Custom Tuxedo Boxes

Folding and Inserts

A dinner jacket and trousers fold best into a wide, shallow space. The jacket is folded with the shoulders kept square and the lapels flat, and tissue paper is placed between folds to stop creases setting. The box should be deep enough to hold the folded suit without pressing it, but not so deep that it slides about.

Inserts can hold the jacket's shoulders in shape, or create separate compartments for a dress shirt, bow tie, cummerbund and cufflinks. A raised card platform for the shirt collar keeps it crisp and visible when the lid is lifted.

If you hire formalwear, consider how the suit will be returned. A box with a simple, sturdy insert that is easy to repack is more practical than a complex one that customers cannot put back together. A set of card inserts for a dress shirt keeps the shirt, tie and cufflinks in their own places.

Printed Tuxedo Boxes With Logo and Finishes

Formalwear packaging looks best when it is restrained and well finished. Black, charcoal, navy and deep burgundy wrap papers are popular, often with a gold or silver foil logo on the lid. Textured papers with a linen, leather or satin-look finish add depth without needing any printed colour.

Inside, a printed lid lining or a coloured tissue with your logo creates a reveal when the box is opened. A small card with care instructions, a fitting note or a thank-you message completes the presentation.

For wedding parties, names can be printed on small panels or on the lid, so each groomsman receives a box with his name on it. We show every name and finish on your proof. Our finish guide shows foil and soft-touch compared on dark wraps.

Making Collection Day Feel Like an Occasion

For a bespoke tailor, the day a client collects a finished dinner suit is the end of several fittings and a lot of handwork. The box should make that moment feel like an arrival rather than a transaction. Have the suit already boxed, tissue folded over the top and sealed with a branded sticker, so the client lifts the lid in the shop and sees the jacket's lapels and a crisp shirt collar framed inside.

Hire businesses face a different challenge: many customers collecting at once, often a whole wedding party on the same afternoon. Here, consistency matters. Pre-labelled boxes with each person's name and size on the end panel make it easy to find the right suit quickly, and a printed checklist inside the lid helps customers confirm every piece is there before they leave.

In both cases, a small card about care and return arrangements avoids confusion later. Explain how to hang the suit when it comes out of the box, how to steam out minor creases and, for hire, when and how to bring it back. These practical touches reduce damaged returns and are remembered when the next occasion comes round. A sheet of branded tissue between the folds protects the lapels and adds a reveal.

Sizing a Box for a Folded Suit

Fold a suit the way you plan to present it and measure the length, width and height of the folded shape, including tissue. Larger jacket sizes take more space, so measure your biggest size or plan two box sizes. A box sized for a dinner jacket and trousers will also usually take a waistcoat; a dress shirt usually goes in a separate compartment or a smaller box.

Think about handling too. Large rigid boxes are heavy, so handles or a carry bag make them easier to take home. If you post suits, a plain outer shipper protects the finish of the box.

Velvet dinner jackets and heavier wool cloths need a little more depth than lightweight summer tuxedos, so mention the fabric when you send measurements. Our guide on how to measure a folded jacket covers shoulder padding and tissue.

Fold the Suit With Tissue, Then Measure the Stack

A tuxedo box is sized from the folded garment, so fold a jacket and trousers the way your fitters do, lay tissue between the folds and measure the stack: length, width and height. A dinner suit box usually lands around 560 x 400 x 100 mm, but we size it to your fold rather than a standard. Decide whether the box must hold a shirt, bow tie and cufflinks as well, because that calls for inserts or a matching shirt box in the same wrap. Hire businesses should choose a lift-off lid and a simple insert so customers can repack for the return; retailers can afford a magnetic flap and foil names on the lid.

Send the folded dimensions, style, finishes and quantities, and a custom quote comes by email within one working day. The free proof shows the box, insert and any names before production. Rigid boxes are made in 4 to 7 working days after approval and delivered by tracked courier to UK mainland addresses. A damaged corner or misprint reported within 10 days is reprinted or refunded.