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Chinese style suits

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    Chinese style suits

    Hellooooo,

    i'm desperate to own an asian style / chinese style suit...

    You know... those without collar and with the funny buttons...

    I m looking for quality maybe tailor made...

    any advice???
    I cant be bother hanging around mongkok, i'd better go directly to the right place...


    Thanx !


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    have you tried Shanghai Tang for an off the peg solution?


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    Yue Wah Jordan. Junction of Nathan Road with Jordan Road


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    Any tailor should be able to make one for you - but it is a pretty douche thing to wear one without a good reason.

    Last edited by beachball; 01-11-2011 at 11:44 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by beachball:
    Any tailor should be able to make one for you - but it is a pretty douche thing to wear one without a good reason.
    Especially if you're not 'Asian'
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimbo:
    Especially if you're not 'Asian'
    So it's a pretty douche thing to wear a western suit if you are asian?


    (just taking the piss)
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimbo:
    Especially if you're not 'Asian'
    Don't you mean Chinese? Asian is pretty broad term and includes people from Indian subcontinent.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mat:
    So it's a pretty douche thing to wear a western suit if you are asian?


    (just taking the piss)
    LOL...

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    OP, if I am a smartass, i would say that is strictly-speaking not a "Chinese" suit, but a late 19th century/early 20th century clothing influenced by the Manchu-style clothes that Chinese are forced to wear. This includes "cheongsam" for female (Cheongsam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) and changsam for male (ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changshan). Later when the Manchu-lead Qing dynasty was overthrown, a new style, the zhongshan suit, was created. (Mao suit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).

    The clothing mentioned above is quite different from the historical flowing silk robes that Chinese used to wear prior to the Qing Dynasty (Han Chinese clothing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). although there is a recent revival movment in China to encourage more people to wear those traditional clothing: http://hanfu.goodinfocopy.com/hanfutor.html

    But I'm not a smartass, so I would not take issue with your technically incorrect reference .

    Just be aware of the historical issue and references to the clothing.

    Last edited by Watercooler; 02-11-2011 at 10:45 AM.