Abe’s Formal Wear

Rented a couple of tuxes for a prom and graduation, pants and jacket only. Everything went smoothly.

Great Service and amazing suites. We came in for our initial fitting for our wedding suites, and they were very helpful.
The suits looked great. We would highly recommend them.

I needed a tux last minute and the guys were able to turn it around in 2 hours. Very friendly and professional in how they handled it. Was a pleasure and would definitely use them again. The pricing was also great. This is the old school formal wear approach, no frills, but exactly what you need at a fair price. Enjoyed the experience.

I needed a very specific white tie and tails outfit for a dinner party. Abe’s had everything I needed. They did a great job with the fitting. I found them professional and well intentioned to giving me what I wanted.

I needed a tux for my sister’s wedding and didn’t want the standard big chain selection. Abe’s was great, great selection, smooth process, and delivered as expected. I got a lot of compliments on the tux at the wedding and the return was hassle free. Not the fanciest place, but reliable and gets the job done.

We recently rented a tux for my husband at Abe’s — thanks to perfect measurements he looked very handsome! Service at Abe’s was great and who doesn’t like supporting a local place?!

Do not go here. I went in to get a courtesy tux measurement as my cousin is having us all rent from out of town. The owner tried to charge me $ 10 and then proceeded to try to lecture me on how he makes no money from courtesy measurements and that he should be paid for his time to do a measurement. I can’t comment on the quality of their work… but do you really trust that you are getting a good deal from a person like that? Shame on them.

I needed to rent a tux for a high-​end event and Abe’s took care of me. I put off making arrangements until about a week before the event, but that was not a problem. While I imagine there are a good number of tux shops in Manhattan that would do a good job, I chose Abe’s mostly because their website actually showed all of their prices. I didn’t price different shops, but most of the tuxes here ranged from 109 – 165 or so, including coat, pants, shirt, and tie. I picked one of the cheaper ones, and overall thought the quality was fine. It wasn’t the best piece of formalwear I’ve seen, but I did choose a lower end brand. But hey, it was dark at the venue anyway, so I looked as good as anyone else.
The shop is on the second floor of a walkup in midtown, and is a relic of days past. Its partly charming and partly strange, I am not sure how I felt overall. The service was fine — I tried on my tux at pickup and one of the employees made sure everything fit and adjusted the pants, tie, etc. so that all I had to do was throw it on before my event. While it wasn’t the friendliness you might encounter at some places, it gets the job done. Returning the tux was not a problem, as they open pretty early.
I’d probably rent here again. Nothing about the experience made me ecstatic — but everything went smoothly, and when you need to make it to a formal event, things going smoothly is key.

When my dapper date to the ball needed a suit last minute, he dropped everything and ran to the nearest tux shop near Grand Central. While I missed the fitting, I did get to see the final result and I’d say he scored a mighty fine Brooks Brothers get-​up complete with shirt and shoes for a grand total of $ 150 ($ 15 for each extra day after). It wasn’t cheap but the suit fit perfectly and wasn’t polyester — so there’s that. The shoes were ridiculously shiny though and apparently there was no alternative.
Why am I reviewing this place? Because I offered to return the damn thing when the he managed to almost miss a flight. It’s pretty sketchy from the outside, and from the inside as well actually. The man running the show is nice enough, though a bit gruff in that old New Yorker sort of way. You should call ahead since the shop can get busy at peak times and they move very slowly. Either way, it’s been around for 15 years and deserves some props for providing a necessary service in a convenient location.