Oxford
Any trip to Cirencester is a friendly, charming, bespoke experience.
Danny Rose
Questions about tailoring in Oxford
Is there a bespoke tailor in Oxford that comes to you?
Yes. Barrington Ayre's visiting tailor comes to homes, offices and colleges across Oxford and Oxfordshire for measuring and fittings. Book a home visit online or by phone on [PHONE NUMBER].
Can you make a dinner jacket in time for a college ball?
Yes, if you allow around eight weeks from your first appointment. For summer balls, aim to book in the spring. We also offer an express service without fittings if you're short of time.
How long does a bespoke suit take?
Around eight weeks from your first appointment, with a fitting at about four weeks.
How much does a bespoke suit cost in Oxford?
[Made-to-measure suits start from £X and bespoke suits from £Y. Home visits in Oxford are [free / £Z]. We'll give you an exact price at your first appointment.]
Do you do clothing alterations in Oxford?
[We make new clothing to your measurements rather than altering clothes bought elsewhere. For alterations to off-the-peg clothing, a local alterations service is the best choice.]
Do you make wedding suits for Oxfordshire weddings?
Yes. We dress grooms, fathers and groomsmen, and can fit the whole wedding party together at home in Oxfordshire or at our Cirencester showroom. Allow at least eight weeks.
Where is your nearest showroom to Oxford?
Our showroom is at 11–17 Market Place, Cirencester, about an hour's drive from Oxford along the A40. Many Oxford customers choose a home or office visit instead.
Book your Oxford appointment
Tell us where and when suits you, at home, at work or in college, and our tailor will come to you. Or make a day of it at our Cirencester showroom, where Monty the showroom dog will be pleased to see you.