CustomShirt1.com

Joelle Kelly
Equally at home with a needle or mat

CustomShirt1.com is Kabbaz-Kelly Fine Custom Clothiers original web site.  Along with our selection of furnishings and accessories from only Western Europe's finest makers, we offer a wide range of custom made items all created here in our East Hampton-Amagansett New York studios. From men's and women's shirts and blouses to hand-made braces and suspenders to one-of-a-kind robes and pajamas, our range includes almost everything except suits, dresses, and shoes.

Joelle Kelly and Alexander Kabbaz, founders of Kabbaz-Kelly Fine Custom Clothiers, are husband and wife as well as business partners for more than a quarter century. The duo began selling luxury underwear and socks back in the 1970's as a service to their bespoke shirt clients. Today they are the oldest and most highly regarded such retailer in the world. Brought to the forefront of the field by their renowned custom shirts, they fondly recall certain turning points in their success.

 "Creating Michael Douglas's unique shirts for Wall Street brought us considerable recognition" notes Kabbaz, continuing, "It was a thrill when Departures wrote that many considered us the best shirtmaker in the world, as was garnering multiple Robb Report Best of the Best awards. These served to permanently archive our somewhat obsessive insistence on the quality of our creations.

Alexander Kabbaz

Kabbaz, who personally measures and drafts client's patterns, shown here fitting renowned scribe Duncan Christie

"But most importantly to us, it has been our knowledge of how to make top quality clothing which has provided the ability to be so discerning in our selection of the artisans' work we offer on LuxuryClothing.com and CustomShirt1.com."

When not creating fine custom clothing, certified yoga teacher Kelly can usually be found on her mat (JoelleKellyYoga.com). Kabbaz, an inventive sort, is often seen with pencil and paper combining his Stony Brook University engineering experience with 60 years at the needle to design some interesting new custom creation.

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"Our Story" and "Why Shop With Us".