Hong Kong Is the Best Place in the World for Bespoke Suits-Here's Where to Go

"One of the greatestcompliments I've received about my personal style came last summer at an Hermès fragrance party in Manhattan. A woman admired my soft-shouldered, moss-green linen suit trimmed with blond horn buttons-and asked where I had bought it. This suit, a workhorse by day and show pony at night, was custom-made for me for $1,200 while I was living in Hong Kong, one of the last places on earth where a man can still acquire a quality wardrobe without risking personal bankruptcy."

"The British and Shanghainese traditions of bespoke suiting remain deeply ingrained there. Many office workers still wear suits and are slavishly loyal to their tailors. Bankers, real estate developers, and politicians favor the classic pinstripes and windowpanes of W.W. Chan & Sons, established in 1952, or Jimmy Chen, in operation since 1948. Media and entertainment types, meanwhile, dress like modern-day Cary Grants in meticulously nipped jackets and high-waisted trousers from the Armoury or the Italian-leaning soft tailoring of newer entrants like the Antng kology."

Hong Kong remains one of the few places where men can acquire a quality wardrobe without risking personal bankruptcy. Bespoke tailoring traditions from British and Shanghainese influences remain deeply ingrained, with many office workers still wearing suits and remaining loyal to tailors. Bankers, real-estate developers, and politicians favor classic houses like W.W. Chan & Sons and Jimmy Chen; media and entertainment figures prefer nipped jackets and high-waisted trousers from the Armoury or newer Italian-leaning ateliers. Retail has not fully rebounded, but tailors have adapted with made-to-measure and ready-to-wear offerings, contemporary rebrandings, and atelier-style storefronts.

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