Best place to have a Tux/Suit made?

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    Best place to have a Tux/Suit made?

    Hey y'all, where's the best place to have a Tux or Suit made here in HK? How much do they go for usually?


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    I doubt many people here have had more than one made at different places to be able to make a comparative judgement, but I am certainly happy with mine which I got from Taipan Row (http://www.taipanrow.com IE only, not Firefox-compatible). Their current advertised price for a tux suit and dress shirt is HK$4000, but I believe that is haggleable, particularly if you are buying other stuff at the same time.

    You can certainly get quite a lot cheaper (or more expensive) than that, so it depends really what your price/quality trade-off is.


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    thanks PDLM... i'll look into it. yep i'm sure you're right. not a lot even have one or ever use one that often.

    how long does it take them to make a set?


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    just checked the site, says the short tux's go for about 4.8k now


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    Look on the front page (not just at the product pages) - there is a special offer at $4000...

    They'll rush it through in a few days if you need to, but my preference when getting suits made is to take as many fittings as necessary and not put the tailor under pressure resulting in a less than perfect job. So in general I would leave at least two weeks from first measurement to completed article. But then I am a fairly non-standard shape so I guess I might be more difficult to fit than most.

    Last edited by PDLM; 08-05-2006 at 04:26 PM.

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    oh you're right i missed that. but does that include the pants too?


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    Yes. Trousers, jacket & dress shirt.


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    thanks a bunch PDLM... been a big help.