The Black Tux Reviews

I rented a tux from theblacktux.com for my daughter's wedding. I got fitted at a Nordstrom store which happened to be not too far from my house. The employees there were friendly and knowledgeable. The website is clear and easy to understand, thus the order process was straightforward. The communication was clear and consistent. My tux and accessories arrived on time and in excellent shape. The materials are high quality and look fantastic; I received many compliments. The return process is very easy and they provide everything necessary. I highly recommend this company.

Length of Use: Less than 3 months

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This company, like many online corporations today, is supremely efficient and easy to place your order online. It's cool to have it delivered right to your house or destination, too. But the quality of the suit is extremely lacking, and I had the misfortune of needing an adjustment in size. Instead of the ability to go into a store to have the fitting evaluated and adjusted if necessary, I was forced to try it on and request a replacement, for which I was charged $40 to receive. I recognize there is a free replacement if you respond within 48 hours with an issue, but due to the nature of my pastoral and wedding officiant work, I am sometimes away for days and was unable to make my request in time.

Given the financial abuse coupled with the subpar quality of the actual suit, it is extremely unlikely that I will utilize this service again, and as a wedding officiant myself I have to highly recommend readers as well as my future couples to avoid it as well.

Length of Use: Less than 3 months

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

My husband was in a wedding in Hawaii the week after Thanksgiving. Due to COVID restrictions, we didn't find out until a week before the wedding that he would actually be able to attend. We ordered his tux as soon as we found out (on 11/24) and were assured his tux would be delivered on 11/26. It wasn't delivered until 12/1 with the wedding being on 12/2. My parents had to overnight ship it to Hawaii. We had to pay a holding fee at UPS in Hawaii and then pay to check it on the plane back since the box wouldn't fit in our suitcase.

When we contacted the company about this they said they were unable to give us our money back due to it being ordered around a major holiday. I understand it being right before Thanksgiving that we ordered it, but we did it as soon as we could and we were guaranteed multiple different times that it would arrive by a certain date when it didn't (first on 11/26, then on 11/30).

I am beyond frustrated at the lack of customer support offered by this company. So, now we have paid almost $600 for this suit, including all of the shipping to get it to us and then home, when all of that could have been prevented. Not to mention, none of the items fit my husband well. We will not be using them again and will definitely not recommend them to anyone getting married.

Length of Use: 6–12 months

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Stay as far away from this company as possible. Their employee was an hour late to our original consultation. They took 5 weeks to respond to an email and have already pushed back delivery date for our orders. We realized our mistake and asked for a refund a month before the wedding. Nope. They will only issue account credit, which of course we will never use. So, in short, they take your money and run. If you want to eliminate stress from your wedding, do not use this company.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

My experience with The Black Tux started well but was a nightmare and very stressful, especially as we got close to our wedding day. I was renting a navy blue suit for my wedding. I expected a few challenges due to Covid, but that's why I started the suit rental process early for my June 20, 2021 wedding. I needed a navy blue suit for myself, my best man, and my groomsman. I was looking to schedule an appointment at the beginning of March, but the first appointment that worked with my schedule was on 4/2/2021. I went to my fitting, and the woman working with us said that we had plenty of time, recommending that we submit our order about 3-4 weeks before the event. One disappointment was that we could not try on on the suits, rather we could only try on a black tux. We didn't want to risk not getting our suits and paid for them on 4/11/2021.

We wanted navy blue suits instead of tuxedos because we had a daytime wedding, and the bridesmaids were wearing light blue dresses. My best man and I went for our fitting at the Chicago Showroom by my other groomsman who lives in North Carolina. We decided to use The Black Tux because everyone was able to visit a location to get fitted. My first issue with The Black Tux was that my groomsman in North Carolina needed wide shoes which were not available. Neither one of us could make the edits online, I tried calling and after waiting on hold for over an hour, I hung up. I then called later in the day and waited 2 hours before someone answered the phone to modify the order. It would be much more convenient to allow customers to modify parts of their order online. Everything was all set, so we could focus on everything else for the wedding, or so we thought.

I received an email on 5/24/2021 saying that my order was being prepared. They said that I should receive my order 14 days before my event (June 6th), so that I can try on my suit to make sure everything fits correctly. They sent me an email on June 8th at 6:07 pm that my suit was not available. They did not have the courtesy to call and when I called a few minutes later, their customer service call center was closed. My groomsman who lives in North Carolina also got the same email.

Their suggestion was to get a suit in another size or a different style. Isn't the purpose of a fitting to get a suit that is the correct size? Also, I wanted a navy blue suit, they did not have any other styles that were somewhat close to what I wanted. If they didn't have the inventory, couldn't they have told me when I placed my order or possibly ordered a new suit from their manufacturer?

I started calling the next morning (June 9th) as soon as they opened, at 8 am. In case there were any connection issues, I called from my cell phone and home phone. After about 2 hours both lines were answered and immediately disconnected. I ended up leaving work so that I could go to the Chicago Showroom. I met with the showroom manager and I explained the situation. He told me that 50 wedding parties had their entire orders canceled due to inventory issues but that did not count our wedding party (although 66% of our order could not be fulfilled) because my best man's suit was being shipped (but late). He was also getting married the same day as my wife and me, when I asked him if he got his suit from The Black Tux and he said no, he went somewhere else.

I was working with this manager for over 3 hours. He was trying to find anything that could potentially be altered to fit. He kept checking with the warehouses but they essentially had no inventory. He was able to get a suit that was too large and the warehouse was supposed to get it sent overnight, with delivery by 10 am on Friday, June 11th. This time was important so that we could get to the tailor to drop off the suit before we were going out of town for final wedding tasks.

I then checked with Jos A Bank and The Men's Warehouse. They did not have any available navy blue suits in their inventory but I could not be upset with them because it was last minute. When I could not rent anywhere, we were looking to purchase. The stores said they would have to order the navy blue suits but the tailors were also behind schedule. We found navy blue suits at Von Maur that were available between 2 different locations. The tailor at Von Maur said their normal time frame would be the following Friday, which would have been in time for the wedding but we were leaving on Wednesday to go back to Des Moines for the wedding and pre-events.

The Black Tux was a last resort and luckily Von Maur came through. The tailor was able to get our navy blue suits by Tuesday just in time for us to leave. The Black Tux agreed to give a full refund on 7/7/2021. Other than the wedding, I did not have a need to buy the suit, thus I was renting, expecting to pay about $150 per person. The suits that we were able to get ended up costing $760 per person after tax. This was a lot more money than we anticipated spending, not to mention all of the stress and time that I had to waste dealing with The Black Tux.

I trusted the positive reviews on some websites but I should have looked deeper. The Black Tux has an F with the Better Business Bureau. I filed a complaint with the BBB to try to get a resolution from The Black Tux, but they never responded to the BBB either.

Whatever you do, do not trust your special events to The Black Tux! Do additional research, I'm confident that you will find other reviews with other bad experiences.

Length of Use: Less than 3 months

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Booked myself and four groomsmen for a wedding this June, had everything sorted back in January, even did a home try-on without issue. Received an email at the end of May confirming that my suit was preparing to ship. Two weeks before the wedding I get an email stating they didn't have my pants size in a light blue tuxedo and asked if I wanted to change styles or my size (?). I told them I didn't because it's a tuxedo and I couldn't just change the size as that's not a thing. They proceeded to tell me that they never had this size, yet they had confirmed the order "automatically". They then offered to change to black pants and then IN THE SAME EMAIL PARAGRAPH said they didn't have any in stock so I should just "wear whatever pants you have and it'll work".

I asked for a refund and confirmation that the rest of my party was all set, got told "the rest of your party was in the size range so should be good, if there are any problems we'd have let them know". Then my best man gets an email saying they're out of everything and asking HIM if he wants to change his tuxedo to something different (when obviously he's not the one who assigned everyone's look). Only one person has had a shipping confirmation (when they were supposed to have it in hand 2 weeks out), everyone else says "pending". Now we're less than two weeks out scrambling to find matching suits for everyone. The Black Tux has not been helpful in any way and seems to act like none of this is a big deal and we should be happy getting anything at all. Nothing was said for the four months leading up to this.

I encourage everyone to look up other review sites before using this company, you'll see how they used to come highly recommended and now are just receiving one stars for the same reasons described above.

Length of Use: 3–6 months

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Phones are shut down. No email response over 5 days. Are these guys still in business? My jacket is way too big. I went to David’s Bridal and got properly sized and resubmitted for a replacement. I hope it gets here.

Length of Use: Less than 3 months

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

My experience with The Black Tux was by far the worst customer experience I have ever had. Only 1 of my 6 groomsmen orders didn't have issues of some kind. For 3 of us, they didn't have the size we ordered in stock so we had to wear ill-fitting tuxes that either just didn't fit correctly or one couldn't even button the neck of his shirt because it was either one size too small or 3 sizes too big. We also got our wrong sizes only a few days prior to the wedding. So leading up to the wedding week, I didn't know if we could even wear our tuxes.

Not only did they not have the correct sizes that they had a full year in advance, but the customer service was also terrible. I had to argue and yell with them to get anything done and all they kept saying was that the solutions I offered were against policy. Well, guess what? It should be against policy to not meet your terms of service. They also were not at all proactive in fixing the problem. The only reason I found out we were going to have an issue is that I called the 2 weeks before my wedding to see why my other groomsmen or I hadn't received a shipping email. That is when I was told, I may or may not receive a tux in time.

To make it worse, the supervisor I was dealing with felt it was completely ok to lie to me throughout the process. For example, your groomsmen's wrong size tux will get overnighted tomorrow (Friday). Groomsmen didn't get it by Monday. So I called and it wasn't even packaged to be shipped.

On top of all these problems, the tux quality isn't great, and the shoes look like absolute trash. When I went to the store to get fitted, the shoes were in terrible shape. I asked then to make sure that the shoes they send were in better shape and was told yes. Guess what? That was also a lie. I was in the hospital the week before my wedding for 3 days and this was still the most stressful. Run away from The Black Tux as fast as you can.

Length of Use: 6–12 months

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

They let me know 2 weeks before the wedding that they wouldn't have my size available. Would only offer 20% off for items of wildly different sizes. Wouldn't have cared if I was a groomsman, but since it's my wedding really was looking for a suit that actually fits. They gave a lame-duck excuse about COVID, but it's clear they just rented their inventory and didn't feel like buying additional units to meet demand. Absolutely horrible company, would highly suggest not using them.

Length of Use: 3–6 months

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Eleven days before my wedding we received an email that they did not have our color ties in stock. They gave me options for other colors, but none of them went with the theme of the wedding. It took me 3 hours while on vacation to get ahold of someone to get a refund. Eight days before my wedding groomsman started receiving emails that they didn't have their correct sizes in stock. We were supposed to have the suits to all the men 2 weeks before the wedding so why did they just figure out they didn't have the correct sizes 8 days beforehand? They didn't have anything for my dad and he had to go out and buy a suit and have it rush tailored 4 days before the wedding. The Black Tux was IMPOSSIBLE to get a hold of and was extremely hard to deal with. They blamed everything on COVID, but why was I just getting communication that there were issued 8 days before the wedding? They should have communicated that they were having stocking issues from the beginning. We were 4 months into COVID at this point and I'm pretty sure they knew they didn't have the correct tie colors or suit sizes far before 8 days before the wedding (especially since they guarantee you that you will have the suits 2 weeks beforehand).

In the end, my father had to buy a suit from a different store and 3 of our groomsmen wore suits that were way too big/small for them. They didn't offer any sort of financial reimbursement. They are HORRIBLE, do not use them. AWFUL customer service and communication.

Length of Use: Less than 3 months

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I purchased a navy suit jacket, pants, white shirt, and navy vest for my wedding. After COVID delays, I purchased a second suit after being told by The Black Tux that they did have the suit jacket in my size and I would have to rent. I said no, thank you, I'll take a full refund. Magically, they happened to find my size immediately and said they would be sending everything I wanted brand new and unworn (I'm willing to bet they just grabbed a rental and pawned it off as brand new). I received a water-damaged package containing a suit jacket, pants, vest, and shirt and immediately returned it. They're telling me they received my vest and nothing else. It was all returned in the same box. How does this make sense? I disputed the credit card charge and just got re-billed for the purchase. Terrible experience. The Black Tux has stolen $617.48 from me and I have absolutely nothing to show for it. I would not recommend this service to anyone after this nightmare first-time experience. Special thanks to The Hustle for the terrible advice.

Length of Use: Less than 3 months

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

You are the only company that I have had to deal with during these horrible times of the CORONAVIRUS that has not helped their customers. YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR CUSTOMERS, every other company (airline, hotel and car rental) returned the money, you kept it (I know you are giving a credit - not good, because the event was canceled!), even though your agent said over the phone that you were going to give us a refund and that I did not use the suit, you are bad.

I know there is nothing I can do, it is YOUR POLICY (but policies can make exceptions, especially during times like these). The way I see it, Karma will get you back.

Again, NEVER DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU AGAIN and I am letting everyone know about you and the way you do business.

And please, do not post a "smart" reply to this review saying that you understand and will do everything in your power to make this better, because you are not. You didn’t even want to get on the phone with me when I requested a phone call after "hiding" behind five or six emails. You are bad.

I am a real customer, my order #9458904.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

This company is not forthright about their policies!

I wore my tuxedo to the wedding, no problem. The wedding was on a Friday. I knew I had three days to return it, but mistakenly thought that meant three business days. I received no notifications from The Black Tux after the wedding, nor today, the day I was supposed to have the tux in the mail back to them. Yet there it is on my account on their website, "Return by September 2nd". I was never explicitly told or notified of this date, and had to dig in my account to find it. It's almost like they want to charge you the $425 late fee for the jacket, the $40 late fee for the tux...etc.

To "solve" my problem, I paid them a $60 "reservation extension fee". This company sucks, would not use again.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

The main compliant I have is that you put in your event on the website, then you schedule your appointment. Yet it will - as was the case with me - let you schedule an appointment without enough time for them to get you a tux. The SoHo store is also a bit tatty. Bathroom was nasty. Generally felt like they’d thrown it all together haphazardly.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Just got married and everyone loved my suit! Rented The Kennedy Outfit and felt incredible on my special day. My suit came in with plenty of time to spare, fit great, and was super easy to return. This is my fourth time renting from them and every experience has been positive.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I was recently in a wedding, and the groom chose to use The Black Tux. I had never heard of them to be honest. I went online and ordered the whole getup, from the suit to the belt and shoes. Upon getting everything before the wedding, it was wrapped nicely in a garment bag inside of a box that you use to send your suit back in. They even sent free dress socks. Everything fit great! I was surprised at how well it fit. And the quality was great as well. If I had known about The Black Tux for my wedding, I would have used them! I highly recommend this company.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

From start to finish this was an amazing experience. Well priced and prompt service. Needed a different suit coat - operator error on my part with sizing - and it was sent immediately. Fit was terrific. Highly recommend!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I was a little hesitant at first simply because they are pretty much an online store and that means you have to deal with phone or chat customer service alone. But I'm so glad I decided to take a chance on The Black Tux! First, going to get fitted and measured was the easiest thing, just simply set up an appointment and you're good to go!

Second, altering your measurements is also such a smooth and easy process! The website is user-friendly and essentially walks you through ordering for your event. They even have a FREE home try on!

I ordered my tux and accessories and received everything about 15 days before my wedding. I needed altering with my shirt and they were super responsive, very friendly, and very knowledgeable on what exactly I needed! And this is through chat! I'm just impressed by their customer service, their speed, and their professionalism!

My tux was amazing and I felt like James Bond that night. Everyone commented on how great it looked. I highly recommend using The Black Tux! They will make you look amazing for your day and you won't break the bank doing it!

Last but not least! Their return process is the greatest thing created since sliced bread. After your event, you have 3 days to drop it off at any USPS or UPS. There already is a return tag for it. Simply pack your tux, tape the box, and return! No headache to you!

Keep up the great work!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

So pleased with our experience with The Black Tux. From the customer support to the quality of the garment...so awesome! My son had the most unique looking tux at his senior prom thanks to The Black Tux and he rocked it! Love that we didn’t have to spend hours in a store getting measured and then return was so easy!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

The Black Tux was amazing. Everything was simple, seamless, and of outstanding quality. The fact that you can even have the suit sleeves adjusted was just icing on the cake. All of my groomsmen loved their suits (as did I), and I would highly recommend the service to anyone!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

We rented tuxedos with all the accessories for my daughter’s wedding and though I was very skeptical it was a great experience. The tuxedos arrived with plenty of time to have a new jacket and pants shipped. We had to have sleeves altered and it was easy to submit the receipt for a refund. Times have changed...it’s no longer necessary to go into a store for a fitting - or speak with anyone to get what was needed. Never thought it would be this easy but it was. Bonus - the clothing was all very high-quality and arrived in great condition.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

We rented last year and this year for prom, both times were a perfect fit, perfect experience, the outfit looked exactly as it did on the website, and we had a smooth ordering process because the website is extremely easy to navigate. Also, lots of hip choices across all categories and when the weekend was over, we loved the return tape included and return label that's accessed simply by ripping off the delivery label - that is genius - so we are abundantly happy campers! I already recommended you to others and we will certainly be back too! Thank you!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Our first experience with The Black Tux was wonderful. From the home try on and tux received 2 weeks before the wedding. We had to order another size in the pants which was easy and arrived days before my daughters Big Day. What happened after the wedding has made more of an impact on me and I would like to explain.

At the reception, my daughter's brand new diamond and pearl bracelet that was a wedding gift from her Grandmother had fallen off her wrist and my son-in-law picked it up and put it in his coat pocket. After the wedding one of my many jobs was to ship the tux back along with my husband the following Monday, which I did. My daughter came home the next week and asked me if I had her bracelet. "What bracelet?" I ask. She then explained what happened. I was so upset that I never thought to check the pockets. We contacted Customer Service and explained what happened but the tux had not been received back at the warehouse and they told us to call back in 2 days. We diligently called back, filed a lost item claim and waited. I’ll be honest, I was so disheartened by the thought we may never see the bracelet again. Last week we received a call that it was located and being shipped back to me via FedEx and I received the bracelet this week.

To say that I am happy is an understatement. The honesty and integrity of this staff are impeccable. The procedures that this company has in place when the tuxes are received back are first class. Thank you The Black Tux for offering more than a nice suit for weddings. Your staff went above and beyond and I cannot express enough how grateful we are! You are our TOP CHOICE for any future rentals! Thank you again to your wonderful staff!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Before hearing about The Black Tux, I went to a local tux rental place and was immediately disappointed and frustrated. I felt like I was being sold a used car. Walked out and searched online for something better, and my search led me to The Black Tux. Price was right, quality and fit were right, no hassles, easy ship and return! Loved my experience and am letting people know!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I have rented a lot of tuxes over the years, mostly to be saddened by the overall look and fit on the day I was meant to impress. But with The Black Tux, I was not disappointed. Any small adjustments were easily fixed and I rocked the tailored look everyone wants. Will never use any other company, period.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Fit was great! Gorgeous tailoring and fabric! Swift delivery, even when the order was placed later than we intended. Will definitely use again! So easy, painless, and convenient. Recommend highly. Could've rented from anywhere as we live in a metropolitan area, however, I trusted the quality that Nordstrom has always provided. Try it, you'll be so glad!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

It was super easy to deal with. Although in the end I just had a few issues - they were solved immediately and simply. If I wasn't already married I would use The Black Tux for my wedding.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend