MANGAS München: Made-to-Measure Clothing

Owner-run made-to-measure tailor in Munich since 1996: suits from €649, shirts from €99, jeans in Japanese selvedge denim, made in Europe with a fit guarantee.

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A man in a grey checked made-to-measure suit with a white shirt and dark tie, hands in his pockets, next to a woman in a beige tailored blazer, both against a light grey wall
Made-to-measure suits for men and women, the core of the business. Photo: MANGAS.

MANGAS is a made-to-measure clothing shop in Munich's old town, at Kreuzstraße 4 near Sendlinger Tor. It has been making suits, shirts, trousers and jackets to measure since 1996, for men and women. It is not bespoke tailoring with a pattern drawn from scratch. It is Maßkonfektion: your measurements and choices applied to proven cuts, then each piece made one by one, mostly by hand.

Besides wool suits, MANGAS makes jeans and denim jackets to measure in Japanese selvedge denim, see Japanese Raw Denim.

Overview

  • What it is: an owner-run made-to-measure shop with its own atelier store. 30 years old in 2026.
  • What it makes: suits and costumes, jackets, trousers, waistcoats, shirts, tuxedos and morning coats, casual "smart casual" pieces, jeans, and made-to-measure Goodyear-welted shoes from Ambiorix in Belgium.
  • Where it's made: only in Europe, in Munich, Belgium, Portugal and Spain. MANGAS says explicitly that it doesn't produce in Asia or in low-cost Eastern European countries.
  • Fabrics: from European mills, with Vitale Barberis, Reda and Biella Manifatture for business wool, and Holland & Sherry, Scabal, Dormeuil and Loro Piana at the top end.
  • Fit guarantee: every piece comes with a Passgarantie.

Prices

Prices depend only on the fabric class. They include VAT, the consultation and almost all options, and they are the same for men and women. From the MANGAS price list, 22nd October 2026:

Piece Mix line Value line Business line First class
Suit, costume, tuxedo €649 €749 €849 from €949
Jacket or blazer €459 €529 €589 from €649
Trousers €209 €239 €269 from €299
Waistcoat €189 €199 €219 from €249
Morning coat, tailcoat €549 €629 €699 from €769
  • Shirts start at €99.
  • Fabric classes: Mix is wool-blend for hard wear, Value is finer blends or coarser pure wool, Business is S100 to S110 wool for daily office wear, and First Class runs from S100 up to S180, with Elite suits from €1,199, Premium from €1,399 and Luxury from €1,599.
  • Basic line: reduced end-of-roll and casual fabrics (cotton, linen, corduroy) sit below the Mix line.
  • Casual pieces: jeans to measure from €299, Janker from €649 and coats from €699, as listed on the MANGAS smart-casual page. Check the price of Japanese selvedge denim, which may cost more.

Denim and Japanese selvedge

MANGAS works with denim from several mills:

  • Italy: Candiani, known for its sustainable denim.
  • England: Brisbane Moss.
  • Portugal: Troficolor.
  • Japan: Kuroki, Japan Blue and TBW, the selvedge denims with the red-line edge.

Any of these fabrics can go into any made-to-measure piece: jeans, a trucker jacket, an overshirt, even a denim suit.

Close-up of folded raw selvedge denim in dark indigo, the white self-finished edges showing red, black and white tracer lines
Selvedge edges of the Japanese denim MANGAS offers for made-to-measure jeans.

The point of jeans to measure: a ready-made Japanese pair fits a brand's idea of a body, and you hem and live with the rest. Made to measure fixes the rise, the seat, the thigh and the taper to your own body. The trade-off is that you can't try the finished pair before you order it.

3 pairs of made-to-measure jeans laid flat on a light grey background, in dark rinse and mid-blue denim, with different leg shapes
Made-to-measure jeans in different denims and leg shapes.

How it works

  1. Book an appointment. Walk-ins are possible, but MANGAS recommends a booking to avoid waiting.
  2. Consultation and fabric choice in the atelier store, with style advice.
  3. Measurements. You try on sample garments in fitting sizes, and the tailor adjusts and records your measurements.
  4. Production in one of the European workshops, piece by piece. MANGAS states about 4 to 6 weeks, with an express option at extra cost.
  5. Collection and fit. The fit guarantee covers the result.

Your measurements stay on file, so later orders are faster. MANGAS also makes pieces from fabric you bring, and copies a favourite garment.

A man sitting against a white brick wall in a dark indigo made-to-measure denim overshirt and matching dark jeans, with black boots
Denim overshirt and jeans, both made to measure.

Good to know

  • Value: MANGAS argues that made to measure doesn't have to cost more than off the rack. A suit from €649, made in Europe, supports the claim.
  • Not bespoke: the cuts are adapted from existing patterns. For a fully hand-drafted suit, you need a traditional Maßschneider, at a higher price.
  • Casual too: the denim range, the garment-dyed casual fabrics and the smart-casual line make it more than a suit shop.
  • Sister brand: distingo is MANGAS's 2nd brand, with more images and options.
  • 2nd location: made-to-measure appointments are also possible at Lebenswert in Bad Endorf, near Rosenheim.

Visiting

  • Address: MANGAS GmbH, Kreuzstraße 4, 80331 München.
  • Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 11:00 to 18:00, Saturday 11:30 to 17:00. Closed Sunday and Monday.
  • Phone: 089 26022770. Same-day appointments: 0170 4836436.
  • Booking: online appointment form.

Further Reading

Maßkonfektion MANGAS München
Home page: philosophy, range and contact
https://www.mangas-muenchen.de/
Preisliste für Maßanfertigung | MANGAS
The full price list by fabric class
https://www.mangas-muenchen.de/preisliste-fuer-massanfertigung/
Selvedge Jeansstoffe Japan | MANGAS
The denim mills, from Candiani to Kuroki
https://www.mangas-muenchen.de/selvedge-jeansstoffe/
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