The tailor
Akram Hanna brings more than 30 years of experience with fine clothing to each fitting. He worked for Barneys and studied in Italy to learn techniques and details associated with exacting luxury garments. That background now shapes his personal approach to custom clothing and alterations in Chicago.
Direct answer
Akram Hanna brings more than 30 years of experience with fine clothing to each fitting. He worked for Barneys and studied in Italy to learn techniques and details associated with exacting luxury garments. That background now shapes his personal approach to custom clothing and alterations in Chicago.
The background
Akram has worked for Barneys and studied in Italy to understand specialized tailoring techniques and fine garment details. His professional experience includes clothing from Prada, Jil Sander, Brioni, Giorgio Armani, Lanvin, St. Croix, Hugo Boss, Marc Jacobs, and other luxury labels. These names describe garment experience, not brand affiliation.
The philosophy
The most useful fitting starts with the client’s real life. Akram asks where the garment will be worn, what has and has not worked before, and how the client wants to feel. Technical recommendations follow that understanding.
The eye
Two bodies with the same chest and waist measurements can require different balance, shoulder expression, and sleeve pitch. Akram reads posture, movement, cloth behavior, and proportion together, then uses the fitting to resolve the complete line.
The relationship
As Akram learns a client’s body, wardrobe, and preferences, future decisions become more focused. The relationship creates continuity across suits, shirts, formalwear, and alterations instead of treating each garment as an isolated transaction.
Common questions
Akram has more than 30 years of experience working with custom clothing, luxury garments, formalwear, and complex alterations.
Akram Hanna’s Chicago tailoring house was established in 2015.
Clients receive personal guidance in the atelier, with Akram’s tailoring judgment shaping the fit and alteration plan.
The atelier creates custom suits, tuxedos, shirts, trousers, and related garments, and provides alterations for men’s and women’s clothing.
900 North Michigan Avenue