Thanks CdnBlue,

Very comprehensive. Just a few questions:

1. Shirt prices seem considerably more (relatively speaking) than the suite prices you paid -- and much more than prices for shirts at that tailor quoted on the interweb -- you did mention fabric, but any other reason?

2. You mention 120s silk: 120s is usually a fineness measure for wool in suits: were the suits wool or silk?

3. Without meaning to criticise too much: I'm blown away that you shop around for a quality tailor in BJ and then are willing to blow >$1500 in the Silk Market!! I again appreciate your comment about 'relative quality' of the knock-off, but I just don't get it? After four years here, we've still never bought anything substantial at these markets (except at a lovely Cashmere stall at Yashow that has now disappeared -- they generally only sold unbranded goods at fair prices). Partly because I refuse to buy fakes on principle, but also because the quality is just subpar. There are (reportedly) some 'grey market' 'fakes' around, which are very good quality, but they _never_ operate in the Silk/ Pearl market but in rather more dodgy circumstances, because the IP holders are far more worried about those guys and actively try to shut them down.

4. Back to the suiting: were your wools (assuming it's that) and cottons for the shirts from branded suppliers (e.g. Zegna, Holland and Sherry etc.)?

tb

ETA: also, I just want to clarify the pricing. Adding up everything you ordered according to the second post comes to ~$4000...something is wrong (assuming I read correctly that you had 6 shirts made).