Since 2008, that’s who we've made clothing for. Those with their own personal style, who demand a tailored fit and unparalleled quality. Those who appreciate subtle details. The hungry young professionals. The established gentlemen and gentlewomen. 

If that sounds like you, welcome. You’ve found your people. Your fellow refined roughriders.

For the past 10 years, we've made all of our clothing exclusively in the United States.  And our clothing has made our clients look sharp, trim and proper.  It’ll do the same for you.

We’re based in Philadelphia and call our band of tailors, designers and stylists, "Commonwealth Proper," aka "CMMP."

So, where does our name come from?

In the 1800s, Philadelphia was the country's garment production and style epicenter.  The term “Commonwealth” pays homage to a group of progressive Philadelphia tailors who founded a labor union to improve working conditions.

Their credo:  “That is the most perfect government in which an injury to one is the concern of all.”  We at CMMP believe in the collective good and our company is run that way.

The term “Proper” denotes our belief that men’s clothing, above all else, should fit properly. You can sacrifice a lot of things related to clothing, but fit is not one of them.

- Craig Arthur von Schroeder & Douglas Martin, Co-founders

Why Menswear?

It all started with a white shirt. Or rather, a lack thereof.

Doing the 9-5, a white shirt was the uniform, five days a week, 50 weeks a year. But hard as we tried, we couldn’t find one we loved. None of them fit right or were particularly high quality - and none were made in the U.S.

We thought to ourselves, we can - and must - do better. So down the rabbit hole we went.
It took us far longer than anticipated, but after sourcing the best fabric and tailors, we eventually made the perfect white shirt.

And from there we thought: why not take on the rest of our closet?