Nette T
Hong Kong is known for its plethora of tailors but WW Chan stands out in terms of its quality fabrics and bespoke tailoring. They use fabrics from the fabric houses and mills (Ermenegildo Zegna, Loro Piana, Agnona, Cadena, Elegance, Tissus Monde and Rendez-Vous) and the tailoring is of the highest quality. When I arrived at their store in Central, I was a little bit hesitant because it seemed like I was the only female customer. But Danny put me at ease and I explained to him what I wanted (button placket, many buttons like Anne Fontaine's so I wouldn't get the dreaded gape). He showed me the fabric that they would use (stretch cotton) and I could tell it was high quality woven cotton. Danny took my measurements and when I looked around the store a jacket caught my eye - it was pink tweed and very familiar looking. I wanted one like it in black and they assured me that it will fit perfectly and even make me look slimmer. I looked inside their jacket and they even had silk lining and the famous chain at the bottom hem of the jacket like a certain French designer. Ooh la la! If you like a certain dress, jacket or shirt, they will do their best to copy that style for you and have many fashion fashion magazines for you to peruse so you can find the style you like. I had one fitting for the shirts and jacket and everything was completed within a week and a half. When I came in to collect my shirts, I loved how it hid all my flaws and enhanced everything else. The jacket was perfect for me and made me look 5 pounds slimmer. Danny told me that he will be travelling to the States for a tour and will take orders for shirts and suits for his clients in the US who aren't able to make it to HK. I am a total convert for bespoke tailoring. It is definitely not cheap, but when I can afford it, I will go back to WW Chan and make shirts, jackets and topcoats and trim down my wardrobe so I will only have quality clothes in a small quantity instead of ill fitting and cheaper clothes of large quantity. (Source: Yelp)
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