HK Men's tailors

Hi Green Apple;

Thanks for the kind words, and the question.

I go to a little tailor shop in the Wan Chai district, and they've done a good enough job for what seems to me reasonable prices (about HKD250 for nice shirts). Unfortunately, the name of the place escapes me at the moment; I'll try to find it this evening.

There are in fact loads of tailors in HK, and many of them are still a good deal. The most famous one for tourists is Sam's, which is in Tsim Sha Tsui. Also, most hotels will have a tailor shop on site (often quite expensive) and there are more scattered around all over the place.

You can usually arrange pretty quick turnaround on tailored clothes here, although you'll likely have to a pay a premium if you want them really quickly, i.e. in a day or two. A week or so would be enough for most tailors, I think.

Other readers? Any experiences in this area?

Mr Tall

This tailor was recommended by a friend. I haven't used them, but passed on the recommendation to another friend that is fussy about his clothes, and he was happy with the results:

Danny's Fashion Shoppe
Shop 31, Far East Mansion Arcade
Ground Floor
5-6 Middle Rd.
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

Tel: +852 2366 7194

MrB

I have had coats, trousers, and shirts done by this shop. I have been well satisfied with the results and the cost.

I have also had several suits made there and had them for nearly ten years now and they are still holding up well. You can negotiate, and I recommend that you do. If they service you outside of Hong Kong, then they overprice the clothing, but ALL the Hong Kong tailers are this way. Suit is about $300 US Shirts about $30-$35 us for custom built shirts. Very reasonable and great quality.

I went to HK in jan/feb 06. I bought 2 suits, 3 shirts and 3 ties from Euro Fashions. It is on Lock Rd, adjacent to Nathan Rd, Kowloon. The 2 guys there are fantastic, and so are the chotoo who get you drinks whilst deciding!

I'll try post some pics.

I love HK. I totally want to move there, from Australia. It is fun.

I have been buying suits & shirts from ther for over 10 years and can highly reccomend them. They are good quality, middle of the road tailors. If you want very good suits, Zenga quailty fabrics & excellent tailoring go to Boscos in Prince Arcade.

Do you have a phone # for them.and/or website.
I will be traveling there soon.However, I wanttocontact them beforehand
to get items.
Do you have Zenga fabrics Versace from them OR Zenga quality?

Thanks
Dimples

I have been using Danny since 1995, once or twice a year I travel to HK and have Mr Singh make me a suit, shirts and extra trousers plus casual slacks.

They have always been great and the clothes last and last, a couple of the suits are 7 years old and still fine.

The prices are a bit higher than they used to be, but still ok.

Trick with any tailor is allow time to get it right, this means initial visit, and return for fitting, then return for try on and adjust, then you could have delivered to your hotel next day. Allow min 3 days in HK

Also make sure you look at your favorate shirt note everything about it, what syle collar do you want, what shape pocket, pleated front?, pleated back?, what style cuffs, what sort buttons and holes?

Also buying from fabric samples is hard, made up suits and shirts never look the same as sample. General rule of thumb is that fine patterns on sample are super fine when made up, bold strips or patterns become less so when made up.

Have fun.

I usually use L&K Tailors in Tsim Sha Tsui. Decent pricing, and they make a good quality suit. One thing that I will point out is that many tailors here have their own opinions about what looks best. If you like the D&G slim and fitted suit, and the tailor thinks that you'd look better in a simple Armani style suit, it's going to be a struggle to get what you want.

I usually buy one designer suit, then take it to the tailors and have them alter it to fit me precisely, then I have them use the suit for measurements and make me a few more suits in different colors or slightly different patterns. Being fairly tall and thin, I've found that desginer suits are the only one that truely 'fit' me the way that I like.

The average person would probably be quite happy walking into any one of the above mentioned tailors and leaving with a custom made suit. As for shirts and other things, sure it's nice to have your custom name label on every one of your shirts (especially if you don't have a washer/dryer in your flat, and you must share with others who feel inclined to borrow your clothes!), but I've found that the materials that most tailors actually have in stock are not of the same caliber as nice shirts you can buy at boutiques. I usually try to browse some of the department stores on the upper levels where they sell fabric. I've found that right around January is the best time to do this, because lots of HKers have clothing made for the New Years around this time. After obtaining said fabric, I then proceed to the tailor and drop off the fabrics, along with a few shirts that I have already, and that I know fit me exactly how I like. The tailor then duplicates the design of the shirt, and I have it modified to my specifications (french cuff, barrel cuff etc..) depending on my general mood at the time.

If you have a lot of clothes made, and you like to design them to your exact needs, don't be afraid to tell the tailor to change things around, that's what you are paying them for.

To be honest I have used Dannys for about 8 years now and find the quality is not what it once was. The rates continue to increase and are very overpriced for what is very poor tailoring. I have been disappointed over the last 2-3 years and have now decided not to use him anymore. Before i accpeted it becasue the rates were good and the tailoring acceptable. Now its expensive and not worth the trouble.

The best place that does excellent work on all shirts that
I know, is Davids Shirts in Kowloon, He has made shirts for me for
30 years easily.....

where is this David guy? I heared alot about him

Yes! Please post address and contact number along with price indication for shirts. TIA!

Danny's Fashion got thing on lot they did a tux for me and WOW it fit perfect and it was very resonable

Hi all,

This thread is a few years old now - any updates on recent successes with tailors?

Thanks

Sarah

My husband has had some wonderful tailoring done by British Textile Company (a long-time tailor who has his own team in-house).  They are at : Shop 219, 2/F The Galleria, 9 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong.

Great, thanks for the tip Fiona.

Sarah

I read through this thread and realized, to my shame, that I'd never provided the details of the tailor I've gone to for some shirts and more recently a nice silk/linen blazer. Since I promised to pass along these details four years ago, I suppose it's about time.

Anyway, it's New World Tailor (nothing to do with the corporate behemoth of the same name), and it's located in Chi Po Building, which is at 309-311 Hennessy Road in Wan Chai. The shop itself is tiny, and it's actually jurst around the corner off Hennessy, at street level. The phone number is 2519 7819.

I was pleased with the work done, the price was reasonable, and the proprietor is very pleasant and accommodating.

Hi,

I will recommend Taj Tailors. I have got few suits and shirts made for me. I have also recommended Taj Tailors to my friends and they are pleased with the price and service.