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[ScottyG]

I am in Beijing now, and heading to Hong Kong to get a visa. I need to buy a suit. So, I am thinking to myself - get it made in China and pay less for Chinese quality...or pay a little more in Hong Kong (or maybe its a better deal over there for all I know) or....just get it made in Itaewon. There are some decent deals to be had I bet.

If I had my choice I'd get them in Thailand, however I'm not there. So, and advice would be nice. Prices and names of places would be great.

Cheers

[tzechuk]

Hong Kong for sure! Haven't you heard that Hong Kong is a shopping haven??? Don't have suits made in China. The only thing I have tailor made in China is qipao - Chinese dresses.

Go to Shanghai Tang (I think that's the name) and have one made there. Will cost you an arm and a leg but it will be worth it!

Alternatively, and much more realistically, go to Marks and Spencer's in Hong Kong and pick up a very nicely tailored (and high quality) suit relatively cheaply.

p.s. is there a reason why you want a suit made - other than the fact that it will fit you to a T?

[ScottyG]

i know nothing about suits. but i do know i dont want to pay an arm and a leg. just a respectable finger or two. how much are they generally? is it cheaper to get them made or to buy them off of a rack?

[tzechuk]

It depends really.

Normally, though, off the rack is cheaper - the more you produce, the lower the fixed costs, therefore the cheaper the price.

M&S make nice suits.

OK.. I just searched on their website and it says that their suits start from 119 pounds, which is around 240,000 won. You have to pay about 30% more in Hong Kong, so around 300,000 won?