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Smartiepants
09-06-2012, 05:04 PM
Hey Everyone,

Headed over next week and I've never been. I'm looking to have some suits made there, any reccomendations?

I guess I should add I don't speak any Chinese if that affects reccomendations.

Thanks!
Thomas Gabriel
09-06-2012, 05:20 PM
Asia isn't actually that great for suits. You can get a good suit made in HK (W.W. Chan is supposed to be quite good) but it's not going to be cheap. Make sure to consider taxes on the way back.

Definitely do not go to the brown guys on the street asking every white guy they see to buy a suit lol.
n1zm0
09-06-2012, 06:20 PM
TST (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsim_Sha_Tsui#Shopping) of course. kinda expensive last i remember (which was 5 years ago)

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sl888
09-06-2012, 07:24 PM
Ask Men had Raja Fashions (#9) and Ascot Chan (#2) on their top 10 international tailors.
vtec4life
09-07-2012, 09:50 AM
Originally posted by Thomas Gabriel
Asia isn't actually that great for suits. You can get a good suit made in HK (W.W. Chan is supposed to be quite good) but it's not going to be cheap. Make sure to consider taxes on the way back.

Definitely do not go to the brown guys on the street asking every white guy they see to buy a suit lol.

Not sure if you have first hand experience with these "brown dudes" but my dad has been a few times and he always gets 3-4 tailor made suits from one brown guy and he does an awesome job, and at a great price for tailor made suits <$400 with one free shirt per suit I think. They save your measurements and you can even email them and they will send you more shirts/suits etc.
assylo
09-07-2012, 10:30 AM
Google Maxwell Tailors, they are located in HK.

They also come to Vancouver like 3 times a year.
V6-BoI
09-07-2012, 11:27 AM
Originally posted by vtec4life


Not sure if you have first hand experience with these &quot;brown dudes&quot; but my dad has been a few times and he always gets 3-4 tailor made suits from one brown guy and he does an awesome job, and at a great price for tailor made suits &lt;$400 with one free shirt per suit I think. They save your measurements and you can even email them and they will send you more shirts/suits etc.

I think I may have went to the same brown dude. He did my suit and it seems pretty good so far. I got a suit done for $250, and fits pretty good.
secol
09-07-2012, 04:37 PM
yeah you can get a suit for ~300...i had mine done by some old guy who has been doing it for over 30 years. speaks english too, but i don't recall the name just the location (central) a few blocks from the wet market and LKF
gqmw
09-18-2012, 01:49 PM
how long does it usually take to get a custom suit done in hk?
PhilipWest
10-15-2012, 06:05 AM
It should take 4-5 days as a minimum with a couple of fittings. Be particular on your fitting.

Also be aware of the bait and switch on the fabric. They will show you the best then sell you the rest.

If you want dress shirts then there are plenty that ship around the world

Nialma (http://nialma.com/)
Lewis and Taylor (http://www.lewistaylorshirts.com/)
Proper Cloth (http://propercloth.com/)

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