6 online companies that make custom and made-to-measure men's clothing for cheaper than you'd expect

Key products available: Performance dress shirts ($115) and chinos ($98), casual button-ups ($85), flannels ($85, chino shorts ($98)

Founded in 2015, Woodies Clothing is a menswear startup that specializes in affordably priced custom menswear. The brand's premise is to offer custom-fitted garments at prices that are priced similarly to (or lower than) off-the-rack department store pieces. Once you've filled out your size profile, you can customize elements that go into each garment like pockets, pleats, collars, and cuffs.

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Key products available: Suits (from $499) and blazers (from $379)

Compared to many run-of-the-mill menswear stores with a dull selection of cheap suits and inexperienced tailors on-staff, Black Lapel fills the online space as the go-to destination for premium-made suits and artisan-level tailoring. The brand uses high-quality materials and advanced manufacturing techniques to ensure your clothes are built to last for decades, which is why its price points are slightly higher. While Black Lapel does have a showroom in New York City, you can easily contact one of the brand's online stylists to help you accurately measure yourself at home before ordering. And if your suit still needs some fine tuning, they cover up to $75 in alterations.

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Key products available: Dress shirts and flannels (from $78)

With a seemingly endless amount of materials, Italian menswear brand Apposta is where you can make pretty much any shirt you can think of. If you have an idea of what you want to create, you can filter through the choices by color, pattern, materials, weaving, and even the fabric producer. Whether you're going for a classic white or blue dress shirt, a colorful short-sleeved linen for summer, or a heavier flannel for colder weather, you'll find any style to be completely doable. With materials starting at $78 and going all the way up to $956 (no, that's not a typo), the brand's product offering runs the full gamut between affordable and superb luxury.

Key products available: Dress shirts (from $79)

Spier & Mackay is a Canadian menswear brand that came about after its founders noticed a lack of quality dress shirts on the market. After realizing how hard and expensive it was for the average guy to get his hands on custom clothes, the company created an easy-to-use online portal for bespoke dress shirts. Starting at $79, Spier & Mackay has hundreds of materials to choose from and allows you to hand-select every element of your shirt — collars, cuffs, buttons, pockets, and monograms. I recently tried the brand and got the best-fitting dress shirt I own.

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Key products available: Socks ($45 for three pairs)

Although socks are one of the few items in your wardrobe that don't need to be custom fitted, they are a great item to add a personal touch to. With Nice Laundry, you can add monogrammed initials in a variety of styles to your socks. They're not custom fitted, but with the personal touch, they'll at least be distinctly yours. That way, no one at home can steal your socks, and you'll stand out in the office.

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