Present Yourself in the Best Way Possible with MARÍN TAILOR

You may not know this, but the main secret to being perfectly presentable at all times is wearing immaculately tailored clothing. Because of this, it is absolutely crucial that you have a tailor on your speed dial for all your new articles of clothing. Lucky for you, MARÍN TAILOR is conveniently here in Los Angeles, Calfornia, and they are the best of the best.

MARÍN TAILOR

is a family-owned business, which is a dynamic that many can look forward to. In our experiences, we’ve found that a familyrun business can easily be more honest, true, and skilled than those big-chain retailers. The VIVA GLAM team was lucky enough to sit down with Diego Marín to discuss all about his past, his inspirations, and the future of MARÍN TAILOR.

Diego, can you tell us what it’s like working with your family? What are the benefits of getting to work with your family and sharing a passion for tailoring with your family members?

It is great working with family. There’s always going to be differences, but at the end of the day, we are all working together to take care of our brand, which is our last name, Marín. My father started the tailor business, and I came in a few years after. I made adjustments to take it to a new level and modernize the businesses. I was very lucky to have my younger brother, Alex Marín, join the family business nine years ago. He has been a very big support and very innovative to make the business what it is today. Each of us brings something to the table which results in a solid team and business.

You mentioned that your father inspired you to get into this industry. Can you tell us how you founded MARÍN TAILOR with your father’s help?

It all starts with someone, and in my case, it was my father. My father has been a tailor since the age of 9 back in Michoacan,

Mexico. Every year when I was on school vacation, up until high school, he would take me to his tailor shop to help him out. At that age, all you want to do is have fun and hang out with your friends. On the

way to and from his shop, I would get the same talk every day of how it was very important to either get an education or learn a trade. He would always tell me that it’s better to work for myself than to work for someone else. After I graduated high school, I had other plans and worked regular minimum-wage jobs. After seeing my first paycheck working graveyard, I was so disappointed and

When I finally decided to start my own business, nothing was going to stop me from working hard and making it work. It took years for the business to flourish and to become what it is today.

tried to figure out how people survive with this income. Every payday, I would hear my dad’s voice in my head, “You either get an education or you learn a trade”. It would play over and over in my head. I do think prior jobs prepared me for what was soon to be my future. When I finally decided to start my own business, nothing was going to stop me from working hard and making it work. It took years for the business to flourish and to become what it is today. I give credit to my father, mother and my brother who joined me a couple of years ago.

What were your aspirations before you found your love for tailoring?

I didn’t know what I wanted to do in life; I especially didn’t think I’d be a tailor. I come from a family of entrepreneurs, so I always enjoyed selling products to others. My dad had his business, and my mother had her full-time job, but they always had a side hustle. I was inspired by how they could make something out of nothing.

What are the most common requests you provide for your customers?

The most common requests from customers are suit alterations, women’s

questions. A great tailor will listen to what you are looking for and will suggest I don’t think many people ideas and will never do adjustments that understand the importance of you don’t want. Many old-school tailors having their suits and dresses do not understand that times change, custom-fitted to their bodies. Can trends and people change. As a tailor, you explain the importance of you have to be up-to-date with what is in having your clothing fit correctly? and listen to your customers and deliver. You can buy a very non-expensive suit, With all that said, I think a man in a suit and with the right alterations, that suit is a trend that will never go away. A suit can look like a custom or designer suit. is like your armor to go out in the world You can buy a $5,000 suit, but if you and handle business. don’t tailor that suit, it can look Many old-school tailors do not How did the like a simple offthe-rack suit. Just understand that times change, trends 2020 pandemic affect your because you buy and people change. business? a designer suit As a tailor, you have to be up-to-date What did you does not mean it’s going to be with what is in and listen to your have to do to adapt to the right fit. A customers and deliver. With all that the changing tailored suit, dress, or any other garment looks a said, I think a man in a suit is a trend that will never go away. times? The pandemic did affect our hundred times business since a better with alterations. Once you put lot of people are working from home now; on your tailored garment, you feel more we now do online zoom consultations confident and you get a swag to your and go to homes for pickups while taking walk. the right safety measures.

What do you think is the most stylish look for a man? Can you provide us with a few important styling tips?

A tip for any man out there is to get everything tailored. No matter the size or shape of the person, if you tailor your dress shirts, jeans, or even t-shirts, yes t shirts, so that your clothes don’t look oversized and sloppy, that actually changes the way you feel. A lot of people don’t even know what a tailor is or have no idea what a tailor can do. Do research, call different tailors, and ask

What are your aspirations and goals for MARÍN TAILOR in 2021?

Our aspirations and goals for 2021 are to meet our clients’ needs and be the onestop shop for men’s and women’s wear.

I hope you are as inspired as we are by Diego’s passion for tailoring. Be sure to go out and get your suit (or any outfit for that matter) tailored to perfection so you can take on the world and handle your business with dignity and class in 2021. Be sure to keep up with MARÍN TAILOR by following them on Instagram at @marintailor.