The Hong Kong Tailors Thread

[toomanytailors]

Yes,that should be fine. When we dropped by a few months back, they had no qualms with taking orders for a single shirt's worth of fabric.

TMT

 

[hippotamus]

Hey there! We've already pushed our store visit post on the blog, but we're still working on the shirt review which should be up sometime this weekend.

TMT

Ar, Just read the blog entry (cannot reach the site from China somehow) I enjoy reading it and keep it going ^^

Surprised by the somewhat negative experience you had, from what I know, the sifu usually does the measuring instead of the boss.

BTW - whats the idea behind the blog and what other tailor shop will you guys be reporting in coming future ?

 

[SeamasterLux]

For what it's worth, I've commissioned quite a few things with NK Fashion (New Kingston), only CMT and to replicate existing garments.

It's not as refined as WW Chan but well, it's approximately 4000-4500 HKD for the CMT of a suit, fully canvassed and quite good looking (save the lapel buttonhole that you'd better have done somewhere else).

I'm pretty happy with the results and continue to commission on a regular basis with them.

http://www.newkingstonfashion.com/

Lee Kar Bldg, 4A Carnarvon Rd, Hong Kong

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What I also like with them is that they travel a lot so I can see them quite often.

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[aton]

The above is a commercial session ?

 

[SeamasterLux]

The above is a commercial session ?

You mean my post?

Not really, no. I'm just sharing what I think is good value. I get asked a lot about that tailor on Tumblr following what I post so I thought it would be interesting for people here as well.

I have absolutely no share or interest with that tailor if that's what scares you

 

[aton]

Thanks seamasterlux for your clarification.
Sorry if I have mistaken you, but the post provided information seemingly like a commercial.

 

[SeamasterLux]

Thanks seamasterlux for your clarification.
Sorry if I have mistaken you, but the post provided information seemingly like a commercial.

No worries, you're right to be cautious. I just prefer to send all details about the tailor instead of receiving PMs asking me the various questions that could therefore be answered within the post.

That being said, I definitely continue to do more bespoke in Europe than in HK

 

[Stiva]

So much prefer the lower button stance on the last jacket shown. What do you direct, if anything, in that respect?

 

[SeamasterLux]

So much prefer the lower button stance on the last jacket shown. What do you direct, if anything, in that respect?

I always give garments to replicate so it's simply the fact that the original jacket was cut like that.

Most of the other garments copied were from French tailors whereas the last one was from Napoli; different styles

 

[bamboo]

@Seamasterlux, I think they did a nice replication job. Out of curiosity, did they manage to replicate how the sleeve work with arms' movement? Do you feel the same when you move your arms?

 

[toomanytailors]



Ar, Just read the blog entry (cannot reach the site from China somehow) I enjoy reading it and keep it going ^^

Surprised by the somewhat negative experience you had, from what I know, the sifu usually does the measuring instead of the boss.

BTW - whats the idea behind the blog and what other tailor shop will you guys be reporting in coming future ? 

We were also surprised that they weren’t able to reach a consensus on how to take typical measurements, such as sleeve length. When we went to pick up the shirt, the sleeves for both our shirts ended up being at least a full inch short (sleeves ended at wrist unbuttoned). Interestingly enough, Felix seems to prefer shorter sleeves as he told us that they would be in line with current trends.

Although Hong Kong is well known for its tailoring, there are just way too many tailors to choose from. Whilst this thread is great for discussions on various tailors, we wanted to provide a more organized library of tailors as a reference for those looking to commission garments in Hong Kong to make the bespoke process smoother. Our plan is to start with items such as shirts and if readership shows a demand, to move onto other items such as jackets or trousers.

On the flip side, Hong Kong’s tailoring industry has shrunk considerably from its heyday. So, we wanted to use our blog to showcase Hong Kong tailors and their ability to create excellent clothing efficiently and inexpensively. Hopefully by doing so, we can someday help propel the Hong Kong tailoring industry to its former reputation.

We've got two lesser known tailors lined up right now, Chiu Ah Tailor and Sun May Shirts, both situated in Wan Chai. We will be posting our reviews of them in the coming months.

TMT

Edit: Oh, and we like clothes!

 

[hippotamus]

We were also surprised that they weren’t able to reach a consensus on how to take typical measurements, such as sleeve length. When we went to pick up the shirt, the sleeves for both our shirts ended up being at least a full inch short (sleeves ended at wrist unbuttoned). Interestingly enough, Felix seems to prefer shorter sleeves as he told us that they would be in line with current trends.

Although Hong Kong is well known for its tailoring, there are just way too many tailors to choose from. Whilst this thread is great for discussions on various tailors, we wanted to provide a more organized library of tailors as a reference for those looking to commission garments in Hong Kong to make the bespoke process smoother. Our plan is to start with items such as shirts and if readership shows a demand, to move onto other items such as jackets or trousers.

On the flip side, Hong Kong’s tailoring industry has shrunk considerably from its heyday. So, we wanted to use our blog to showcase Hong Kong tailors and their ability to create excellent clothing efficiently and inexpensively. Hopefully by doing so, we can someday help propel the Hong Kong tailoring industry to its former reputation.

We've got two lesser known tailors lined up right now, Chiu Ah Tailor and Sun May Shirts, both situated in Wan Chai. We will be posting our reviews of them in the coming months.

TMT

Edit: Oh, and we like clothes!

interesting view, my colleague has different experience there which is quiet positive and for MT fabric it is a good deal here in HK

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Encounter a question and wonder if any SF-er here could give some advise :

I will bring my own fabric to CMT to a tailor that I have been using for a while, however, they don't do milanese buttonhole......is there some alternation shop that can perform this single task ?

 

[Fishball]



Encounter a question and wonder if any SF-er here could give some advise :

I will bring my own fabric to CMT to a tailor that I have been using for a while, however, they don't do milanese buttonhole......is there some alternation shop that can perform this single task ?

None, as I know of.

 

[jameszhang10]

Tin Lun alterations on 87, Hollywood. Sheung Wan. Great service specialising in alterations of suits. Lane Crawford, pal zileri, zegna all do their alterations here. They are often surprised to get walk-in customers because it's mostly the stores who bring them the alterations. Fair price and friendly but Cantonese Speaking.

Went there today, definitely the best in Hong Kong (I mean they can do handmade buttonholes!!! I was aghast when they asked me whether I wanted the buttonholes to be machine made or handmade; I also looked at one of their samples, not quite Kiton quality but still very good, approx. WW Chan quality). I just had a look and all the suits they were working on were Canali, Brioni, RLPL, Kiton. They actually speak very good English. Only thing is that they are a bit expensive.

 

[Isolation]

Crosspost with Dream Bespoke:

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Also went to Moda for shirts and suit. Very good experience with both companies. I'll write a more indepth review later on.