W.W. Chan & Sons Tailor

http://wwchan.com/

A2, 2/F, Burlington House

94 Nathan Road

Kowloon, Hong Kong

+852 2366 9738, 2366 2634 (phone)

+852 2368 2194 (fax)

sales@wwchan.com (Arnold Wong)

Business hours:

Monday to Saturday (9:00am - 6:00pm)

Sunday (Closed)

W.W. Chan and Sons is generally regarded as one of Hong Kong's top three tailoring houses. The firm's style is generally British, although some have reported success in having the firm deviate from the house style.

For those not in Hong Kong, the firm makes thrice-yearly tours of the United States where its cutter Patrick Chu will measure customers and where customers can peruse fabric samples. On each tour, it generally has both a suiting and a shirting special. Recent suiting specials have included VBC, Charles Clayton and Loro Piana. Of late, it has been taking approximately three months from the time of the order to the time of delivery.

Once a customer's pattern is on file, Chan can and will take orders via e-mail and will dispatch fabric swatches for a customer's consideration. Such off-tour orders are generally accomplished within 4-6 weeks.

Two-piece suits start at approximately $900 U.S., although more expensive (generally British) fabrics will increase the price. Shirts start at slightly over $100 U.S. CMT (Cut Make Trim, also known as COM for Customer's Own Material) prices are approximately $60 for shirts, $700 for 2-piece suits, $900 for 3-piece suits, and $525 for jackets.

The cloth selection includes fabric from Holland & Sherry, Scabal, Vitale Barberis (VBC), Loro Piana, Zegna, Charles Clayton, and Dormeuil. For those who require a suit in a short amount of time, some of the English fabrics need to be sent from the UK and will delay the cutting of the suit by at least two days.

W.W. Chan in Shanghai

They have expanded to Shanghai, with the third shop opening recently. Prices are slightly lower than in HK.

All Shanghai locations are open every day from 10:00am to 10:00pm

The Hilton Hotel, Shanghai

250 Hua Shan Lu

Shanghai 200040, China

Phone: (86-21) 6248 2768

Fax: (86-21) 6248 2618

Maoming Lu

129-A02 Maoming Nan Lu by Huai Hai Zhong Lu

Shanghai 200020, China

Phone: (86-21) 5404 1469

Fax: (86-21) 5404 0539

Jinmao Shop

2/F, Shop 2C-09

Jinmao Tower Side Building, 88 Century Blvd

Shanghai 200120, China

Phone: (86-21)5047 2633

Fax: (86-21) 5047 2635