There is a fine line that a man threads upon between exuding stylish confidence and being dull and uninteresting especially in the way he dresses himself up. And the fine line is all about having a bit of a help from custom tailors as opposed to merely walking to the nearest department store and randomly selecting one’s clothing attire.
A good custom tailor in your area, or trusted and proven visiting tailors from another city or country, whom you can rely upon to fill up your wardrobe closet with men’s suits; suits that are not only handcrafted excellently with good quality suiting and shirting material but, more importantly, would fit your body like a glove.
Only when these two criteria are basically satisfied can a man truly exude stylish confidence, which essentially comes from knowing and ‘feeling’ that he looks darn good in his choice of clothing attire. The admiring glances from onlookers and compliments from work colleagues can only add more boost in one’s self esteem.
The reason why a good custom tailor can spell difference between a good fit of suit and a suit that is maybe a designer brand, but nonetheless an off the peg one (read: mass manufactured by machines) is that a good custom tailor would be able to tweak the fit and shape of the suit according to the exact and precise size measurements and figurations of the wearer’s body. Read: tailored fit to your body.
And that small tweaks to your custom suits do make the difference in having that stylish confidence and to being dull and lackluster because of a shabbily made suit and dress shirt.
On the other hand, it is not uncommon practice for a man to buy a ready to wear suit, which is in some cases like branded ones can cost almost as much as the custom tailored ones, only to realize a little too late that they needed to take it to a local alteration shop to get that decent enough fit.
In certain cases, an alteration job does the trick especially if the pants are just an inch or two too wide or too tight. But more than one and a half inch adjustment jobs can already get a little tricky, if not unlikely already.
Indeed, sometimes ready to wear suits may be cheaper and easy to acquire –one just goes to the nearest department store-, but in the long run off the rack suits are actually expensive and more stressful because of all the needed alterations and the workmanship quality.
In the end, good custom tailors is the fine line between a good suit and bad one, a man who exudes stylish confidence and one who is looks dull and uninteresting.
Huwebes, Hulyo 12, 2012
Martes, Hulyo 10, 2012
The Affordable Elegance of Hong Kong Tailors
In many major financial districts and metropolitan cities around the world, men wear fitted suits. Some do so by personal preference, while others do so because they have no other say on the matter.
But whatever the case, this means that many men have no choice but to be in the constant lookout for great tailors who can deliver quality custom tailoring clothes and other services.
And Hong Kong, being a city at a unique position between the Western and Eastern cultures is leading the way in meeting and supplying that rising demand all over the world.
Nowadays, there are Hong Kong tailors that number by the hundreds, if not thousands, in this metropolitan Chinese territory. Obviously, this was brought about by the increasing need of men to find not only a good quality and a fit of a suit but also that which may not strain the pockets too much.
These are, perhaps, the driving forces that have made Hong Kong tailors quite popular around the world. It has been estimated that there are more or less 42 million tourists that pass through this city annually. And it cannot be denied that aside from the usual sightseeing attractions and numerous business opportunities that this metropolitan Chinese city has to offer, tailoring tourism likewise plays a big part on the city’s allure.
Hong Kong tailors have built up a reputation for themselves for what might be called as affordable elegance. The phrase may sound incongruent at first encounter. After all, elegance has always been expected and associated with extravagance and luxury.
Affordable is just not usually said at the same breath as elegance.
On the other hand, that is what these ingenuous Hong Kong tailors have amazingly accomplished with their impeccably made custom suits and other men’s clothing apparels.
And despite what skeptics may say, tailoring tourism, which is already a billion dollar business in this city, will not have continued to thrive and flourish if it were just riding solely on its being cheap or affordable. Nonetheless, there is some truth to it that the cost of fitted suits and shirts here (even at many well established tailoring houses in the city) is only about a quarter of the price in other leading cities in the world, including London and New York.
It is undeniable though that many tourists continue to patronize Hong Kong tailors because of their excellent craftsmanship and skillful handiwork. Being affordable is just a bonus.
In other words, affordable elegance is possible.
But whatever the case, this means that many men have no choice but to be in the constant lookout for great tailors who can deliver quality custom tailoring clothes and other services.
And Hong Kong, being a city at a unique position between the Western and Eastern cultures is leading the way in meeting and supplying that rising demand all over the world.
Nowadays, there are Hong Kong tailors that number by the hundreds, if not thousands, in this metropolitan Chinese territory. Obviously, this was brought about by the increasing need of men to find not only a good quality and a fit of a suit but also that which may not strain the pockets too much.
These are, perhaps, the driving forces that have made Hong Kong tailors quite popular around the world. It has been estimated that there are more or less 42 million tourists that pass through this city annually. And it cannot be denied that aside from the usual sightseeing attractions and numerous business opportunities that this metropolitan Chinese city has to offer, tailoring tourism likewise plays a big part on the city’s allure.
Hong Kong tailors have built up a reputation for themselves for what might be called as affordable elegance. The phrase may sound incongruent at first encounter. After all, elegance has always been expected and associated with extravagance and luxury.
Affordable is just not usually said at the same breath as elegance.
On the other hand, that is what these ingenuous Hong Kong tailors have amazingly accomplished with their impeccably made custom suits and other men’s clothing apparels.
And despite what skeptics may say, tailoring tourism, which is already a billion dollar business in this city, will not have continued to thrive and flourish if it were just riding solely on its being cheap or affordable. Nonetheless, there is some truth to it that the cost of fitted suits and shirts here (even at many well established tailoring houses in the city) is only about a quarter of the price in other leading cities in the world, including London and New York.
It is undeniable though that many tourists continue to patronize Hong Kong tailors because of their excellent craftsmanship and skillful handiwork. Being affordable is just a bonus.
In other words, affordable elegance is possible.
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