Custom made tailored clothing in your city?

These guys are going to be in Southern California next week. I have never heard of them & don't know anything about them. My husband received an email from them. Perhaps Angie knows of them.

Seems a reasonable price for custom made. You could even have them copy a favorite item that is no longer available.

Beverly Hills on Tuesday 30th & Wednesday 31st October 2012 (all day on Tuesday until 1pm on Wednesday) at the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills, located at 465 S La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90048.

Newport Beach on Wednesday 31st October & Thursday 1st November 2012 (from 3pm on Wednesday to 1pm on Thursday) at theNewport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa, located at 900 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660.

Long Beach on Thursday 1st & Friday 2nd November 2012 (from 3pm on Thursday to 1pm on Friday) at the Hyatt The Pike Long Beach, located at 285 Bay Street, Long Beach, CA 90802-8161.

Los Angeles (LAX) on Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd November 2012 (from 3pm on Friday to 1:30pm on Saturday) at The Westin Los Angeles Airport, located at 5400 West Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045.

Our prices are very reasonable with suits from US$579, handmade shirts from $79, top coats from $579, tuxedos from $599 and sports jackets from $399. Price depends on the fabric chosen and we carry a huge selection of over 3000 cloths to choose from, including European designer cloths. Suits are made from Dormeuil fabrics, Wain Shiell fabrics, Scabal fabrics, Zegna fabrics and more. All items are individually hand cut and handmade precisely for you, and with excellent finishing details.

We also have a few Special Packages available at the moment, such as 2 suits & 2 shirts for $1499, 3 suits, 5 shirts for $2199, shirts package and winter wardrobe package (please click hereto see a PDF with more offers).

Hira's Fashion was established in Lindon & Hong Kong in 1960. We are specialists in fitting Barristers & Solicitors in all commonwealth legal communities throughout the world and are one of only 2 companies worldwide that make horsehair barrister wigs, robes and judicial regalia.

To book an appointment, please reply to this e-mail or give Ajay a call at (646) 660-5627.

http://www.hiras.com

13 years ago

Charmian

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I lived in HK for 4 months earlier this year and spent a little time looking at tailoring (bespoke and otherwise) while there. I promised to write about my experiences here on the forum and never did -- whoops!

If you've never done bespoke tailoring before, it's worth a try because, well, it's fun! Especially for clothing aficionados like we have here.

One of the reason bespoke tailoring is so expensive is that it takes multiple tries to get a garment "right". The standard suggestion is to allocate time for 3 appointments: 1 to take your measurements and discuss preferences, 1 to verify the fit of the incomplete garment and make changes before things are finalized, and the last 1 to try it on. If you have a pre-established (and trusted) relationship with this tailor, it might be fine to compress it down to 1 fitting; otherwise, I would personally pass. First, you're missing out on the most fun parts of bespoke tailoring (I fondly remember my tailor muttering about my IT shoulders in my second fitting), and secondly, if the final garment is not to your liking it's really hard to make changes. The measurements may be fine, for example, but perhaps the cut is more conservative (or more trendy) than you or your husband prefer.

ElleH

Good point Charmian. I didn't check if they do that but it wouldn't seem like it as they are at different locations, moving all the time. Perhaps only use them to copy something you already have & love the fit of.

Sylvie

Hi Elle, Charmian asked me to stop by here. My husband has gotten shirts made by Maxwell Clothiers, who are based out of Hong Kong. They appear to have a similar mode of operation as Hira's tailor, flying into various international cities and setting up shop in a hotel room.

The first time he went was with his family and I wasn't there. The second time we went together to the appointed hotel room. When we showed up there were several other men there also looking for shirts. They had books of sample fabrics and IIRC a piece of cardstock with pictures of the different collar and cuff styles. Pricing was based on choice of fabric. We chose two white + pattern fabrics (striped/checked) for work and one dark brown striped fabric for a "going out shirt"

There were two tailors in the room who would take your order. Since he was a repeat customer, they said they had his measurements on file and didn't need to re-measure him. However, I insisted that they take measurements as his shape had changed subtly over time and the first batch of shirts no longer fit him perfectly. They took measurements in a fairly cursory fashion and I did have to prod them - shouldn't you measure x,y,z. I am sure they probably were a little more rigorous the first time he went in.

Regardless of their measurement techniques, both batches of shirts (from the first and second visits) fit him well at the time they came in. I'm not an expert on men's fit and I'm sure a Savile Row tailor could make a shirt whose fit would be even more exquisite. However, the shirts were a million times better than anything he has ever bought off the rack. They were tailored to accommodate the curve in his back and they aren't baggy around the waist.

At this point, we won't buy off the rack shirts for him. When he needs new shirts, we'll go back to this tailor.

biscuitsmom

http://www.eshakti.com does tailoring to their items for only $12 extra. My local tailor wants me to go for getting stuff made from her, but is rather evasive about prices, so I havent done it.....

Thanks Sylvie & biscuitsmom.

Janet

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Interesting. My husband has had some bespoke clothing made (shirts and jackets specifically because he is very tall and thin with long arms, so he is extremely hard to fit off the rack for something like dress shirts and suit jackets). He's had mixed success. Ralph Lauren's custom service totally messed up and made his shirts exactly to his measurements with no extra room! We had a better experience with a guy in Portland, OR, but I think the next time he needs shirts he'll find somebody closer to home.

rae

I don't have any info, just asking if these are the current dates? It says 2012 on most of them, not sure if that is a typo or if maybe the company did not update their timetable?

12 years ago

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