Originally Posted by
Cdnblue
We're heading to Beijing for 5 full days to buy custom suits both ladies and men's and shirts, and blazers. Here's what I've read about the customer tailors on this forum so far. We are staying at the Hilton Beijing Wangfujing so want something relatively close to the hotel, easy to get to and on the higher end. We don't mind paying more for the best quality fabric and workmanship. Can anyone with more experience buying bespoke clothing from these shops comment on the best option? And, Are these folks still in business? The threads I pulled this from were quite old.
Wendy Li aka "Wendy Tailor".
3rd floor of the Ya Show / Ya Xiu market in Sanlitun
Shirts about 150 rmb each
1 Suit (Premium fabric): 1200rmb
1 Blazer (Prem. Fabric): 700 rmb
FeiFei tailor shop (Ask for the shop owner Xiao Fei)
35-1-103 Xin Yuan Jie, Beijing (near Capital Mansion and Kunlun Hotel)
Yue Xiu market on ChaoYangMen street
Kevin Lee
李健军
Soho Plaza 5-B1-530
Sanlitun Chayang District Beijing
+86-136-8336-3913
email:
[email protected]
Hours: 11-8pm
I haven't had any suits made in BJ: I just can't bring myself to pull the trigger. I have had some shirts made (at the various Sanlitun tailors): the fit is excellent. The cloth/ other materials is not great, and the craftsmanship is so so. I think prices have gone up considerably since the posts you quote. I can't recall what I paid, but I think it was over 200RMB/ shirt -- still a decent price (but not outrageous bargain) for a regular work shirt that fits very well. My really nice shirts (off the rack) from aeons ago are wearing out, and I haven't found a solution in BJ for them -- I'll either go off the rack again and take a hit on fit, or maybe venture in HK, but prices will be at least double (and maybe more) than 200RMB.
For suits, I just think a) the cloths available are not that great at all, b) you won't get properly fitted for a real "bespoke" suit (i.e. handcut) in a short time-frame and c) the craftsmanship will be OK, but the suit will show its wear after a couple of years. It will be better than off the rack at a mid-range store, and similar price, but won't be truly "luxury". I have some suits that I've worn for over 1-2 decades and they still look good: only one was bespoke (and cost an arm and a leg, had it made in England), the others high-end off the rack gifts with some tailoring. I can't find anything comparable here. I'm tempted to buy some decent cloth myself, in England say, and see what the tailored product looks like here...but it's a bit of a hassle, and won't be cheap by any stretch of the imagination.
I would imagine prices of suits are 50%+ higher (at the same stores) as quoted above now.
Others may have better experiences to share.
tb