Readers Respond: Who Do You Think Is Hong Kong's Best Tailor?

That Hong Kong’s tailors are the best in the world is indisputable, both quality and price here are unrivaled, however the title of Hong Kong’s best tailor is a hotly contested crown. The city’s army of business people often spend their coffee and croissant hours arguing over their favorite and, like a race horse, an insider hot tip on a top tailor is a much prized piece of advice.

You’ve seen our pick of the Top Five Hong Kong Tailors, but we want your opinion; who is the city’s best tailor? Best for quality, best for price – best for both. First class service or a prickly fitting, tell us your heroes and villains.

Noon Tailor

I am buying from Noon Tailor for almost 4 years, their quality is little expensive but excellent i highly recommend to everyone. www.noontailor.com

—Guest Roy

OM Custom Tailors

In December I had a twelve hour layover in HK. After some research I selected OM from several choices. I am very satisfied. Vijay is very professional and made my wife and me comfortable through the process. I found him to be very responsive to e-mails before and after our visit. Around noon I had a fitting and came back in the evening for a second fitting. The clothes arrived as promised about three weeks later. The quality is great. The lessons I learned was to listen more to Vijay and less to my wife's preferences and that I should have ordered some shirts while I was there, in addition to the two suits and two pairs of pants I did get. I'll likely be ordering through him again.

—NaotMordechai

Raja is great for women

I've used Raja Fashions on two previous occasions - 18 months and 3 years ago - and I'm going back there later this month. As an averagely slightly overweight European woman I completely understand a previous contributor's comment about some of the Indian tailors being unsettling. I was treated with complete respect at Raja and I am very pleased with my suits. Raja Daswani himself is charming; he comes to the UK regularly but I prefer the fast turn-round in Hong Kong. I'd say that you should know how far you are prepared to be "persuaded" to purchase more than you planned for and stick to your budget if necessary - but don't expect them not to try to "upsell" - they will not treat you any less well if you say no and it's their job to sell. I did a fair amount of research before using Raja originally - I haven't been disappointed - and I am not tempted to go elsewhere!

—Bunders

A work of Art

www.empiretailors.com These guys did a fabulous job with my Loro Piana suit. Sharp clean shoulders, perfect fall, excellent shape and well stitched, and most importantly ON TIME. Service was great a guy named "Nick" helped me out and he was polite and helpful. Great experience, strongly recommended!

—Guest Spencer Bilotti

Punjab House -- overrated

I've been reading a lot of good reviews about Punjab House so I decided to try them a couple of weeks ago. I was left very disappointed -- they certainly did not live up to the expectation that one would get a superior quality, bespoke suit. I paid HKD4000 on average for one suit -- what I got was something comparable to what I can get off the shelves, probably even worse. No handstitched lapels, hem stitchings are clumsy, no customer name/label, and buttons on jacket sleeves were merely sewn on. Fabrics were of good quality, but workmanship is disappointing! Looked like a half-hearted job. I was promised that great quality comes with a price, but unfortunately that's not what I got. Thumbs-down for this tailor!

—Guest Di A H S

Still waiting !

Well, it's been several months now and I'm still waiting for that perfect fitting suit. I did receive a suit that almost fit about two months ago problems were .... to large in the chest, and the lining in the pants started hanging below the fabric. I met wit the folks at Himark yet again they made some notes and we are trying attempt number three. This will be the last attempt in my opinion. I've been more than patient and I'm not at all impressed so far. Himark Tailors so far has been a very disappointing experience. I started to wonder if I was expecting to much until a co-worker commented on my suit. That's the one that kind of fits. Let say it was not the best compliment I've ever had. stay tuned .... still waiting for that custom tailored suit.

—Guest Terry Hnidy

hmmmm

This must be joke, right. A best hongkong tailor list without WW Chan (he is the best, bar none) and with Raja in them (more haggling done measuring topped by really bad suit)

—Guest bespoken

Andy of Empire Int'l

I've tried 3 different Hong Kong Tailors and I finally settled for my favorite one out of all- Empire Int'l Tailors. Friendly, and honest service, excellent workmanship and emphasis to detail. They gave me options for my clothing that other tailors didn't even inform me of. Full attention to detail, very organized. I had bought a blue solid and a grey pinstripe suit with 8 shirts and they fit me perfectly. The finished product was clean, well stitched and well pressed unlike those of the other tailors i tried. Highly recommended.

—Guest Brian Adams

Himark Martin Tailors

Very disappointed - The suit did not fit properly pants or jacket, I returned them for adjustments with a scheduled promise date. They missed the promise date and did not call, return my call's or my email. So far my expierence with their product and service has been incredibly disappointing. They keep blaming others in the company for the lack of communication and unreturned calls and emails. So far I'm not at all impressed with the product or they way I've been treated. I called again today and they finally answered the phone. However, they said that my representative was busy and would call me back later. I'm expecting a call later today. I'll provide an update as we move forward and will let you and your readers know the outcome. Sincerely Disappointed.

—Guest Terry Hnidy

Ying Tai

A hidden gem in the city. I tried a couple different tailors in HK and find that most shops offers similar choices in term of fabrics but workmanship varies. Ying Tai is my top choice for their quality of workmanship and service. The suit fitted to my body like a glove, and trust me, it feels real good. I brought friends there and would highly recommend to all. They used to be in the Peninsula hotel and now moved to a mall in Central.

—Guest Williams G.

Still Looking

I'm in Bangkok and was looking to have a HK suit made but from the comments I see, it looks like the same hit or miss as in BKK. I had 7 suits made from 5 different tailors and only got one great suit. The great suit cost about $1300 and it was the only tailor that did many fittings, a full canvass jacket, and every amenity one associates with a bespoke suit and it fits perfectly. That leaves me with 6 suits of which 4 are okay and 2 are not so okay. All tailors make identical great slacks, the jacket is the killer. I'm particular and I've noticed all tailors say they can do exactly what you want but not many can deliver. From the above comments I see that HK isn't much different. So I'll keep investigating the HK tailor situation.

—woody3691

Himark Martin

The suits are of good quality here, but the service is much less than desired. They definitely don't take the attitude that they are serving the customer and freely share their displeasure with the customer. This may be common with other HK Tailors, but unless you are a high rolling CEO and are spending lots of money then you aren't really looked after. I would also say their promises of getting things done by a certain time a certainly lacking. If you are looking for top quality service along side your high quality suit then Himark Martin is not the place.

—Guest Guest

What about Pacific?

Funny no ones mentioned the tailors at Pacific Place Mall? They did a pretty good job on my last order which I still get compliments for from friends. I'm sure you could google them for details. Pacific custom tailors. Anyone had some experience with them? EDITOR: Rory Boland: I've heard they are pricey but very good, which makes sense given the location, but I don't have any direct experience.

—Guest Drew Almond

Euro Tailors

I got a suit a made from Euro Tailors. It was one the best suit I ever had. The owner Kenny Surtani who is in this bussiness for the last 15 years offered very professional advice. I was in thier store at The Budapest Marriott. Thier production is also done in Hong Kong. Would stongly recommend them. Cheers. MA

—Guest Markus Alphen

Eddie Siu is my Preference

For most men,tailors are like barbers- it takes a while to find one you like, then it's difficult to consider changing. I've never wanted to change my Hong Kong tailor. I've been going to him for almost 20 years, and am still provided with a superb bespoke fit and look, at a mid-range price. Eddie Siu (Fat Tai Custom Tailors) is on Hanoi Road in TST. They don't advertise- they depend on word of mouth (though did just get written up in Conde Nast Traveller). I pay approximately $50 usd for a tailored shirt, about $100 for trousers, $250 for a blazer, and $500 for a suit (only silk, wool, cashmere or cotton). I would say that with ANY HK tailor, you should go in with a good idea of what kind of material and style you want. My wife has often brought in pictures of what she wants, and the East Asian tailors do amazing work.

—fredcrottie