Wow sorry to hear that traderhen. That would suck.

I don't get the fame with Sam's though really. It's undoubtedly due to the celebs getting suits from them but their jackets are fused and even sharing resources with WW Chan isn't going to fix that issue.

For a top end suit, there's really only 3 options in HKG:

WW Chan, Gordon Yao, Y William Yu

There might be others that provide a decent experience but the above three seem to be the most consistent.

You definitely do have to pay for quality however, as I recently ordered a 2 piece from Yao for just over $16000 HKD. In hindsight, this is still dirt cheap for a properly bespoken suit (getting something from Cesare Attolini would cost 4x that).

I've not actually picked up the ordered suit yet as for now, all we did was I had him ship over some fabrics to Australia so I can sample them first. Planning to head into HKG soon for the first fitting (they already have my measurements as I'm a regular) then will head in again to HKG around 2 weeks after the first fitting to do a final fitting. The suit will then get shipped to me a week or two after that.

This is probably another trick that a lot of people miss. Those that order suits on a stopover holiday is really keen to have their suits completed within X days but you really need to allow enough time between fittings and have as many fittings as you need, which means the process will need some time.

Even for a top tailor, I've had issues like the sleeves coming out 0.5cm too long (so it wouldn't show the shirt cuffs and looked horrible) because I thought them having my measurements from my previous order would be enough, getting complacent and skipping the fittings.