Hong Kong Tailor?
Nov 5, 2012, 5:37 am
#301
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Dress Makers?
I'm going to Hong Kong at the end of the month and would like to find a good dress tailor. Most of the content of this forum seems to be on suits and shirts. Anyone have knowledge of a good dress maker? I have some fabulous silk that I bought in India a few years ago and want to have it made into a dress. Is that possible? Any help grateful!
Nov 5, 2012, 8:16 pm
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Can't help wit a dressmaker but I suggest that you look through some magazines or websites and bring pictures of styles you like. My wife is doing this for a leather/fur acket she wants to have made.
Nov 8, 2012, 12:39 am
#303
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I'm going to Hong Kong at the end of the month and would like to find a good dress tailor. Most of the content of this forum seems to be on suits and shirts. Anyone have knowledge of a good dress maker? I have some fabulous silk that I bought in India a few years ago and want to have it made into a dress. Is that possible? Any help grateful!
Nov 12, 2012, 10:14 am
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Good Tailor in Hong Kong
Prices on many earlier posts out of date. Expect to pay at good tailor 100. US and up for quality shirt and 1000. US and up for suit made with 120 and better materials, less if inferior material. Can do suit in 2-3 days. I went in Sept 2012 to HK and by luck found good tailor on Mody Road in Kowloon called King's Tailor, owner is Clement Cheung. He seemed very knowledgeable and prices fair in relation to what I wanted. If you want cheap stuff, many of the street hawkers will lead you to one of the seemingly thousands of tailor shops in HK. The only more prevalent shop is Seven/Eleven. Remember, you get what you pay for.
Nov 12, 2012, 6:39 pm
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Prices on many earlier posts out of date. Expect to pay at good tailor 100. US and up for quality shirt and 1000. US and up for suit made with 120 and better materials, less if inferior material. Can do suit in 2-3 days. I went in Sept 2012 to HK and by luck found good tailor on Mody Road in Kowloon called King's Tailor, owner is Clement Cheung. He seemed very knowledgeable and prices fair in relation to what I wanted. If you want cheap stuff, many of the street hawkers will lead you to one of the seemingly thousands of tailor shops in HK. The only more prevalent shop is Seven/Eleven. Remember, you get what you pay for.
Dec 10, 2012, 1:51 pm
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Dec 10, 2012, 5:43 pm
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Prices on many earlier posts out of date. Expect to pay at good tailor 100. US and up for quality shirt and 1000. US and up for suit made with 120 and better materials, less if inferior material. Can do suit in 2-3 days. I went in Sept 2012 to HK and by luck found good tailor on Mody Road in Kowloon called King's Tailor, owner is Clement Cheung. He seemed very knowledgeable and prices fair in relation to what I wanted. If you want cheap stuff, many of the street hawkers will lead you to one of the seemingly thousands of tailor shops in HK. The only more prevalent shop is Seven/Eleven. Remember, you get what you pay for.
My new favorite for this type of custom shirt is Cuffs in Causeway Bay. Though on my last order, they got some of the measurements way off, but were happy to redo the shirts.
Dec 15, 2012, 1:16 pm
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I've been reading through this thread, and it's all a bit overwhelming. I too am getting ready for my first trip to Hong Kong, and plan to be there about a week. Getting a suit made while I'm there seems like a great idea.
I'm by no means a clothes horse, but did discover the joys of custom slacks made from good quality material at a local Houston tailor a few years ago. Really well made pants suddenly just fit perfectly, though were expensive at 500-600 per pair. My old beat up Dillard's sport coat got an uplift and a new lining and is now a bit nicer.
I emailed the Grand Hyatt and they have recommended Linda Chan, it looks like WW Chan is the upper end of the high end. and Danny's is somewhere bellow that?
For fabric I would love some advice as well. I live in Houston, travel in Texas and generally want tropical weight fabrics that can stand being punished by being put in my overstuffed carry on, folded up and put in overheads, etc. All while coming out still looking good. Oh and they should be comfortable to wear in Houston in the summer, or Kansas in the summer. I can always add an overcoat in the winter.
I would like to end up getting a 2 piece suit made, with an extra pair of pants, and a few shirts, ideally paying somewhere around $1000 US. Is that at all possible? Any thoughts would be most welcome.
Thanks!
Scott
I'm by no means a clothes horse, but did discover the joys of custom slacks made from good quality material at a local Houston tailor a few years ago. Really well made pants suddenly just fit perfectly, though were expensive at 500-600 per pair. My old beat up Dillard's sport coat got an uplift and a new lining and is now a bit nicer.
I emailed the Grand Hyatt and they have recommended Linda Chan, it looks like WW Chan is the upper end of the high end. and Danny's is somewhere bellow that?
For fabric I would love some advice as well. I live in Houston, travel in Texas and generally want tropical weight fabrics that can stand being punished by being put in my overstuffed carry on, folded up and put in overheads, etc. All while coming out still looking good. Oh and they should be comfortable to wear in Houston in the summer, or Kansas in the summer. I can always add an overcoat in the winter.
I would like to end up getting a 2 piece suit made, with an extra pair of pants, and a few shirts, ideally paying somewhere around $1000 US. Is that at all possible? Any thoughts would be most welcome.
Thanks!
Scott
Dec 18, 2012, 6:02 am
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For fabric I would love some advice as well. I live in Houston, travel in Texas and generally want tropical weight fabrics that can stand being punished by being put in my overstuffed carry on, folded up and put in overheads, etc. All while coming out still looking good. Oh and they should be comfortable to wear in Houston in the summer, or Kansas in the summer. I can always add an overcoat in the winter.
For fabric I would love some advice as well. I live in Houston, travel in Texas and generally want tropical weight fabrics that can stand being punished by being put in my overstuffed carry on, folded up and put in overheads, etc. All while coming out still looking good. Oh and they should be comfortable to wear in Houston in the summer, or Kansas in the summer. I can always add an overcoat in the winter.
Dec 18, 2012, 4:08 pm
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Has pacific custom tailors moved? I can't seem to find them in the directory
Agreed. Went there twice in the past decade. The
shirts are still in good condition (machine wash too). I referred lots of my friends there. They're also very professional.
http://www.pacificplace.com.hk/en/ma...m-tailors.html
shirts are still in good condition (machine wash too). I referred lots of my friends there. They're also very professional.
http://www.pacificplace.com.hk/en/ma...m-tailors.html
Dec 20, 2012, 10:05 pm
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Excellent advice. Last time I had a Zegna Four seasons suit made along with a Zegna Trofeo (higher quality and much more expensive fabric, about $200 extra just for the fabric). After a few months of wearing, I like the cheaper Zegna Four Seasons better than the Trofeo (of course cheaper is a relative term with Zegna, it is still a multiple of the alternative fabric choices -- but worth it!). There are some great non-Zegna fabrics out there, but few and far between, while almost every Zegna fabric that I've seen is a winner.
Dec 23, 2012, 2:10 am
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I've heard about Bonham Strand - but haven't tried them and can't vouch. However, they have quite good pricing and apparently all the work is done here in Hong Kong instead of being farmed out to Shenzhen.
http://live.wsj.com/video/bonham-str...7-BE671F47B2F8
http://live.wsj.com/video/bonham-str...7-BE671F47B2F8