Tailor in Beijing

[Davidfromsweden]

Does someone of you who lives in Beijing any suggestions of a good and fairly cheep tailor that can make a suit. I don't want it to cost more than 1500RMB.

 

regards

Davidfromsweden

[Hofmann]

Can you read Chinese? http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4991772101000cem.html

 

Edit: Sorry; should have looked at your Chinese level. Anyway, if you can increase your budget to around 5000 you'll be much better off, and more likely to get a suit you can to keep for its full life. If not, buy off the rack and get alterations. Look for good armhole, shoulder width, and chest fit. These cannot be changed (easily).

[zhouhaochen]

I have been a cusomter at "Tao's" for six years and can recommend them as long as you know what you want. He makes the suits himself, the shirts are made in factories outside of Beijing where pretty much all the tailors by from, so the quality should be the same in most places.

For the suits, with him you can get one for 800-1200 CNY depending on what you get. Getting new fittings, repairs etc is no problem and he is very nice and helfpul. That being said, those suits are not made for life, especially check the buttons and zipper, in the past I have had them come off after a few years of use. If you are in Beijing he will repair it for you, if you are not, well for that price getting a well tailored suit I find a very good deal, even if I cannot wear it all my life.

 

@Hofmann: do you have any experience with the tailors listed there? For an amazing suit paying 5000 is ok, however how to know that it is an amazing suit for life?

[Davidfromsweden]

Thank you kindly for your answers.

 

@zhouhaochen where do i find "Tao's"?

 

[Hofmann]

 

 

do you have any experience with the tailors listed there?

 

No. The only Chinese (half) suit I have experience with is a jacket I ordered from Modern Tailor. I already had a well-fitting jacket so I just copied those measurements and sent it to them. The first jacket they sent me had some funny material that would have light-colored fibers sticking out of what was supposed to be navy wool, so I emailed them and they discontinued that material and replaced it with another material I chose.

 

 

 

how to know that it is an amazing suit for life?

If it fits, it's 100% wool, and it doesn't have fused canvasses, then it doesn't suck. If it also has reasonable button stance, lapel widths, and styling to your tastes, then it's a good suit.

[zhouhaochen]

@David: not sure how familiar you are with Sanlitun, he is on the street north of Yaxiu, about 200m to the west, right hand side. If you know where the old heavens bar was (until last year), it is right behind (North) of it, has a pretty big blue sign on top of the shop.

[Davidfromsweden]

Thanks i will look it up!